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POISONING THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY BIBLE

 The Holy Bible has many beautiful truths within its pages and the most wonderful story in the world of how a loving and gracious God came from Heaven to Earth to save us from sin and ourselves. 

What I have seen that saddens my heart is when men and women distort the Bible's precious truths. Sometimes they play mental gymnastics with a rubicon of verses to put together their own view of a topic and make the Bible appear to support their side. Both the liberal and conservative Christians do it and even those who are not even believers play this game. People who want all answers to life and faith but only from the Bible are some of the most toxic and unhappy people I know. Where is their Christlike love? Jesus dealt with this kind of mindset in his mortal time on earth and they were called Pharisees.

We must be willing to take the Bible as it is written and what the writers led by the Holy Spirit meant. We must be authentic and transparent. Some things in the Bible are uncomfortable for me and some I downright don't like. But I do not try to stack the deck of Bible verses and make a case when there is no case to be made just so I can be right or not feel bad. Sometimes we must take the Bible at face value. 

The Bible speaks of some things that will remain a mystery until I pass through the Veil. I even find certain topics where the Bible contradicts the meaning of a subject like Predestination and Election. Twenty-one verses support this topic and twenty-one say the opposite. Go figure!

Now does this make the Holy Bible null and void? No, not in the least. As I said it is a beautifully written compilation of faith literature that is anointed by God to help us navigate life and know who He is. It has everything necessary to learn how to receive the gift of salvation. If there are any errors in the Bible they are of human origin and not from God.

Let the Holy Spirit enlighten you as you read and study the Holy Bible. Don't put unnecessary expectations on this wonderful faith literature. Let the love of God flow from its pages into your heart. 2 Timothy 3:15-16





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