How can a 2,000-year-old Bible be practical today?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

In a Bible study I attended, we read a chapter ahead of time and jotted down our impressions. Then we met and shared our findings as we were called upon. In this way we marched through the Bible chapter by chapter in order. Many who participated found something pertinent in what they studied that applied to their current life situation.

Perhaps you have never read the Bible in a way that would make sense to you. Let me give you a practical way to read the Bible. Following this format, you may be surprised to find God working in your life. Some newcomers who are not Christians were asked to just follow these steps and they have discovered God on their own – and gained the value for reading the Bible themselves.

Some people follow this method of Bible study daily. Three steps are involved. Let’s take them in order.

 

Chapter breakdown
First we read the chapter from beginning to end, just like we would for any other book. (Also like any other nook, we start at the beginning of the book.) Each chapter has passages divided up into numbered sections called verses. As you read the chapter, pay attention to natural divisions. Then jot down those divisions and summarize them. Note every division so every passage has been included. Try not to skip this step. It’s purpose is to help you consider a passage in its own context. Yep – people misunderstand the Bible because they take verses out of context. (Many modern Bibles already break up the chapters with suheadings. Ignore those and make up your own.) Here is an example.

 

1 Corinthians 3 Sample Chapter Breakdown

1-4 Paul considered them to be babes in Christ, carnal, not spiritual. (They had set one minister of God as better than another and divided the church.)5-7 Paul and Apollos are merely ministers. (So the Corinthians should not divide the church over them.)

8-10 Paul had his work and Apollos had his. They are equally valuable and work together.

11-13 We build our faith on Jesus, not on his ministers.

14-17 We will be rewarded or not based on our results – what we did with Jesus …

18-23 … So don’t boast in men, but in God.

Meaning
In this phase we ask ourselves, “What does this mean to me?” Go back over the chapter and see if there is any section that stands out. Think about what it is saying. Write down your thoughts in a few sentences. Many people find this one of the most important parts of their study.

 

Application

On this final step we ask ourselves, “What am I going to do about it?” Here is where you consider what action to take based on what you wrote. This is one of the most important steps and one people neglect the most – responding to what they read.

 

If you are one of those who think the Bible has nothing to offer for daily life, try the steps above for a whole book and see if it changes your life for the better. Just start with the gospel of Matthew (look it up in your Bible’s Table of Contents if you have to) and work your way through the Bible from there.

Why should it change our lives? Because the Bible is the means through which God himself communicates to us. When you respond to his Word, then God responds in kind.

What Do You Think?

a. If the Bible is the most important book in the world – because through it God speaks to us – should we study it carefully? Why or why not?

b. Will the Bible change our lives if we did not respond to it’s teachings? What does that say about the importance of our involvement?

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What authority determines how people should interpret the Bible?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

When we interpret a Bible passage, we are trying to find out what the writer originally meant to say. At that stage, we are not trying to figure out what it means. It’s important to learn the interpretation before we make an application of the verse. When we misunderstand the interpretation, we may make wrong choices about what we should do, or form wrong doctrines.

“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:20-21). God has set the interpretation. We don’t make up our own to suit our times. Every word, every letter written, was exactly what God intended to put down, so we should study them carefully with the respect they deserve.

We can discover a writer’s original meaning, its interpretation, by using several common-sense approaches. Here are a few of them.

Start with the plain sense of the word. Another way to put it is, “If the literal sense makes sense, seek no other sense lest you get nonsense.” If the Bible writer used the word “day,” then we should accept that meaning unless there is a strong reason not to. That strong reason should be found in the Scripture, not from our times. This means we are to accept the literal meaning whenever possible, unless the Bible shows otherwise. In this way the Bible interprets itself.

The Bible uses figurative language. Sometimes the Bible will plainly state that it’s not to be taken literally, such as the use of the word “like” in the passage.

Keep the historical setting or usage in mind. For instance, we use the word “church” to mean the place where we gather, as in “go to church.” However, the literal meaning of the word is “called-out ones.” The believers are the church, not the building where they meet.

Keep a Bible dictionary handy, and don’t take for granted your understanding of the many specialized words you encounter. The Greek or Hebrew Interlinears are handy too; they show the English translation of the term right above the Greek or Hebrew word used. A Bible Almanac is also handy; it sheds light on the customs and times of the various cultures. Fortunately, good software exists with many excellent tools.

The Bible is about Jesus. He is the central theme. Make sure no interpretation dishonors him.

Check the context. Read the passages before and after the verse being studied. Just as you would not read at random through a mystery novel and expect to understand the story, so you should read the Bible and its books and chapters straight through. Many verses are more reliably interpreted when the entire chapter and surrounding chapters are read.

We can learn more about a word by finding out how it is used in other places in the Bible. Beware, though: if the usage of the word is in a very different context, then it may not apply. For instance, “house” would be different in “he went into the house,” and “all the house of Israel.” Many, many misinterpretations have come about because unlike passages have not been taken into account. Just think – our own words have more than one meaning, and the Greek and Hebrew do to. “Will,” for instance, is someone’s name, is a legal document, and indicates intent. The context will determine which meaning to use.

The Bible does not contradict itself! Though it was penned by about 40 authors over 1500 or so years, God has the same views throughout of heaven and @#!*% , life and death, God and man.

Don’t make up ideas where the Bible is silent. Don’t read into passages of Scripture words or meanings it doesn’t support. Don’t base a doctrine on a single passage of Scripture. It’s hard to be certain without corroborating texts.

Don’t try to force the interpretation to accept modern ideas or science. We look at the world through the Bible, not the Bible through the world.

What authority do we use to interpret the Bible? The Bible is the best authority and interprets itself plainly if we use common-sense rules like the above.

What Do You Think?

a. When you read a novel, do you read a sentence here and there, skipping pages as you go along? If not, should you read the Bible this way? Why or why not?

b. The Bible has its own meanings for “priest,” “church,” and “saint,” that you may not have. What is the usual understanding of these terms and how does the Bible differ?

c. Do you agree that the steps above are common-sense ways of getting to know what a text is saying? Why or why not?

References:

http://www.bible-truth.org/

www.carm.org/

gracethrufaith.com/

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What if the early church tried to fake the gospel stories?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

People have made many attempts to show that the church has corrupted the early texts in order to play up Jesus as a phony Messiah. There are several problems with this approach.

1. Surely the early church would have portrayed its adherents more heroic in the gospel accounts. Instead, we have Jesus’ followers misunderstanding him, doubting him, even fleeing from him when he was taken to court.

2. We have a male-centric community made into a laughing-stock as Christ appears to Mary before his disciples. Also, the women believed in Jesus more readily than the apostles did!

3. We have the foolish words of Jesus’ disciples intact. Peter’s denial if Jesus is there. Why would the early church want to preserve his story? We have the disciples words for when they wanted to rain fire down on a city. We have disciples who proudly argued among themselves who would be greatest in the kingdom. Why are these words still there?

4. If Jesus did not indeed die on the cross and rise again, why did the disciples not produce the body to escape death? Eleven of the disciples died cruel deaths (crucified upside down; limbs tied to separate horses and pulled apart; beheaded; tied up to the back of a horse and dragged to death on the streets). All of this could have been avoided if they had recanted and told the torturers where they hid the body. Not even Jesus’ enemies could produce the body. But the body was nowhere to be found. Jesus had risen from the dead and will give eternal life and an inheritance untold to those who would persist in faith to the end.

What Do You Think?

a. If your aim in an autobiography was to elevate yourself through the inclusion of untrue accounts, how would you deal with the people who knew you and who could expose your stories as fabrications?

b. How would you change the Bible accounts to make Jesus more heroic than before? Would you keep the OT in place? Why was the Bible written the way it was?

c. Doesn’t the inclusion of imperfect people in the gospel accounts lend an element of truth to the stories?

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What’s so great about the blood of Jesus?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

In the Old Testament, God instructed the Israelites to sacrifice certain animals in order to have their sins covered. However, the blood of these animals was just to cover their sins until Jesus came, whose blood had greater power to deal with sin. Exactly what makes the blood of Jesus so precious?

When we confess our sin and repent, the blood of Jesus cleanses us of all sin (1 John 1:7). The blood of bulls and goats could never take away sins (Hebrews 10:4).

When Jesus shed his blood, he inaugurated a new covenant of faith in his blood, which is based on better promises than the old covenant under the law (Matthew 26:28). The old covenant required animals’ blood to be spilled. In our case, we may confess our sin and believe that Jesus’ blood cleanses us to know its power.

The blood of Jesus gives us peace (Colossians 1:20, Hebrews 9:14). When we trust in Christ’s blood by faith after confessing our sin, we are relieved and no longer have the need to remember it over and over in guilt and shame. (If we believe we must do more to obtain forgiveness, like do more works or be a better person – in effect bargaining with God – then we do not approach forgiveness from faith, so anguish continues over our sin. We are not believing that a loving God readily forgives his children. In this case, we make Christ’s blood less than it really is.)

Our good works could not make us righteous before God because sin is the issue that keeps us from God. Christ’s blood not only takes away our sin, but makes us righteous (Romans 5:9) before God – as though we had never sinned! The slate is wiped clean.

The blood purchases us and we become God’s own children (Acts 20:28, 1 Peter 1:88-19, Revelation 5:9).

When cleansed by the blood, we are sanctified, that is, ready for God to put us into service for him (Hebrews 13:12).

After sacrificing the animals, the people still could not go into the holiest place where God himself dwelt. Even the priest could not enter except once a year after a sacrifice had been acceptably prepared. But through Christ’s blood we may enter God’s presence freely at any time (Ephesians 2:13, Hebrews 10:19).

In the future, the saints will overcome the antichrist figure through the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 12:11). They will continue to believe God and confess their sins while the antichrist figure tells people that sin is not an issue.

Because the blood of Jesus is so important in God’s plan of bringing us to himself, and the spilt blood of Jesus on the cross demonstrates God’s wondrous love toward sinful humanity, those who scoff at the blood will receive greater punishment (Hebrew 10:19).

What Do You Think?

a. Nothing of the blood of the animal sacrifices were enough to forgive sin. Only the blood of the sinless Lamb of God is enough to cleanse us of all sin. What does this say about God’s love when we know that Jesus was treated unfairly by those around him?

b. Since the blood cleanses us of a bad conscience, should we rely on good works to try to erase any guilt we feel after sinning?

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How can you tell that Jesus was a historical figure?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

The number of those who say that Jesus never lived is getting smaller as the years go by. We have many documents by people near Jesus’ time who have referred to him as if he were a real person.

We find several sources from secular men commenting on Christ. Cornelias Tacitus, a historian of Rome, mentioned that “Christus” was put to death by Pontus Pilate.

Pliny the Younger, governor of Bithynia, wrote about killing Christians young and old, male and female, and that genuine Christians would not curse Christ. He mentioned that the people thought Christ to be a God.

Thallas, circa A.D. 52, wrote history, and included an account of darkness that surrounded the land during the afternoon when Jesus was crucified. The Bible says that it was dark during that time, even though it was day.

Some time after A.D. 70, a philosopher, writing to his son from prison, likened Jesus to Socrates and Protagoras.

Early Jews have also written about Jesus. These works are important because they are unfriendly toward Jesus. (You would expect his friends to speak up for him, but his enemies?) The Talmud, a central text of mainstream Judaism, mentions the crucifixion of Jesus (“Yeshu”) on a Passover (see John 19:14). It explains away Jesus’ miracles as the work of a sorcerer rather than say they did not occur at all. The Talmud also mentions Jesus’ disciples. The Talmud, in referring to the virgin birth, claims that Mary was an adulteress.

Jewish historian Josephus also wrote of Jesus, saying that he performed wonderful works, and drew many Jews and Gentiles to himself. He mentions Pilate and Christ’s crucifixion, and the resurrection of Jesus.

We have many early sources from Christians as well that affirm many facets of Jesus as recorded in the gospel accounts. Much proof indeed exists for the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth.

What Do You Think?

a. We know much about George Washington from many of his letters and speeches recorded during his lifetime. Should you accept or reject his works the same way you would the writings that refer to Jesus as a historical person?

McDowell, Josh, The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict. (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1999.)

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Did Jesus ever sin?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

Quite a few young Christians believe that Jesus sinned, or disobeyed the Father. Did Jesus sin? The testimony of his friend and disciple John says no: “And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin” (1 John 3:5).

The testimony of his betrayer Judas, who had remorse for turning a faultless one over to his enemies, says no: “Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood” (Matthew 27:3-4a).

The testimony of his enemies, who tried to find something of which to accuse him and failed, says no: “And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together” (Mark 14:55-56).

The testimony of Pilate the judge says no: “Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all” (John 18:38).

How important is it that we believe that Jesus never sinned? Very. Jesus came to take on himself the sins of the whole world, suffer, and die for them. If he had sinned, then he could not bear the sins of others – he would have to die for his own sins. God did not find anyone worthy of bearing the sins of the world from mankind. So his Son, by prearranged plan, stepped out.

The one who knew no sin became sin for us. The one who was innocent bore our guilt. The Light of the World entered the darkness of @#!*% . The Eternal Life tasted death for us all that he might rescue those who believe.

What Do You Think?

a. Do you find it difficult to believe that anyone could live without sinning?

b. Jesus came to save us from sin’s power. What has he made available to you to make it possible for you to resist sin?

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How can you be so sure that Jesus is the true Messiah?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

God removed all the guesswork. He gave us many indicators that point to one man only. If you had a description of a man who would be born in a certain city, live during a particular year, and die in a certain manner, you would already have narrowed the search tremendously by these three factors alone. Suppose you also knew his racial heritage, family lineage, sex, and special abilities?

God did all this and more when he told us in advance about the Messiah, Jesus Christ. He wanted to make sure we would know him when he came. One or two prophecies would not suffice to identify the man – so how about over one hundred?

The following are several prophecies by which we can identify God’s Messiah so that we may trust wholly in the one God sent for salvation and power. The prophecies were already in print for several hundred years before Jesus came on the scene.

 

A preacher will prepare the way
Prophecy: Isaiah 40:3
Fulfillment: Luke 1:17

 

Will be alive at a particular point in history
Prophecy: Daniel 9:24-26 (49+434 years), Nehemiah 2:1-8 (445 B.C.)
Fulfillment: Jesus alive in30 A.D.

 

Belong to the family lineage of Judah
Prophecy: Isaiah 37:31
Fulfillment: Matthew 1:1-2, 16

 

Belong to the family lineage of Jesse
Prophecy: Isaiah 11:1-5, 10
Fulfillment: Matthew 1:1-2a, 5-6, 16

 

Belong to the family lineage of King David
Prophecy: Isaiah 16:5
Fulfillment: Matthew 1:1-2A, 6, 16

 

Born a male
Prophecy: Isaiah 9:6-7
Fulfillment: Mark 1:1

 

Born of a virgin
Prophecy: Isaiah 7:14
Fulfillment: Matthew 1:20-23

 

Born in Bethlehem in Judah
Prophecy: Micah 5:2
Fulfillment: Matthew 2:1

 

Travel in Nazareth
Prophecy: Isaiah 9:1-2
Fulfillment: Matthew 4:13-16

 

Will reach out to the Gentiles
Prophecy: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6
Fulfillment: Matthew 12:14-21

 

Will heal miraculously
Prophecy: Isaiah 29:18
Fulfillment: Luke 7:20-22

 

Despised and rejected
Prophecy: Isaiah 53:3
Fulfillment: John 19:15

 

Rejected by his own brothers
Prophecy: Psalms 69:8
Fulfillment: John 7:1-5

 

Betrayed by a friend
Prophecy: Psalm 41:9
Fulfillment: John 13:18, 26-27

 

Betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
Prophecy: Zechariah 11:12
Fulfillment: Matthew 26:14-15

 

The above silver used to buy potter’s field
Prophecy: Zechariah 11:12-13
Fulfillment: Matthew 27:3-10

 

Disciples would scatter
Prophecy: Zechariah 13:7
Fulfillment: Matthew 26:31

 

Beaten with a rod
Prophecy: Micah 5:1
Fulfillment: Mark 15:19

 

Hands and feet pierced
Prophecy: Psalm 22:16
Fulfillment: John 20:25

 

Gambled for his clothes
Prophecy: Psalm 22:18
Fulfillment: Matthew 27:35

 

Specific insults given, word for word
Prophecy: Psalm 22:8
Fulfillment: Matthew 27:43

 

Given vinegar and gall to drink
Prophecy: Psalm 69:21
Fulfillment: Matthew 27:48

 

Numbered with the transgressors
Prophecy: Isaiah 53:12
Fulfillment: Mark 15:28

 

Made intercession for the transgressors
Prophecy: Isaiah 53:12
Fulfillment: Luke 23:34

 

Cried out to God
Prophecy: Psalm 22:1
Fulfillment: Mark 15:34

 

Side pierced
Prophecy: Isaiah 53:5
Fulfillment: John 19:33-34; 36-37

 

Bones not broken
Prophecy: Psalm 22:17
Fulfillment: John 19:33; 36a

 

Died for our sins
Prophecy: Isaiah 53:5-6
Fulfillment: 1 Corinthians 15:3

 

Buried in a rich man’s tomb
Prophecy: Isaiah 53:9
Fulfillment: Matthew 27:57, 59-60

 

Seated at God’s right hand
Prophecy: Psalm 110:1
Fulfillment: Luke 24:51, Romans 8:34

What Do You Think?

a. How many of the above promises have to be fulfilled in one person before it goes beyond the bounds of coincidence?

b. Is fulfilled prophecy a good way to prove God’s authorship of the Bible?

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How can we know or believe in Jesus now when we can’t see him?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

We believe by logical inference in countless things we can’t see. We can’t see the wind, but we can see the leaves blowing, feel the breeze on our arms, or hear the sound of the gale.

Lawyers seek to prove the invisible all the time. How many times in a television courtroom drama have you ever seen a lawyer place an object on the table and say, “Your honor, I’d like this motive entered as exhibit twenty-three.” We can’t see a motive, but we can infer it by the evidence. Juries do not need to be one hundred percent sure, but can render a confident verdict if it’s beyond a reasonable doubt.

We can infer the presence of Jesus in different ways. Historical documents, religious and secular, affirm his historical existence. The Bible has an excellent reputation among today’s archeologists for its helpful portrayal of ancient customs and locations of cities. The book of Acts in the New Testament has been a boon to archeologists because of its many accurate period references. Historical records overwhelmingly favor the existence of Jesus and the accuracy of the Bible.

We have enough evidence that places Jesus’ life during the early decades of the first century A.D. You can believe in him now because the documents recording his death, burial, and resurrection are trustworthy.

However, this question is more than about knowing whether Jesus existed. You want to know how today’s Christians can know him and follow him with assurance. It all starts with the purpose for why Jesus Christ came: he came to save us from our sins. Our sins have separated us from God, just like you and your friend are separated if you offend him or her grievously. When we come to God acknowledging our sins and repent of them, God forgives us. When we act upon the Bible’s teachings on how to live with other people and how to please God, then we’ll find God following through in our lives.

I remember when I led a woman at my job to Christ. It wasn’t until several months after reading the Bible that she came to me and said, “I know now.” When you follow the Bible, you’ll feel the breezes of God’s work upon your life. You won’t see him, but you’ll know of his work in your life by inference. God wants to prove himself to you!

What Do You Think?

a. Have you ever read a media’s account of a court case and decided that the defendant was innocent or guilty before all the evidence was in?

b. If yes, how could you be so certain, since you probably have never met the defendant before? Did you need very much information before you made your decision?

c. Did you know that other historical writings apart from the Bible mention Jesus? They refer to him as a real person, not a myth or legend.

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Why did the Son of God die for us on the cross?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

We have all sinned. Sin is breaking God’s laws (1 John 3:4). Therefore we must pay the penalty for breaking his laws, just like we pay a penalty for breaking a traffic law. However, the penalty for breaking God’s laws is death (Romans 6:23).

God does not want us to die for our sins. We see through the animal sacrifices he initiated in the Old Testament times that he accepts a substitute for sin. When a Hebrew sinned, he could bring a law-approved animal from his flock, such as a lamb, and give it to the priest. There he was to place his hand on the animal’s head and confess his sin. His sin was transferred to the animal. The man then took a knife and killed the lamb. The lamb died for the man’s sin.

God in love sent his son Jesus in the form of a man to die in our place. When Jesus was on the cross, God placed all the blame of the world upon him (Isaiah 53:5-10). Thus Jesus bore our penalty of death. He became the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). His death satisfied God’s sense of justice and showed us how much he loved us. Because of Jesus’ perfect sacrifice, all animal sacrifices are now obsolete.

Now, if we confess that we are sinners and trust Jesus, God will forgive our sins and grant us the righteousness we need for the kingdom of God (John 3:16).

What Do You Think?

a. If Jesus died in your place, then doesn’t that indicate that God has already found you worthy of death, and your good deeds won’t help you to heaven?

b. If Jesus’ death in your place was determined by God long ago, doesn’t that imply that God had already positioned a “lifesaver” within your reach?

c. If Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross was the only thing that an all-knowing God could figure out to save you and still keep justice, shouldn’t that be reason enough to accept his plan?

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Is it true that if I simply believe in Jesus I’ll get to heaven?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Steve Husting

Yes! The Bible tells us to trust in Jesus to save us rather than trust in our good character or good deeds. The problem is that we’d rather believe that we are good persons; that our good deeds earn us a place in heaven.

This is where people get defensive. Who wants to believe that he is worthy of @#!*% ? The Ten Commandments are to help us see that we are sinners. If you break one of the Commandments, you are guilty as a law-breaker and thus not acceptable for entrance into heaven. One commandment tells us not to covet our neighbor’s goods or wife (Exodus 20:17). If we wished we could have anything that the person near us has, we’ve broken this commandment, and we are sinners and in need of salvation from @#!*% . Justice must be served. But God calls us to believe in Jesus and he will forgive all. Continue with God and he will change us from the inside out.

It seems so simple – “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31a) – but people resist because pride holds them back. Pride in our religious or ethnic heritage, accomplishments, wealth, knowledge, and so on, can present excuses that prevent us from believing in Jesus. Society has taught us that those factors are good and important. The Bible tells us that these considerations are not enough to merit the righteousness we need for heaven. Only faith in Jesus will grant us that entrance.

God opens the door to heaven to all people in the world through faith. If you don’t have enough good deeds, wealth, knowledge, or family connections, or if you believe you have sinned too greatly, these factors are not enough to withhold God’s acceptance of you through simple faith in Jesus Christ.

Is faith simple? Yes! But not when you want to get into heaven another way.

What Do You Think?

a. Many people can’t believe because believing in something involves accepting something without evidence, or even in contradiction to plain evidence. Do you hold the same objection?

b. If God prophesied among more than one hundred times in Scripture that Jesus would be born in a certain city, die in a particular manner through no crime of his own, speak certain words, have certain tasks and purposes, experience opposition, and many other traits – all of which came to pass – wouldn’t that be enough of a foundation to believe?

c. Did you know that the world’s definition of faith and belief is different than the Bible’s definition? Jesus pointed out his miraculous works to John the Baptist to prove that he was the Messiah. In John chapter seven the people were evaluating whether Jesus was the Messiah by his miraculous works, while others compared the circumstances of his birth to Scripture prophecy to determine if he was the one God promised to send. Does that sound like the Bible is asking us to believe without evidence?

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