Do Christains understand Biblical text?

[Waya]

It has been said over and over again, why does unequality exist among men?

You can argue the theory of Darwinism, the old dog eat dog explanation, but with Christianity being the primary religion of humanity, why do they continue to look away as children die from lack of food,a resource so readily available and abundant to so many.

As I sort through Biblical text it seems appearent that most Christians do not comprehend the words, they only seem to see the ones they want and disregaurd the part that will actually get them to heaven.

 

[wordmagnifiedabovenames]

I agree that lots of "Christians" after having confessed Jesus Christ as "Lord and Saviour" remember the "Saviour" and forget the "Lord." Do you have a specific example in mind of Christians disregarding the a specific part of the "words" that will actually get them to Heaven?"

 

[Mister Emu]

The understanding of the Bible varies by passage and the individual Christian...

Not to mention that many people confident in their ideas on a certain passage are likely incorrect.

 

[MountainGuardian]

Most people are taught by their parents and other people what they believe, when they read the bible, they read, what they believe. I was adopted by a family that are all very strict christians, they all have a very specific set of beliefs, that they believe are backed by the bible, but I am able to use the bible to invalidate many of these beliefs, yet they still believe that way...why?.... Because they believe what they are taught and read what they believe. These are not uneducated fools, they are all teachers and professors, but they were taught a specific set of beliefs and nothing can shake that.

This is most definately not just a Christian phenomon either, I find it to be especially common among the Muslims that I have talked to as well. I have only read through the Quran one time and not all the way through, yet I am aware of passages in there that no Muslim I have talked to as yet, were aware of, in fact they did not believe me at first that the passage existed, until I told them where it was and they read it for themselves. They like most christians are taught what they believe by people, not by their book. And when they read the Quran they read what they believe.

I think this is not a christian trait but more a human trait...that spans all belief structures.

Just a note, Muslims far outnumber christians on this planet, christianity is not really the primary religion.

 

[rusra02]

It has been said over and over again, why does unequality exist among men?

You can argue the theory of Darwinism, the old dog eat dog explanation, but with Christianity being the primary religion of humanity, why do they continue to look away as children die from lack of food,a resource so readily available and abundant to so many.

As I sort through Biblical text it seems appearent that most Christians do not comprehend the words, they only seem to see the ones they want and disregaurd the part that will actually get them to heaven.

You are correct in saying most professed Christians disregard what the Bible says.
Matthew 7:21-23 records Jesus words that not all who profess him as Lord will enter into God's kingdom. To the contrary, Jesus called them workers of lawlessness.
The two greatest wars in history began in so-called Christian nations. Much of the violence and wickedness evident in the world is either caused by or supported by those professing faith in God, be they "Christian", Muslim, or some other religion.
As Titus 1:16 says "They publicly declare they know God, but they disown him by their works, because they are detestable and disobedient and not approved for good work of any sort."

 

[ellenjanuary]

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[Man of Faith]

It has been said over and over again, why does unequality exist among men?

You can argue the theory of Darwinism, the old dog eat dog explanation, but with Christianity being the primary religion of humanity, why do they continue to look away as children die from lack of food,a resource so readily available and abundant to so many.

As I sort through Biblical text it seems appearent that most Christians do not comprehend the words, they only seem to see the ones they want and disregaurd the part that will actually get them to heaven.

They don't look away from those that need help. They just don't look toward the governments of atheists like communism and socialism for the answer.

 

[thedope]

I think that people interpret the bible to the degree of their own "understanding".
I think the real challenge is consistency. Are your interpretations consistent in premise?
Are they consistent with known properties? If your interpretation requires you to suspend credulity, then it is not credulous.

 

[waitasec]

The understanding of the Bible varies by passage and the individual Christian...

Not to mention that many people confident in their ideas on a certain passage are likely incorrect.

I think that people interpret the bible to the degree of their own "understanding".
I think the real challenge is consistency. Are your interpretations consistent in premise?
Are they consistent with known properties? If your interpretation requires you to suspend credulity, then it is not credulous.

word...

 

[ChristineES]

Do you even know most Christians?

Some Christians understand scriptures and others don't. Some read the scriptures and some don't. Some only rely on what preachers and priests say and some don't. You can't put blanket statements on people, including Christians. Blanket statements never fit individuals.

 

[thedope]

. Blanket statements never fit individuals.

While it is true that there is no statistic that represents any one individual, we can make blanket statements or statements of commonality. The whole defines the parts, but the part does not define the whole.