“God conceals the revelation of his word in the hiding place of his glory. But the honor of kings is revealed by how they thoroughly search out the deeper meaning of all that God says.” (Proverbs 25:2 TPT)
Pass the Bible to language “experts’ who are unbelievers and they will find all sorts of so-called contradictions in it.
The Bible is so precious because it’s a book that needs the Holy Spirit to unlock the revelations within.
It takes a child of God who has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to understand God’s word and to preach its meaning to the unsaved and uninitiated.
You can’t just read the Bible like it’s any other book. The Holy Spirit must open your eyes and mind to understand the word.
Most unbelievers I’ve spoken to think that Christianity is all about keeping rules and regulations and obeying the Ten Commandments.
Why is this so? It’s because our fleshly minds understand the concept of “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”—in other words, “you get what you deserve”.
However the unspiritual man cannot understand Grace, since Grace is the unmerited favor of God, and the flesh lusts against the things of God.
The flesh wants to earn its accomplishments, to boast in its own strength.
Sadly, there are still some well-meaning Christians who are preaching this fleshly message of obedience to the Law.
It’s because they read God’s word with their mind, interpreting it by man’s understanding, without actively seeking revelation through the Holy Spirit inside them.
It’s strange that the legalists who champion keeping the Law never practice the following passage themselves:
“If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.” (Matthew 18:8-9 WEB)
Dear legalist, if you take Jesus’ “red letter words” seriously, then why aren’t you cutting off your hands and feet when they cause you to sin?
Why aren’t you gouging out your eyes when they cause you to lust, covet or hate?
Self-righteous, legalistic folks spiritualize the difficult parts to suit their doctrine. When it’s inconvenient or impossible for them, they just ignore it.
These kinds of hypocrites were Jesus’ main opponents during His earthly ministry.
Ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes to the Gospel of Grace which is the revelation of God’s great love for mankind.
He will show you that forgiveness of sins, peace with God, and every blessing has been purchased through the precious blood of Jesus Christ that was shed at the cross.
Today we only need to receive God’s goodness by faith—believing in your heart and confessing it with your mouth.
Let the scales of religion fall off your eyes, so that you may see God’s word clearly through the lens of Grace.
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