What is worst, the interpretation of the Bible itself or how the Bible is interpreted and applied?

Really Now?: What is worst, the interpretation of the Bible itself or how the Bible is interpreted and applied?
Is there such a thing as a correct or fair interpretation of the Bible? What is harder interpretation the Bible or understanding the Bible?
Can anyone interpret the Bible for or against without being bias?
What do people try to do the most, interpret the Bible or understand the Bible?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Miss Carriage of Justice
All I know is, the bible is always up for interpretation. Most christians will interpret it however best suits them and their denomination.

Answer by ChivaChiva
The Bible, OT, is 2500-3000 yrs old. Nobody knows what a 3000 yr old word really means and nobody know the context of a 3000 yr old manuscript.

I have a friend who teaches Aramaic and ancient Greek at the doctoral level. He is a real Biblical scholar and he agrees with me. He is also a devote Christian.

Answer by evelin d
I don’t care either way, the Bible is a mythological book.

Answer by star
i try to understand the message.

Answer by Tai
Are you talking about the difference between understanding the bible versus applying it to your life?

There is only one correct interpretation of the Bible and that is what the writers (and God) all had in mind when writing it. This is why when understanding the bible, it is critical to read the verses in context of the paragraph, chapter, book, and Bible as a whole. The interpretation must fit in perfectly with all the contexts in order to be valid.

Answer by Durrka
THAT’S the problem your not to “interpret” the bible those are god’s words to be taken literally .No matter how STUPID it sounds

Answer by WoW man
The biggest problem most people have when reading the bible is that they do it selectively.

Most want to pick and choose what parts suit them, what verses, etc. This type of “editing” is what leads to so many misunderstandings.

Think about it like this: If you take ANY book and isolate certain phrases or words, you can twist the meaning to whatever you choose it to be.

If I wanted, I could take Michael Crichton and make him sound any way I chose, by selectively quoting the text in his books. The book must be read in it’s entirety to be understood the way the author intended.

Answer by Bad Ash
The problem arises in the fact that the bible has been re-written so many times over the course of centuries that how can you really know what it said?
Every day someone comes out with a new interpretation based upon THEIR life happenings and mental capacity. Eventually we hear about this and some people adopt the idea while others don’t.
This is why there are so many religions based upon the same thing.
People will interpret things the way they want to see them. In the case of Christianity the bible has been interpreted and used as a weapon against many people over many years and covered up with a smiling choir and the whole “brotherly love” stuff.

Answer by Richyy
The bible was developed as a means of working around certain responsibilities. It gives some the supreme power they utterly fail to deserve, and others a life-giving faith.

It is impossible to escape bias, as the only situations you can be in are believer or non-believer.

Answer by I am a voice that cries out
Lots of the bible is used out of context and in a manner that I think God would be angry with.

The bible was always meant to be read and interpreted in large groups. That way if somebody was getting too far out there in left field, the people around him would be able to keep him grounded.

When you look at the cult-like off shoots of Christianity such as Mormonism and the Jehovah Witnesses, they were both started by one person interpreting the bible by themselves and changing the focus of what was mainstream.

If you read the beginning of Acts, every time the apostles were trying to figure out what to do, they would all get together, they would discuss and wrestle with the Word, then they would pray and then make a decision. Never do you see a change made because one person said so.

I hope this helps

God Bless You

Answer by Hamed
Bible is changed and altered by numerous priests and nobles, no mater how unbiased we try we will still end up incorrect.

Answer by Ruthie
The bible wil interpret itself. The important thing is to keep the verses in the context of the chapter it was written and then to keep the chapters in context of the overall message of the bible as a complete work or book.

God is not mixed up and he doesn’t want us to be. 2 tim 3:16,17 says”all scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching,….for setting things straight…that the man of God may be completely equipped for every good work.

If you have an honest heart and are sincerely interested in the truth the bible’s message will be easily interpreted and understood.

Answer by sweet grrrl
the bible is actually very simple but people complicate it. for example the new testament was written in koin, the most common form of the greek language. a child can understand it. but we have tried to put our twist on it and complicate the whole thing. its not supposed to be complex. it was designed to be simple. the other issue is people dont line up their understanding with the teachings of Christ. if they dont line up its not biblical. read what Christ said over and over. its a message about love and salvation. if you follow your heart and understand God does everything out of love the books will make perfect sense. you also need to understand He does things from an eternal perspective not temporary like we do. you have to take that into account. we see the death of 1 person as the end of life. we dont see it like God does, thats because we see death as the end but God sees death as the beginning. people also really misunderstand the old testament. you cant just read the laws and see God as evil or the death of the other tribes as evil unless you read the whole thing and understand why it was done that way.and there are things we cant know or understand. Thats why God takes care of it cause we are feeble minded and ignorant to His ways. He gave us a simple message through Christ and we need to keep it simple. Love God with all your heart and love thy neighbor as you love yourself. thats it. the rest just fits together.

one last thing people that claim the bible is entirely perfect and without any error is wrong. man still made mistakes in the bible and common sense shows that when you read it. the teachings of Christ are perfect. example of misintrepretation, when Paul claimed women should not teach and be quite in church he was stating that to a church that was out of control and with out order. he was being harsh to set order in that church. it did not apply to all women just those that were in that church misbehaving. the old testament clearly had women as prophets. but people read what they want to hear and then discredit the whole thing. you cant do that. it must be read carefully and always keeping in mind God is love.

Answer by [email protected]
In my present opinion; not discerning the differences between Bible and scripture (2 Tim. 3:16-17, Matt. 22:21).

Answer by Eug.
Hello Really Now?;

What an excellent question. There is a good and satisfying answer to this.

The Bible fortunately does provide explanations of things that have long been questioned.

For e.g. In 2 Peter 3, verses 5 and 6 Peter speaks about the Flood of Noah’s day and likens it, in verse 7, to the destruction to come on “the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” What was destroyed in the Flood? Verse 6 says “the world that then was . . . perished.” This earthly globe did not perish. Rather, a wicked worldly system did. And when God promised Noah, at Genesis 9:11 (KJV), that never again would there “be a flood to destroy the earth,” he was obviously not speaking of the planet, for it had not been destroyed. So “the earth” to be destroyed, according to 2 Peter 3:10, is the same kind of “earth” that was destroyed at the Flood—not the planet Earth but a wicked earthly society of people.—Compare Genesis 11:1, where “earth” is used in a similar way.

So, it’s best to let the Bible be the interpreter, where it supplies an explanation, and not try to inject our own understanding into it.

Rgds and agape. Eug.

Answer by lvenilla
i dont know man!!! u know what
this is what i do
i like doing the right thing, i always do the right thing and try to always choose the right paths and goals for me, i always try to help the ones that need help, im a vegeterian i care about others i care about our earth and ecosystem, i care about the animals i care about ppl that need help, and you know im a good person at the same time i like to have fun…… im not religious, i don’t go to church.. but i love jesus because he is a good person who sets examples for everyone out there who needs them, that dont know right from wrong…..

the bible to me is like one of those books that are interesting to read..
i don’t rely on it too much…
because i dont need the bible to live a good life and help others and do good.
but there are other ppl that need it. i guess

Answer by Catey
Every individual interprets the Bible differently because each person has a unique point of view. Therefore, there is no “correct” or “fair” interpretation of it. There are people who read the Bible with some form of bias, such as discriminates and fanatics. Most people try to interpret the Bible, as they do not understand it or want to.

Answer by BibleChooser
1) What is worst, the interpretation of the Bible itself or how the Bible is interpreted and applied?

Well, there are many interpretations of the bible, and many ways (methods) of interpreting the bible. This is not something that you can compare, ” *the* interpretation of the bible” to *the* “how the bible is interpreted”.

2) Is there such a thing as a correct or fair interpretation of the Bible?

Yes – but, objectively speaking, we do not know what that correct interpretation is. However, there are what we can call valid interpretations (or, if you prefer, possible interpretations) and invalid interpretations (or, if you prefer, verifiably erroneous interpretations).

3) What is harder interpretation the Bible or understanding the Bible?

Understanding any written work that is more complex linguistically than “Dick and Jane” *demands* interpretation as a prerequisite to understanding. In other words, NO more-than-childish written document can be understood unless the reader interprets what he is reading.

So, interpreting is easier, as understanding without interpretation is not possible.

4) Can anyone interpret the Bible for or against without being bias?

I’m not sure what you are asking. “For” what? “Against” what?

5) What do people try to do the most, interpret the Bible or understand the Bible?

Understand it. Like understanding any document, that demands interpretation.

Jim, https://www.BibleChooser.com