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  Do you agree with the lecturer that a person must be a born-again Christian in order to understand the Bible? Give reasons for your answer.

  Posted by info on 03/05/2021 at 15:43

  Michaela Hackett replied 8 hours, 30 minutes ago 44 Members · 43 Replies

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  Michaela Hackett

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  05/23/2025 at 10:14

  Yes. Without the Holy Spirit, one cannot have the help that only He can give. The Bible talks of Satan blinding the minds of them that don’t believe. How could someone properly interpret the Bible while being blinded?

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  Tiffany Carpenter

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  04/17/2025 at 21:10

  I agree with Dr. Kaiser in that for someone to understand the Bible, they must be born again. The word of God tells us in 1 Corinthians 2:14 tells us that the natural man cannot recieve things of the Spirit and that natural men are Spiritually discerned. The only way for someone to understand the Holy Bible is for them to give their life to God, then He can reveal things that only He knows.

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  Donald Thomas

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  04/01/2025 at 17:36

  Yes, only a born-again Christian can understand the Bible because the natural man is hostile to God, and cannot and will not accept biblical truth. (This is evidenced in the concept of Total Depravity.) “The (unregenerate) heart is deceitful above all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jer. 17:9) “But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.” (1 Cor. 2:14)

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  Patricia Goss

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  03/25/2025 at 19:46

  Yes. I believe a person must a born-again Christian to interpret / understand scriptures. But I also believe that the Holy Spirit can lead a person through the scripture to realize their need of a savior. As when Philip spoke to the eunuch…he couldn’t completely understand what he read, bur Philip assisted him to realize the meaning.

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  Robert Newton

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  03/03/2025 at 23:19

  Yes. Proverbs teaches us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. The Holy Spirit, which we receive after becoming a born-again Christian, gives us insight and wisdom into things we otherwise would not be able to understand. The Holy Spirit helps get passed the effects of sin on our hearts and minds to understand the Bible.

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  If we all come to the biblical text with bias and previous conditioning, how can we expect to arrive at an interpretation that resembles the authoritative Word of God?

  Posted by info on 03/05/2021 at 15:44

  Patricia Goss replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago 25 Members · 24 Replies

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  Patricia Goss

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  03/25/2025 at 19:51

  We come to everything in life with certain bias and conditioning due to our cultures and upbringing. But I believe that Biblical texts are revealed to us through the Holy Spirit. When we study God’s word, applying scripture to interpret scripture, we can find the true meanings and applications

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  Robert Newton

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  03/03/2025 at 23:21

  I think the most important things to combat our own biases and opinions is going to scripture in prayer and reliance on the Holy Spirit to give us wisdom.

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  Sylvia Weaver

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  02/22/2025 at 11:10

  1. Stick with the Autographs and the literal definitions of the words.

  2. Pray for wisdom. God promises wisdom to those who ask.

  3. If you are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, He will guide you to the truth.

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  Sandra Cervantez

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  06/05/2024 at 01:31

  We must empty ourselves of our bias’ and our own thoughts(opinions. We must pray and to be open to what the Spirit teaches us. Our minds must be transformed and renewed in Christ (Romans 12:2)

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  Robert Mckinzie

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  05/09/2024 at 19:09

  I’ve heard it said that God intentionally left one thing out of the Bible, and that one thing is “Your Opinion”.

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  When believers interpret a passage differently (either within a church or across denominations), how should they relate to each other in a way that promotes unity in the Body of Christ and yet continues to minister God’s Word with conviction?

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  Patricia Goss replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago 40 Members · 41 Replies

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  Patricia Goss

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  03/25/2025 at 19:54

  Ask the Lord for clarification and the right words to say to glorify him and his word.

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  Robert Newton

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  03/03/2025 at 23:24

  They should relate to each other in gentleness and understanding. If one is clearly wrong, then explain with gentleness and encouragement the truth. If it’s something that is more widely not fully understood, prayer and further study together would be a great way to promote unity and understanding God’s Word.

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  Sylvia Weaver

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  02/22/2025 at 11:15

  If it isn’t directly about salvation, it’s not worth arguing over. (“wood, hay, stubble”) Agree to disagree about the things that aren’t in defiance of Scripture and move on.

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  Maria Laguna

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  11/06/2024 at 23:01

  Yes, the Holy Spirit will reveal Gods purpose in your life

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  Maria Laguna

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  11/05/2024 at 21:09

  Nothing in the Bible can be manipulated

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