Unexpected Bible Passages

Kätzchen · 12-15-2017, 11:01 AM

"Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee," -- King David (Psalms 119: verse 11?).

MsTinkerbelly · 12-16-2017, 09:07 AM

There are many, many people who have written “books” that have been in and out of the Bible throughout the years. The Catholic Church has whole “books” that are not in a Protestant Bible, and the Jewish faith uses only the Old Testament.

God did not write the Bible, men who claimed to be visited by the spirit or were around during the time of Jesus wrote the books of the Bible. Some, like Paul, were Pharisee and brought their beliefs and teachings into “laws” that had to be followed to be righteous with God.

My main point, is that every single thing in the Bible is open to interpretation with the exception of these: The Ten Commandments, and Jesus giving two instructions (love thy God above all others, and love thy neighbor as thyself) for Grace.

When reading the Bible to get full context, you have to remember that people are imperfect and have imperfect memories, and that you need context to really get the meaning behind what you read.

Now that I have bummed you all out for the day, on with your laughter.

Kätzchen · 12-17-2017, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

"Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee," -- King David (Psalms 119: verse 11?).

Just in case it's not clearly understood by most readers:

I always thought this verse was the most surprising verse ever penned by King David. This biblical character was renowned for having concubines of women. He had a roving eye. He was married a multitude of many times. He even had Bathesheba's husband murdered after he was finished fooling around with her, so he could cover up his "sin".

My post was not to mock the depravity of this largely hailed biblical "hero."

My post was about finding this verse more along the lines of how predatory type personalities will say they do things out of loyalty to an supernatural spiritual being, then do exactly the opposite of what they want people to believe about them.

I dunno....it's just a verse I find sitting quietly, in clear view to the reader, which is nearly always surprising to me.

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MsTinkerbelly Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 6,573 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,737 Thanked 22,895 Times in 5,017 Posts Rep Power: 0	There are many, many people who have written “books” that have been in and out of the Bible throughout the years. The Catholic Church has whole “books” that are not in a Protestant Bible, and the Jewish faith uses only the Old Testament. God did not write the Bible, men who claimed to be visited by the spirit or were around during the time of Jesus wrote the books of the Bible. Some, like Paul, were Pharisee and brought their beliefs and teachings into “laws” that had to be followed to be righteous with God. My main point, is that every single thing in the Bible is open to interpretation with the exception of these: The Ten Commandments, and Jesus giving two instructions (love thy God above all others, and love thy neighbor as thyself) for Grace. When reading the Bible to get full context, you have to remember that people are imperfect and have imperfect memories, and that you need context to really get the meaning behind what you read. Now that I have bummed you all out for the day, on with your laughter.