#understanding scripture

[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

By Yvonne Pratt

Why Is The Bible So Difficult To Understand? - StoneGable

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Beyond the Script: Reading the Bible as a Living Story

Most people read the Bible like they’re studying a scene from a movie they’ve never watched. They analyze the details, dissect the characters, and try to understand what’s happening—but they’re missing the full experience. Without knowing the overarching story, they reduce the Bible to disconnected moments rather than a grand narrative. The Problem: Disconnected Reading Reading the Bible…

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Two Tips to Better Understand God's Word

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (FBV) says, “Always be full of joy, never stop praying, be thankful in every situation—because this is what God in Christ Jesus wants you to do.” While the same verses in the World English Bible (US) version say, “[16] Always rejoice. [17] Pray without ceasing. [18] In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.” Do you ever read…

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Understanding 3 Nephi 14:15-20: A Warning to Beware of False Prophets

Understanding the warning against false prophets in 3 Nephi 14:15-20 can be like standing on the edge of a dense forest, cautious of wolves in sheep's clothing.

Beware of False Prophets: Identifying and Responding to Deception in Faith In 3 Nephi 14:15, we encounter a powerful warning that resonates through time: “Beware of false prophets.” These words aren’t just a cautionary note; they’re a critical reminder of the need for discernment. False prophets often appear as benign or even benevolent figures, cloaked in the guise of truth. But beneath the…

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One thing about Maralyn’s Imperator is that she is just so expressive, only watching her face during the family dinner chapter is so entertaining

Nihil is talking about how they discussed that Copia needs to make television appearances and Psaltarian is slowly nodding along but Sister looks like she was not clued in on this shit at all. Or, at least she didn’t expect Nihil to ruin their beautiful takeout dinner on the folding table with talking business

[breelandwalker]

Leviticus 20:27

Luke 22:20.

Also, that verse from Levitticus was changed during the creation of the King James Bible to include the word "witch." The previous translation was simply "poisoner." Additionally, divination was "forbidden" because knowledge of the future was considered the realm of the divine, and that rule also used to apply to.... -checks notes on hand- ....forecasting the weather and creating horoscopes for anyone of royal birth.

Learn your own history instead of parroting buzzwords and biblespeak you don't understand, you useless cardboard submarine.

[thatscarletflycatcher]

"Everything went wrong after David Bowie died" "everything went wrong after the Reformation"

Me, whose Metaphysics studies and medievalist interests have been heavily shaped by Dominicans: everything went wrong after Ockham et al. sustained the primacy of Will before Good in the nature of God.

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~ Philippians 4:7 ~

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Lolol sometimes it’s so funny reading peoples posts about “Mormon” theology that is based on Exmo stories, tradition/culture but not doctrine, and like random statements by some church leader 200 years ago that was not put into doctrine/canonized, or that he was corrected/reprimanded on, and all of us look back on like “well that guy was racist/sexist. Anyways moving on…” like tbh it just makes me laugh. Like I know our theology is a bit different than mainstream Christianity but y’all don’t need to make it sound like we are out here truly believing half the stuff you say about us.

[reality-detective]

I have asked everyone to read Revelation 21 if they wanted to know how this movie ends 👇

Revelation 21: 1-8 states:

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (vanished), and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned for her husband; and then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them [as their God,] and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be death; there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the former order of things has passed away.” And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true [they are accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy].” And He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I will give [water] from the fountain of the water of life without cost. He who overcomes [the world by adhering faithfully to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son. But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

It's NOT the end times, it's the end of an age which the Book of Matthew speaks about repeatedly. Go read 👀 that.

This IS the greatest time to be alive in all of History combined and most of you are sleeping right through it. 🤔

[penmanshipeb]

Just want to set this right here . . . I used to have a subscription to the VOM magazine. VOM stands for The Voice of the Martyrs. It informed of the persecution of the saints across the world.

One cannot wholly serve God without having some sort of a global view.

- The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations. - Psalms 33:11

- And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. [19] Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. - Matthew 28:18-20

- But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” - Acts 1:8

It is for us to reach the lost (not save the world) but to reach those who will be saved and communicate to the infirmities of others who are in Him. Salvation does not call for us to become humanitarians but to simply be God's servants

📖 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. [18] Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, [19] that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. [20] Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. - II Corinthians 5:17-20

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They’re K*lling the Last Christians in Syria—And No One Cares

[alwayswisdom]

True wisdom begins with reverence for the Lord. Don't ignore His guidance.

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okay.

supernatural s4 ep18 // job 6:21-23

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Verse of the Day - Proverbs 3:5-6