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*2 ; INTRODUCTION
By: alphaomega Date: July 2, 2012, 10:39 pm
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INTRODUCTION
When attempting to interpret the
historical and spiritual progress of mankind, as the Bible
succinctly states (1Cor. 13:12) we “see through a glass darkly;”
therefore, we do not understand clearly. History is only
“his-story”, that being the opinion of whomever is yelling the
loudest at any particular time and taking “hystor” (as recorder
does little to change this) and what is recorded from the view
of the one who reports it.
Opinions come from an individual’s
particular benchmarks; consequently, that same individual
becomes a slave to making the facts fit the theory of his
benchmarks. Many times, those benchmarks are not the beginning
of the story, so all the information which has proceeded is lost
to the future findings of the individual. It is said that the
Bible is God’s story to mankind, but to accept or reject this,
without reading the story, places the benchmark of the Bible in
a position of secondary importance.
What I mean is that saying the
Bible is wrong, without having read it, does not allow the
meanings intended by the Bible to be framed in proper order and
context (when looking at a verse in the middle of the book).
The same is true when one says the Bible is right, without
reading the story of the Bible from the beginning (a verse being
considered from the middle of the book) and may not have the
implications of what has preceded that verse Thus, our opinion
about what a particular verse is stating is limited to our
knowledge of previous verses.
Example l:
Three people boarded a bus. Two disembarked
and yet another person boarded the bus…a young boy. What color
are the eyes of the driver? This cannot be solved unless we had
read earlier in the story that you were the driver. Many of the
mysteries of the Bible are formed by taking a verse in the
middle of a particular book as a benchmark. Pondering and
exploring it, without benefit of the implications of what was
stated earlier, may produce a mistaken interpretation of that
particular verse. With the Bible, however, this becomes even
more of a problem for it has statements of truth which do not
necessarily run linear. That is to say, the intentions of God
and the Words of God are eternal no matter when they appear in
the story.
Example 2;
“And the Lord God commanded the man,
saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; But of
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat;
for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (Gen.
2:16). The skeptic will say, “Adam and Eve did not die that
day, thus, the Bible is a lie!” The believer, who hasn’t yet
learned the implications of the entire Bible, will jump in to
defend God by stating, “The Bible is true because God meant they
will die spiritually that day, “ and thus concluded the Bible
is right. Now, this believer is right in what he has stated,
but he has not taken that “deeper look” into all the
implications the Bible has relayed concerning this. As
previously reported, God’s Words are eternal; therefore, they do
not pass away, nor are they subject to time. When God’s Word
discloses something, it is true in the present, past, and
future. A day with the Lord is as one thousand years and one
thousand years as one day. Combined with …“in that day you
shall die”… the implication becomes that no man will live a
thousand years. Adam lived 930 years and Methuselah lived
longer than anyone else; he lived 969 years.
When the church HARPS to the world, “HE
MEANT!” the world responds back, “Yeah, right. So you know the
Mind of God? What is the truth? The truth is contained within
the “whole story” so let us at least try to pull down those
“dark glasses” and take that “deeper look!”
TO WHOM AM I SAYING THIS?
To whomever reads this book! Many have
attempted a microscopic perusal of the Bible, which is a
well-intended and necessary approach. However, I give warning
to those who have firmly placed their benchmarks. Make sure you
are still willing to take that “deeper look” regarding those
benchmarks, to make sure that you have not missed previous
implications of other facts.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK?
To shed light on some of the intended
sayings of the Bible and to look at the story of man by use of a
“spiritual microscope” which attempts to reveal the whole
picture at one time. I do realize it is an incomplete venture,
but I hope it will serve to provide a framework
in with which to re-examine the points upon which I have
elucidated.
AN AUTHOR’S NOTE:
The reader may not be in full agreement
with what I have written. Just remember that many themes will
come to light as the entire story unfolds. It is not my
intention that you agree with everything stated at the end of
this book. However, it is my wish that I have taken you into a
dark room and turned on a light, so that when you leave the room
you may ponder on what you have seen and heard while in the
room.
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