The whole of scripture

[Marty fox]

The whole of scripture is greater than the sum of its individual passages. You can not comprehend the bible as a whole without comprehending its individual passages and you cannot comprehend its individual passages without comprehending the bible as a whole. The individual passages can never be interpreted in a way as to conflict the whole of scripture

The above method is the best way to interpret scripture especially prophecy

 

[Jacob28]

The whole of scripture is greater than the sum of its individual passages. You can not comprehend the bible as a whole without comprehending its individual passages and you cannot comprehend its individual passages without comprehending the bible as a whole. The individual passages can never be interpreted in a way as to conflict the whole of scripture

The above method is the best way to interpret scripture especially prophecy

Citing "the whole of Scripture" is how theologians and pundits "frame their perspective."

Such an endless activity:

1.) Attempts to justify lots of busy talk.
2.) Avoids any obligation to place valid specifics within that "framework."
3.) Arrogantly boasts of who has the biggest framework, within which the important details of God's Word are then minimized and hard to see.

Thinking in terms of "The whole of Scripture" is how women have trained males to compulsively try to see "how things seem to be," rather than dealing with facts and principles.

 

[quietthinker]

Thinking in terms of "The whole of Scripture" is how women have trained males to compulsively try to see "how things seem to be," rather than dealing with facts and principles.

lol

 

[Jacob28]

lol

After a career working with wimmin, I laugh every day to see it in our modern talk.

 

[quietthinker]

After a career working with wimmin, I laugh every day to see it in our modern talk.

Perhaps the gender differences are there to teach us something, namely the frustrations God must experience when dealing with men.

 

[Jacob28]

Perhaps the gender differences are there to teach us something, namely the frustrations God must experience when dealing with men.

Because of women, God "teaches us His frustration dealing with men?"

I agree that idea is no more than a perhaps.

Women also train a lot of men to imagine things, and to "share their ideas." LoL.

 

[Marty fox]

Citing "the whole of Scripture" is how theologians and pundits "frame their perspective."

Such an endless activity:

1.) Attempts to justify lots of busy talk.
2.) Avoids any obligation to place valid specifics within that "framework."
3.) Arrogantly boasts of who has the biggest framework, within which the important details of God's Word are then minimized and hard to see.

Thinking in terms of "The whole of Scripture" is how women have trained males to compulsively try to see "how things seem to be," rather than dealing with facts and principles.

My point is to show that scripture is the best way to interpret scripture and that the bible can’t be interpreted in a way that contradicts other scriptures

 

[Jacob28]

My point is to show that scripture is the best way to interpret scripture and that the bible can’t be interpreted in a way that contradicts other scriptures

Yes, an excellent concept. However, just giving a statement is not the same as "showing" it, as you said you are doing.

Does that make sense?

 

[Marty fox]

Yes, an excellent concept. However, just giving a statement is not the same as "showing" it, as you said you are doing.

Does that make sense?

Yes of course but I only quoted it here as for people to use as a rule of thumb to decifer scripture. If you check out some other threads I started or quoted in like the one called “who or what is the antichrist” you will see that I used scripture to decifer scripture

 

[Mark51]

The whole of scripture is greater than the sum of its individual passages. You can not comprehend the bible as a whole without comprehending its individual passages and you cannot comprehend its individual passages without comprehending the bible as a whole. The individual passages can never be interpreted in a way as to conflict the whole of scripture

The above method is the best way to interpret scripture especially prophecy

Very well said and I agree.

 

[Raccoon1010]

The whole of scripture is greater than the sum of its individual passages. You can not comprehend the bible as a whole without comprehending its individual passages and you cannot comprehend its individual passages without comprehending the bible as a whole. The individual passages can never be interpreted in a way as to conflict the whole of scripture

The above method is the best way to interpret scripture especially prophecy

Agreed!

 

[Keraz]

The above method is the best way to interpret scripture especially prophecy

I agree too.
That is why I have written over 800 short articles on the Prophetic Word.
In them, I show how the Lord will once again; change the world. The world which has fallen into the state it was in the days of Noah.

However; it has become plain to me, that people simply cannot comprehend what is plainly stated by the Prophets.
This is because they have already chosen to believe false theories and fables. Their minds are closed and their understanding is blocked. Isaiah 29:9-12, Matthew 11:25
As the Prophets say: it will only be after the earth shaking event of the Lord's terrible Day of fiery wrath, that people will finally know the truths of His plans for our future. Isaiah 35:4-5, Isaiah 32:3-4, 2 Peter 1:9....until the day comes, then your minds will be illuminated.

 

[michaelvpardo]

The whole of scripture is greater than the sum of its individual passages. You can not comprehend the bible as a whole without comprehending its individual passages and you cannot comprehend its individual passages without comprehending the bible as a whole. The individual passages can never be interpreted in a way as to conflict the whole of scripture

The above method is the best way to interpret scripture especially prophecy

This is good. I also find that God's language is consistent even though speaking through multiple individuals. For example the Messiah is called a shoot out of Jesse and a branch out of David by Isaiah. The same imagery of tree growth is used for families and nations, but the Lord speaks to the line of David and specifically to Christ as a righteous branch by Jeremiah, and refers to Joshua the high priest as the name of the branch in Zechariah.

Our God is not a god of confusion, but of order, so His Revelation is orderly and progressive from Genesis to the book of the Revelation, all pointing us to the person of Jesus Christ. Details are important, but misinterpretation of scripture is creating conflict between the word of God and itself, attributing confusion to God, mischaracterizing Him, and the work of carnal minds.