Something I wrote a few years ago in response to a person in the Alliance church that told me straight up the scriptures were not interpretable and not culturally relevant in todays time.

His grandpa was a Roman Catholic Shriner Freemason.  I cannot prove that he was the same persuasion as his grandpa but most of the things that I saw from his fruit says that he is, a Pretender…

The Holy Scriptures(The Bible) can be understood?

This might seem like a dumb question, but in these times it seems to come up a lot.  The Bible is very clear that it can be interpreted by those who are spiritual but for those who are not they cannot understand (1 Corinthians 2:10-16).  Paul also reveals to the Ephesians in Chapter three that we can know and understand what Paul writes about concerning the mystery of Christ.  

The gospel message would surely be a mystery to someone who refuses to have faith in Jesus; and believe what the apostles, the prophets and Jesus himself proclaimed.  In fact 2 Corinthians 2 makes it unmistakably clear that to those who have eternal life it is like a sweet perfume; and to those that are perishing it is the taste and smell of death.

There are many so-called Christians today that don’t understand the word of God; when in fact these assumed Christians may not believe at all.  Everyone wants to belong in some way or another but believing in Christ Jesus is not an inclusive social club.  Jesus shed blood on the cross is the only way a sinner can have remission of sins (Hebrew 9:22); one must repent and turn to Jesus by this grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8). 

Many professing Christians in these times “go to church” as a way to to belong to a system with good morals or a way to have a social outlet.  The problem with Christianity  being a social outlet is that the focus turns from God to each-other and essentially; self.  Paul covered this last days selfishness with Timothy in 2 Timothy Chapter 4; where people would turn away from sound doctrine and gather around them teachers to itch their ears.  Sound familiar!?  Many Christians are now saying that the Bible is just a story; nothing more and nothing less.  This is, however, not in harmony with what the Bible teaches.  Again, Paul, writing to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4 writes that we are to preach the word; and this word is able to reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and doctrine.  If the Bible “supposedly” cannot be interpreted,  why does the scriptures say that one can.  And not only interpret but be used for long suffering and doctrine. 

In the Old Testament, Hilkiah the priest, came across the book of the Law.  It was then read to King Josiah.  After king Josiah heard what was written in the Law he tore his clothes in despair.  For Judah had not been following Gods word.  Sound familiar!?  The law was then read to all the people from the greatest to the least.  How was this old book that for years Judah did not follow; now contemporary?  Not only was the word contemporary; king Josiah made them stand to it.  There is now a new covenant that was made with the blood of Jesus Christ; but somehow many presumed Christians cannot be taught objective sound doctrine from the one in which shed that blood.

Does evading what the Bible says about objective truth and doctrine of that truth, somehow make the word of God less authoritative and untruthful?  Are not people making the Bible articulate how they want it to be perceived? People want to avoid following anyway that is contrary to their own; so they can continue in their wicked ways.

Ezra the scribe in Nehemiah Chapter 8 stood up and read the book of the law and with the help of some of the other men and levites they caused the people to understand.  Specifically in verse 8 of Chapter 8 of Nehemiah it says, “So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.” 

Christians in these times need to learn to know their creator and become like him more  than ever (Colossians 3:10).  Instead it is becoming clear that professing Christians are reducing the truth of Gods revealed word into subjectivity.  This is a tragedy!  In Ephesians 5:9-14 it says, “(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable to the Lord.  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.  For it is a shame even to speak of these things which are done of them in secret.  But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light.  Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”

Where is the truth?  Where is the righteousness?  Where is the goodness?  People in these last days want to have goodness but seem to sacrifice truth to get it.  Christians are pretending to be righteous but selfishness and the love of this world is transparent for those that are awake and discerning.  Time and time again idol worship is the focus of what Christians give their hearts over to.  Entertainment that is full of sin and depravity is passed off as good; but no one says anything for fear of being called “legal”, “out of date”, “out of touch”, “hypocrite”, “judgy”... This is not what is taught in 2 Timothy 2:15 where it says, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

If truth is divided correctly; can one not know what is right and what is wrong?  In this age, countless people are calling evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20).  This is because professing Christians have turned away from God’s word and some claim it cannot be interpreted; it is just a good moral subjective story.  Blasphemy!  

In the words of Joel the prophet, “Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rent your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.”