2 Timothy 2:15 KJV Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
To me, this means placing the Words of God into their proper dispensational ages. To do this correctly, you have to determine who the Words were spoken to. Was it the nation of Israel, was it the church, was it the heathen? (let’s get one thing straight before we go on, No one can come to the Father but by Me. Everyone is born dead to sin and must be cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ, and born again sinless. Whether this happens by faith during the church age, at the preaching of the Gospel to the prisoners in Matt 27 or at the White Throne Judgement [aborted babies judged sinless by Christ, etc,] matters not. All must be washed clean in the blood of Christ.)
People came to different salvations based on the time they lived. How could Adam or Abraham be saved by following the Law if the Law had not been given at the time they lived? How can someone in the Millennial Reign of Christ be saved by faith alone when the Lord Jesus Christ is standing right there in front of them?
1 Peter 1:11 KJV Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
This is why the nation of Israel rejected Jesus Christ at His First Advent. They expected Him to come as the King, getting rid of the romans and restoring Israel as rulers, but instead He came as the Lamb. They did not rightly divide the word into the First and Second Advents.
To those who still resist dispensations, who is the Bride of Christ? And who are the guests at the wedding? Who are the bridesmaids that kept their lamps filled with oil? Sinners get shut out of the wedding party but who are the guests that are let in? Shouldn’t they be a part of the Bride?
Oh no, I wouldn't suggest that one need to divide the lies from the truth, because as you say, it is all truth. However, rightly dividing implies skillfully separating what needs to be known or said at one point in time. If you're proselytizing, you can't explain the entire bible to someone in one sitting. You have to be able to discern what is necessary (what that person's needs are) at the time and consequently, know which verses are relevant. That is dividing it.
However, as you know, most translations render the words 'handling accurately' rather than 'rightly dividing.' To me, the relation is evident. Paul is exhorting Timothy to be well steeped in the knowledge and understanding of The Word so that he can handle it (disseminate info and defend it) accurately in his teachings and evangelism.
However, rightly dividing implies skillfully separating what needs to be known or said at one point in time.
Exactly. Because believers are not required to observe the Sabbath or abstain from eating pork. Old Testament Jews could not be born again because no blood had been shed for all the world's sins, when they lived.
However, as you know, most translations render the words 'handling accurately' rather than 'rightly dividing.'
God gave us the KJV in 1611 and satan gave us the modern translations 300 years later. During those 300 years, the dark ages ended and the Great Awakening began, the nation that kept my word, England, became the worlds greatest empire (at that time,) America was born, religious freedom was granted world wide, I could go on. After satan changed all of God's Words for us, the British empire was destroyed by two world wars, the churches all went into apostasy, America is ruled by women and children and immorality abounds.
I'll stick with what the KJV says.