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One of if not the most important things to understand while reading the bible is this; Read everything in the proper context ! Many bible verses are slapped on bumpers, t-shirts, and on laptops. I have no problem with this! However, it makes it very easy to read them out of context. Context Matters In order to read bible passages in the correct context, you have to make sure you understand the culture of which it was written, who wrote it, who it was written for, and what happened before / after it was written. You should never just cherry pick bible verses, because that strips them of any intended meaning and leaving people to make up what they think the text means. The passage we’re talking about here is this: Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (ESV) This verse is prayed when people bet in the lottery, want to win their baseball game, or simply as an encouraging word. But what does it mean in context? Philippians The author of this ...

Foundation (God’s Word over Tradition) The Bible is a very nuanced book. There are many things that the bible teaches to different audiences over the course of thousands of years. One teaching that Christians have had a lot of differing views on has been the topic of Alcohol. To preface this conversation, I must first talk about how we should handle the teaching of Scripture. Oftentimes, we import our own teachings and beliefs onto the Word of God, which is called eisegesis. This is very common, which is why it’s so important for us to value the Truth of God’s Word above all. If the bible teaches one thing, but our tradition teaches another, the obvious thing to do would be to follow the Word of God. The Bible is the Bible so let it speak for itself. Jesus actually addressed this very thing in the Gospel according to Mark: Mark 7:1–23 Traditions and Commandments Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, they saw that som...