False
Back to main thread
http://twocents.space/comment_thread-queensley-okon-406/
Queensley Okon Human Resources and Operations Manager @ The Gold Sicily ... • Ota • 4 years, 2 months ago
I would let the experts speak on this but I believe using literary underpinnings to understand the bible seems a bit far off. If you're reading for understanding, you should be studying with help from the holy spirit who gives guidance and is really all the help you need
1 10

10 Replies

Queensley Okon Human Resources and Operations Manager @ The Gold Sicily ... • Ota, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
personification by the writers but that's why I iterated that you should approach those who know better or the one who inspired it
edited
1
Queensley Okon Human Resources and Operations Manager @ The Gold Sicily ... • Ota, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
thrice and gotten three ways to understand it. The bible is not just any kind of literature, it's a manual to life and should be approached with that in mind. Doesn't mean there possibly is a personif
edited
1
Queensley Okon Human Resources and Operations Manager @ The Gold Sicily ... • Ota, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
Still comes into play and that's why we need the help of the one who originally gave us the word to understand the message being passed. I know when I have studied the bible, I must have read a verse
edited
1
Queensley Okon Human Resources and Operations Manager @ The Gold Sicily ... • Ota, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
Yes, they wrote the bible but the inspiration wasn't theirs, they were obeying instructions. And while you pointed out they interpreted differently, you made my point in stating that the human element
edited
1
Queensley Okon Human Resources and Operations Manager @ The Gold Sicily ... • Ota, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
It's the reason why people would pick a verse of the bible and misconstrue it, e.g Judge not.... which is one of the most misconstrued verses.
edited
1
Queensley Okon Human Resources and Operations Manager @ The Gold Sicily ... • Ota, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
Your response still alludes to my reply. Understanding the message, albeit written by men, requires the help of the one who gave inspiration to those men. Of course you can't ignore grammar or languag
edited
1
Tobi Igbinedion Co-founder @ TwoCents • Lagos, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
4/4. ...intelligent the individual is (for instance, the way David would explain something would be different from how Isaiah would explain the same thing because they are obviously two different humans with varying levels of intelligence and mastery of grammar) howbeit conveying a divine message. 

It's not out of place that if I ignore the use of punctuation or paragraphs and just jam read, I wont understand my bible. And you dont need the Holy Ghost to tell you that one. So you get it 😅. Selah
edited
1
Tobi Igbinedion Co-founder @ TwoCents • Lagos, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
3/x. So man's education/intellectualism was vital to God in the 'documentation' of the bible albeit the inspiration behind the message being divine. Eg When you read your bible today, you pause where you see a comma and stop where you see a full stop, why? because those are basic principles of literature (writing) known to man. Therefore, it won't be far to see that these men might have employed varying methods of writing, figures of speech and other literature principles - depending on how...
edited
1
Tobi Igbinedion Co-founder @ TwoCents • Lagos, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
2/x. Another clue. Same Paul, who is the chief of Epistle authors on the account of his vast insight into the OT scriptures again helped us to see that 2 Timothy 3:16 that the scriptures are inspired by God, which proves its authenticity. However dont forget the medium of documentation is man. This means for instance, Moses was able to document this teaching because of all the Israelites in the wilderness, he was the only one that was educated. God couldn't bypass this. That's common sense.
edited
1
Tobi Igbinedion Co-founder @ TwoCents • Lagos, Nigeria • 4 years, 2 months ago
1/x. This here, as honest as it seems is the chief source of many denominational factions borne out of wrong interpretation of scriptures - "The Holy Spirit told me"(as touching interpreting a scriptural text). 

Let me give you a clue, in Ephesians 1:16-20, Paul prays for the church in Ephesus that their eyes of understanding be enlightened. He didnt then leave them to the Holy Spirit alone, in chapter 3:3-4 he told them it would happen when they read. Anaginosko in the GRK tomean thoroughreadin
edited
1
What is TwoCents? ×