There are a lot of churches that don't encourage regular Bible reading. Of those that do, there are even fewer that really train their members how to study the Bible well.
"Never read a Bible verse" should be well known and followed. We need to understand context both of the verses and chapters near the verse in question and within the context of how the Bible speaks about the same concepts in other books.
A lot of bad theology could be cleared up simply by simple reading comprehension.
We need to understand context both of the verses and chapters near the verse in question
Chapters and verses were added to the bible 500 years ago. 30 years prior to the reformation. For 1500 years their was only the text. Then we divided the bible and the church.
If you look at all the different Christian denominations that have arisen in that time period, you will find that every one of them has a set doctrine with a list of verses taken out of context to defend that doctrine against other churches and their doctrines with their verses also taken out of context.
Some Christians get very upset at pointing out this heretical detail. Even more than trying to talk about the gifts of the spirit.
A lot of bad theology would be cleared up by reading the Bible without the unnecessary chapters and verses. Yet it's an uphill battle to even have this conversation with 99% of professed Christians.
There are a lot of churches that don't encourage regular Bible reading. Of those that do, there are even fewer that really train their members how to study the Bible well.
"Never read a Bible verse" should be well known and followed. We need to understand context both of the verses and chapters near the verse in question and within the context of how the Bible speaks about the same concepts in other books.
A lot of bad theology could be cleared up simply by simple reading comprehension.
Chapters and verses were added to the bible 500 years ago. 30 years prior to the reformation. For 1500 years their was only the text. Then we divided the bible and the church.
If you look at all the different Christian denominations that have arisen in that time period, you will find that every one of them has a set doctrine with a list of verses taken out of context to defend that doctrine against other churches and their doctrines with their verses also taken out of context.
Some Christians get very upset at pointing out this heretical detail. Even more than trying to talk about the gifts of the spirit.
A lot of bad theology would be cleared up by reading the Bible without the unnecessary chapters and verses. Yet it's an uphill battle to even have this conversation with 99% of professed Christians.