Bible Discussion Thread

The word of God is not complicated ,it can be complex but not complicated ,God is not the author of confusion ,we humans can complicate matters for ourselves whe n we come to the Bible with preconceptions of what we are going to find ,we all have them about all kinds of things ,suppositions ,presumptions and asumptions ,when i told one of my step daughters that no where in the Bible are there female angels she was stunned ,if we come to the Bible looking for comfort we will find it ,if we come to the Bible looking for smooth words we will find them ,if we come to the Bible with a truely open mind and heart ,leaving all our memories of fables and magical tales and all our own desires of what we want and expect to find ,we will find the Truth . The Truth shall make us free .

Hey Sacha I agree, if we start our study with the answer in our mind, what we read will support and confirm the answer even if it is wrong. We operate 85 to 90% in our subconscious mind that we have programed over the years of teachings and from things we have seen and heard. Preconceived ideas block the truth, preconceived ideas create a scotoma, a blind spot. If we are dead set on what a certain scripture means and are unwilling to study to see if we may be wrong, how can the Holy Spirit guide us if we already have the answer. We must open our heart before we study, and profess to not know anything, but profess we believe Jesus through the Holy Spirit will lead and show us the truth. It is a blessing to be shown we were wrong by the light of the truth.

God bless, Ron