Weight (value, depth of thought) of different biblical texts not everywhere same. That becomes clear when you compare, for example, John 3.16 and Acts 18.1. However, information that has no value, in the Bible.
THE BIBLE CONTAINS ALL WE NEED THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE BUSINESS. She is full in the sense that has everything necessary to instruct us in this life and to help achieve the eternal purpose: "look for the book of the Lord, and read; None of may be not come yet and one other not is replaced by "(Is 34.16).
THE BIBLE NOWHERE EITHER CONTRADICTS ITSELF.
Seeming contradictions, mainly, with careful consideration of be expllained. The main causes of such contradictions is the eluding some biblical principles:
1. the message of the Bible is Often compressed. So, on the treatment of Levi (Matthew) says only one verse (Mt 9.9). The frequently asked question of the wives of the sons of Adam can be found only in the terse, not to completeness, messages of the Bible. To solve this problem by using the following conclusions-Yes: according to Genesis 5, Adam had sons and daughters; the early they had intermarried with each other; in the subsequent generation marrying cousins already entered. Immediately after the creation of the inbreeding has harmful effects.
2. some of the events described in parallel locations in another plan.
Example 1: Genealogies of Jesus by St Matthew 1.1-17 and Luke 3.23-38 are two different objectives. In the first case is the Imperial origins of Mary David ("son of David"), and in another case, the pedigree of Joseph.
Example 2: different messages about the resurrection of Jesus in some little more detail there.
3. some spiritual sayings provide true meaning only as a supplement. For example, the physics of light can be described only a complementary way (Latin complementum-addition): on the one hand it has spread in the form of waves, on the other hand has the properties of particles (photons). Only when both, in fact, contradictory properties combined, you can grasp the reality.
These complementary sayings are found in the Bible. So, for the Saviour was faith there are two seemingly contradictory, and in fact complement with each other's statements:
a), "We recognize that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law" (Romans 3.23).
b) you see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. " (James 2.24).
4. some difficulties arise due to the transfer. Thus, the text of Genesis 2.23 could not be understood without a knowledge of Hebrew words "ish" (male) and "Isha" (woman).
Matthew 5.8 in the traditional Russian translation sounds "craft worthy fruit of repentance", while in the Greek original, it is written, "Therefore the fruit worthy of repentance. Rome 10.4 actually said "not the end of laws-Christ", and "the purpose of the law is Christ" (Greek. "Telos" purpose).
5. in some cases, to find out the seemingly contradictions is difficult but possible.
Examples: the death of Judas (Matthew 27.5-Dejan 1.18); the contents of the Ark of the Covenant (1 Kings. 8.9, Heb 9.4); the death of Saul (1 Sam. 31-2 Sam. 1). In Matthew says that Judas hanged himself, the Court said that "rasselos′ womb." They seem to be contradictory, but Xia fit together if the second statement well take as strong, colorful description.
6. for a full explanation of the Bible any subject it is necessary to take a few tech specialists and map them (28.10). WE pull up a text out of context (chapters) and build the teachings on it.
Aphorism: "PEOPLE REJECT The BIBLE Because IT CONFLICTED With Cheat ITSELF, But Because It CONTRADICTS THEM.
The Bible is the only book you receive prophecies that were fulfilled in time.
Definition: PROPHECY is exact predictions of definite future development of events, which is made not by the normal means human-cognition. It is, therefore, timely disclosure of future events, in contrast to the descriptions of history when it comes to the subsequent description already past events. In John, Jesus emphasizes strengthens faith 13.19 the objective of prophecy: "now I say to you, before it came to pass, that, when it come to pass, you may believe that I am he."
Often God begins his revelation with only about one detail that gradually unfolds further. The most striking example of this acceptance are the prophecies about the coming of Jesus into this world.
A superficial reading of the text, there is a risk of attention to detail statements both to the small details. For common understanding, however, they have a deeper meaning.
Example 1: the Roman custom to interrupt the victim's legs, hanging on the cross, was applied to the rogues, but not to Jesus (John 18: 36). Therefore, prophetic justification for this from Exodus 12.46 bone is not broken, "it is difficult to recognize, as did the place of Easter agnce.
Example 2: under the old testament tradition, Jesus must be executed behind the wall of Jerusalem, because the old testament's sacrificial belly-burning of the mill (Lev 16.27, Ex 13.11-12).
Biblical sayings have such a deep meaning, which focus on key cannot be measured (1 Cor 13.12). Georg Huntemann concluded: "what the Bible has to say to us, beyond the research opportunities of the human mind."
The richness of the biblical sayings surpasses any human sense. It covers a period of time "before the Foundation of the world" (Eph 4) until God's Eternity (22.5). Bible answers to all the questions that science cannot answer:
-What is the essence of death, why it exists and how long it will last?
-What is a man? Where are we from? Why we live and where we go?
-What awaits us in eternity?
The Bible is a literary work.
The richness of the biblical language allows you to carry the message of salvation in this menu literary genres, which we do not find in any other book: verse-creation (Psalm 118), anthem (number 1-17), love song (song of songs), a scientific report in the language of daily communication (Gen 1), historical message
(Ezra), a parable (Greek. "parabolè", i.e. delivered next)-the overall situation of ordinary life in the form of comparison (Mt 13-23), as well as special situation as eye-opening story with proverbs content (Luke 11.2-8), shaped it (John 15.1), prophetic shaped it (Revelation 6), prophetic
It (Matthew 24), Paradox (Phil 2.12-13), preaching (acts 16: 31), edification
(Colossians 3.16-17), the doxology (Eph. 3) blessings (Philippians 4.3), instructions
(Romans 5.12-21), a family Chronicle (1 Par 3), prayer (Psalm 34), personal witnessing (1 John 1.1-2), dream (Genesis 37.6-7), a direct appeal to God (Matthew 3.
17), chatting about the salvation of the soul (John 4.7-38), mindwalk (acts 15-21), the hearing of the court case (John 18.28-38), wise sayings (Proverbs 13.7), promise
(Mark 16.16), sentence (Matthew 12.19-24), Riddle (14-14), diary (acts 16), personal communication (FLM or), a monologue (job 32-37), dialogue (job 3-31), lyric poetry (song of songs), biography (Neh.), prologue (Luke 1.1-
4), epilogue (John 21.25), ellipse (Greek. "pass", the omission of the not so important-Mt 9.9), metaphor (metaphorical meaning-Awd 4) inscription (John 19.19), code (Rev 13.18). In addition, legislation (civil, judicial, customs, prosecution, ritual), apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction (and Open) and temporary concealment of the truth (12.9).
In contrast, there are no Bible: saga, legend, myth, fairy tale, Fable, satire, irony, comedy, comic, Utopia. Only the stylistic techniques of hyperbole (exaggeration) and irony (change-2 Cor 12.11) sometimes are used as a distinctly recognizable.
In any historical book, the world is such a rich palette of expressive means, and no book is not truthful in his statements. The Bible uses all the richness of expressive means. Along with the most common form of direct speech, we find in the Bible numerous specific verbal form:
1. Phenomenological language. When the causes of a phenomenon are unclear, it is described from the point of view of the observer: in modern astronomy as the Bible say about Sunrise and sunset, although the phenomenon is not a "run of the Sun, and the Earth's rotation.
2. Idiomatic turns of phrase. Brief speech turnovers occur in defined as situations more often than daily design (14.18-"you yelled at my two temples are ruined").
3. the poetical decoration. "The left hand is under my head, and the right embraces me" (songs, 8.3).
4. pictures and descriptions of modern concepts of science and technology. The Bible describes the technical achievements, which at the time of its occurrence is not existed, and that science has given special names:
-instead of "Sputnik", "space laboratory" and "space station" Bible colorfully says, but at least you were, as the Eagle flew high, and among the stars arranged your nest, and from there I will throw down you, says the Lord "(Awd 4).
-instead of speaking the language of Gynecology of ontogenesis (embryonic development) in the uterus, the Bible describes the development of the child in the womb, Not concealed from you my bones when I create a secret form was in the depth of the womb "(Psalm 138.15).
5. specific scientific language. An example is the description of the Act of creation, when, for example, describes a method of measuring time and specific unit of measure (Gen 1, 19).
6. pictures of daily life are the explanation of spiritual truths. So, in proverb from Mt 13.3 23 seeders is a Herald of the Bible to seed, the word of God, the thorns-obstacle, and good soil-open the human heart.
Given the abundance of literary genres and vocal techniques, should be very thoroughly-treat every biblical text. So, the expression should be understood literally or figuratively, but the exact meaning.
a) literally: in Luke 24.44 Jesus teaches this understanding Scripture: "here's what I told you, even being with you that must be fulfilled everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the Psalms. This is emphasized in other places: Yes sayed come to the Lord through the Prophet, saying,
(Matthew 2.15); "Now turned this Scripture, you heard" (Luke 4.19); "Have you never read in the Scriptures? " (Mt 21.42).
b) figurative, but quite specific meaning: when Jesus said: "I am the vine, you are the branches" (John 15), then this should not be understood literally and figuratively. In most cases, you can easily learn the meaning attached, for the colorful turnover increases visibility and easier to understand.
In this case, you add a sentence containing the main idea:
"Without Мe you can do nothing."
ON THE MEANING OF THE WORDS OF THE BIBLE.
Proof the Bible is the most valuable information. The famous Ewangelist Wilhelm Paals rightly emphasizes: "the Gospel is the good news that has ever given them. Never before us humans, not from something like this. " Psalm 118 has glorified the meaning of the word of God: the law of thy mouth for me better than thousands of gold and silver "(art. 72). "I'm glad I have your Word, as has received great profit (art. 162).
Who disregard the word of God, he will be convicted. As the hearing of the word leads to faith (Romans 8), and thereby, to salvation, rejection of Words leads to perdition:
1 Sam 15: "what you have rejected the word of the Lord, and he rejected you."
John 13: he who is of God hears the words of God; you did not listen to, that you are not from God. "
Acts 16: "you first had to be so the word of God; But how do you reject it and yourselves unworthy of eternal life. "
The Bible consists of the old and New Testaments.
Both parts are equally God's Word and one of them cannot be used against the other. In the New Testament often quoted extracts from wet-hot-pot. Note that this is not always verbatim, but God with regard to Nova-revelations.
In the New Testament are the major prophecies of the Old Testament: "and all these (people of the old testament), though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had foreseen something better for us, that they without us should not be deemed reached the perfection (Heb 11.39). The Lord Jesus is present already in the Old Testament: study the Scriptures, because fan you think through them have eternal life; and they witness was on Me "(John 5.39).
In The Bible:
-History and narrative perceived literally
-Also literally be taken laws and commandments
-The prophecy is sometimes used in symbolic language. Symbols of the same Biblical
prophecies of the Bible itself explains:
1. "the sea" and "water" means peoples (Revelation 17: 15).
2. "winds of war" is defined to mean (Jer. 51.2).
3. the "Beasts" and "horns" mean the Kingdom (8-21).
4. "day" in the prophetic year indicates the year (Ezekiel 4,6).
Note: it is important to consider how much, for example, symbolic beast has
heads and antlers, if they are mentioned, but it doesn't matter that he has 4 legs, if they
does not say anything.
ABOUT APOKRIFS
The old testament Apocrypha, only 11 (Greek. "apokryfos"-a hidden, secret, not-real), it is the word of God.
They are written in the time between the old and the New Testament.
The main objections to equate them to the Bible are the following:
1. There are some contradicting the Bible teachings, such as easier-
of sins through alms (Tobit 12.9), magic (Tobit 6.9), Pro-
review of sins of the dead through the prayers of the living (2 Mac 15.19).
2. they never were and are not part of the Tanakh (the Jewish Ka-
Nona), because here the later additions. So, 3-I Ezra in General
There is only the Vulgate (Latin Bible). So the Apocrypha have always been
the subject matter of the dispute. The Trients Cathedral in 1546, the Catholic Church
called Apocrypha with old and New Testaments, that should be regarded as
reactions to the Reformation.
3. not quoted any one author of the New Testament, while the New Testament quotes
almost all the books of the old testament, with the exception of four small books.
4. the Bible THEMSELVES admit that they are not infallible. So in the foreword of the book
Ecclesiasticus says, "so, I ask you to read this book favorably and attention
significantly and have indulgence in some areas we may be
avoid suspicions over working on the translation. In any of the canonical books of the Bible
similar phrases.
About the same can be said about the New Testament apokrifs (the Gospel of Thomas, etc.).
Whether to completely reject the Apocrypha? Luther gave good wording of the Scriptures-Ku: Although these books and cannot be put on an equal footing with the Holy Scriptures, however, it is instructive to read them. This view is shared by other Christian writers. If you read the Apocrypha, not giving them the values of the Bible, and treating them as historically notable books (for example, the books of the Maccabees), we izvlečëm a very useful. Especially valuable is the book of Ecclesiasticus, which affects all kinds of life situations, the content and form of moving closer to the biblical books of wisdom, not pretending that it was the word of God hoists.
