Understanding the Bible

The Bible is the infallible word of God. It is also the most misunderstood book on earth. In the Dark Ages, the Bible was chained to pulpits. It was not available to the ordinary man and only a handful of the priests could read. Therefore, the church could and did dictate its meaning. The Bible was a mystery to mankind. Sadly, it still is today.

But the Bible doesn't have to remain a mystery, because it can be understood. The Apostle Peter tells us, in II Peter 1:20,21, that special men were guided by God to write the Bible and that individual interpretations are prohibited. God wrote it, and only God can interpret it. In other words, the Bible interprets itself. God has set forth certain principles in the Scriptures to be used to discern the truth. They are the keys to understanding the Bible. One of these many keys shows which verses are to be taken spiritually as opposed to literally, while another key will show us how to recognize doctrine.

There are hundreds of groups on earth which call themselves Christian, and yet all are teaching different things. Most of them claim to use the same source book ... the Bible. Simple reason says that obviously they cannot all be right. They cannot all have the keys to understanding.

Solomon said, “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter” (Prov. 25:2). We encourage everyone to start searching for Bible truth, which is gratifying and the reward is great.

Bro Charles French (Australia)