How the Bible differ from other books?
Bro. Eli Soriano
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In the Bible, King Solomon understood the language of the plants and animals. St. Paul, on the other hand, understood the language of the angels. This is the reason why, we are saying that, the Bible is a compilation of every truth regarding life here on earth and in the heavens. In other words, there are many speakers in the Bible, and not all utterances came from God. For that reason, we cannot claim that there are no flaws in the Bible, because there are pronouncements here, which came from the non-believers. Like what we can read in Job 22:15, “Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?” When this part was read by those who lacked understanding of the Bible, they readily remarked, “Those who are in Soriano’s Dating Daan (the Old Way) are wicked!” Simply because they read that, they old way was trodden by wicked men, they already made a sweeping conclusion. Obviously, the ones who said that were not using their heads. If that pronouncement really came from God, then, by all means, we will not be against it. But, it did not! Now, if God will be asked, what did He say about the “old way”? In Jer. 6:16, it says, “Thus said the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.”
God said that, the old path is the good way. But, why was there a claim that the old way was trodden by wicked men? Did that statement come from God, or from somebody else?
In studying the Bible, you have to find out first who is the one speaking. And then, verify who is he talking to, and when did it happen. You have to establish all these details first for you to see and understand the truth. For example, did God really say, “Be fruitful and multiply?” Yes, He did! But the question is, to whom did He say it? Was it to the drunkard? If that is the case, then, the earth will be filled with drunkards! There might be a shortage of liquor, when it happens. Was God, then, talking to the drug addict? Why don’t we read the Bible to confirm, whom was God talking to. In Gen. 6:13-14,17, it says, “And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without pitch. … And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and everything that is in the earth shall die.”
Was humanity wiped out, or not? How many were left? Eight: Noah and his household. All the wicked were eliminated. And after the universal deluge, God spoke to Noah. Gen. 9:1 says, “And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.”
Who was God talking to? God was addressing the upright men. Otherwise, if he was also addressing the wicked, why, then, did He have to eliminate the rest of mankind? The ones who were commanded to “be fruitful and multiply” were the 8 upright souls – Noah and his family.
The problem is, even those who lack sense of responsibility … even the jobless, who have nothing to feed their children, thought that they were also being commanded to multiply! This world will become a miserable and a despicable place if it will be filled with irresponsible people. The commandment, “Be fruitful and multiply,” concerned only a particular group of people … at a particular period of time. Do not interpret the Bible by yourself. Chances are, your interpretation is wrong! What do I mean to say?
If you are going to study the Bible, you must bear in mind that, although the Bible contains the words of God. And, although it is a revelation of the Almighty … although it is a compilation of old truths about men and God, it also contains pronouncements, which did not come from God. It also contains words that contradict God’s words. But we are not concerned about those. Our main concern is the words of God, written in the Bible. And how are we to know whether a pronouncement came from God? Prov. 8:8-9 says, “All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.”
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