I believe the Bible IS the word of God. I believe God inspired men to write it. Therefore, it is HIS word to us.
I tried reading the bible when I was younger but it never made much sense to me.
... Forward to my 50's and I became Born Again Roman Catholic. I still consider myself a baby Christian But it wasn't until I was saved that I was able to understand the Bible when I read it. There are multiple meanings in the Bible and so much to discover behind the words.
You may only truly understand it if you have the Holy Spirit within you. He is our guide here in earth, our interpreter and the one who calls out to God when we pray
FWIW the more one reads the bible with the Spirit within in them, the more the Spirit will reveal..
To be saved all one need do is to apologize for their sins and mean it and accept Christ as their Personal Savior. Nothing else is required of you. Once you do that His Spirit will become your guide here on earth.
Deeds of goodwill will alone will NOT save you. You need God INSIDE your heart. When we meet God in Heaven He will RECOGNIZE His Spirit within you. He will welcome you into Heaven. Without His spirit within you He will say "Depart from me, I never knew you."
Just remember this is man's interpretation of God's intentions.
But yeah, my bible teacher had a hard time explaining that one, too. He got around it by saying it applied to those who KNEW and still refused to believe it. I was pretty much quoting his words.
In my heart I know that God will judge everyone justly. My thoughts are those who were in backward countries with no exposure to the Bible or His words would have some means of salvation.
Our human minds can only comprehend a small portion of GOD's plan of salvation, that portion that we need to understand for our own salvation.
In truth, even though I have pit bull faith, a few weeks ago, I got very dispondent while thinking about all of the children being murdered by our evil society. I was assured by the Holy Spirt that there is a plan, and that I shouldn't waste time trying to understand it.
I believe the Bible IS the word of God. I believe God inspired men to write it. Therefore, it is HIS word to us.
I tried reading the bible when I was younger but it never made much sense to me.
... Forward to my 50's and I became Born Again Roman Catholic. I still consider myself a baby Christian But it wasn't until I was saved that I was able to understand the Bible when I read it. There are multiple meanings in the Bible and so much to discover behind the words.
You may only truly understand it if you have the Holy Spirit within you. He is our guide here in earth, our interpreter and the one who calls out to God when we pray
FWIW the more one reads the bible with the Spirit within in them, the more the Spirit will reveal..
To be saved all one need do is to apologize for their sins and mean it and accept Christ as their Personal Savior. Nothing else is required of you. Once you do that His Spirit will become your guide here on earth.
Deeds of goodwill will alone will NOT save you. You need God INSIDE your heart. When we meet God in Heaven He will RECOGNIZE His Spirit within you. He will welcome you into Heaven. Without His spirit within you He will say "Depart from me, I never knew you."
You described the Spirit's aid in helping us read the bible so much better than I.
I was going to say the same thing about what you wrote. My comment is a mess compared to yours :(
Just remember this is man's interpretation of God's intentions.
But yeah, my bible teacher had a hard time explaining that one, too. He got around it by saying it applied to those who KNEW and still refused to believe it. I was pretty much quoting his words.
In my heart I know that God will judge everyone justly. My thoughts are those who were in backward countries with no exposure to the Bible or His words would have some means of salvation.
Our human minds can only comprehend a small portion of GOD's plan of salvation, that portion that we need to understand for our own salvation.
In truth, even though I have pit bull faith, a few weeks ago, I got very dispondent while thinking about all of the children being murdered by our evil society. I was assured by the Holy Spirt that there is a plan, and that I shouldn't waste time trying to understand it.