About One God Logic and the Truth of God's Word
With all due respect to the many outstanding pastors in this world, they have one thing I hold against them. The vast majority are connected to a particular denomination. The problem is that they are forced to teach the beliefs of their denominations and not the truth.
There are thousands of denominations in Christianity today, but there is only one True God who gave us only one set of doctrines. The vast majority of the denominations will insist they teach the truth because the Holy Spirit guided them to that truth. So somehow, the Holy Spirit has guided thousands to different truths. Yeah, I don't buy that either. Let's face one truth right from the start here. The simple fact is, most people cannot always tell the difference between the voice of the Holy Spirit and their own thoughts.
Too often when someone studies the Bible and they find a verse that seems to support what they already believe, they accept that verse as proving their belief is correct. They never consider whether the verse can be interpreted differently. When they find verses that seem to contradict what they believe, they tend to either ignore it completely, or they have every intention on coming back to it later and never do. Man does not like to consider they are believing something wrong. Not many are willing to throw their own beliefs away and look for the truth. They instead look for a truth that fits what they already believe. But that is too often not God's truth. It is man's interpretation of the truth.
God has shown me a way to find His truth and not man's interpretation of the truth. God's truth is in what I call "Primary" verses!
Primary verse: Any verse in the Holy Bible that is so clearly stated that it only has one possible interpretation. A primary verse leaves nothing to be assumed. It says what it means and it means what it says!
There are two ways to prove a verse is not a Primary verse.
1) There is more than one logical interpretation to what it is saying. The key word here is "logical". Man has a propensity to be able to take any verse and give it an alternate interpretation. Unfortunately sometimes those interpretations simply are not very logical. They are often a major stretch to believe it could possibly mean something if someone was trying to be extra sneaky in how they worded it and the reader was to squint as they read it.
Granted, this is one area where I have a slight advantage over most people. I have the ability to separate myself from any situation. No matter how much I want to believe something, I can push it aside and see something from an unbiased point of view. You need to be able to do that when judging if an interpretation is logical or not.
2) If you can find good enough evidence that the translation from Greek or Hebrew into English is in question. If there are debates on how certain key words in a verse should be translated, then you have to accept that either is possible and the verse is no longer a Primary verse. Unless neither translation will change the important part of what the verse means.
Why are Primary Verses So Important?
Because God's Word can have no direct contradictions! Let me be clear here. Unless the color of the cloak the soldiers placed on Jesus would actually make a difference, it doesn't matter if you think there is a contradiction of whether the cloak is Scarlet or Purple. We can argue over meaningless details and all of those can be explained, but when searching for the truth in God's doctrines, the meaningless details are not worth debating. Focus on facts that matter.
Since God's Word can have no direct contradictions, then Primary verses must hold the truth. If a verse can only be interpreted one way, then to believe it is not the truth is to believe there is a contradiction in God's Word. That is not acceptable.
With the understanding that Gods word has no contradictions and that means all primary verses are speaking truth, the secret is to find the primary verses for each doctrine. When you find those, and you interpret all other verses to support the primary verses, you find the full truth to God's Word. Not man's interpretation, but God's Truth!
That is what I have done here at One God Logic!
There are thousands of denominations in Christianity today, but there is only one True God who gave us only one set of doctrines. The vast majority of the denominations will insist they teach the truth because the Holy Spirit guided them to that truth. So somehow, the Holy Spirit has guided thousands to different truths. Yeah, I don't buy that either. Let's face one truth right from the start here. The simple fact is, most people cannot always tell the difference between the voice of the Holy Spirit and their own thoughts.
Too often when someone studies the Bible and they find a verse that seems to support what they already believe, they accept that verse as proving their belief is correct. They never consider whether the verse can be interpreted differently. When they find verses that seem to contradict what they believe, they tend to either ignore it completely, or they have every intention on coming back to it later and never do. Man does not like to consider they are believing something wrong. Not many are willing to throw their own beliefs away and look for the truth. They instead look for a truth that fits what they already believe. But that is too often not God's truth. It is man's interpretation of the truth.
God has shown me a way to find His truth and not man's interpretation of the truth. God's truth is in what I call "Primary" verses!
Primary verse: Any verse in the Holy Bible that is so clearly stated that it only has one possible interpretation. A primary verse leaves nothing to be assumed. It says what it means and it means what it says!
There are two ways to prove a verse is not a Primary verse.
1) There is more than one logical interpretation to what it is saying. The key word here is "logical". Man has a propensity to be able to take any verse and give it an alternate interpretation. Unfortunately sometimes those interpretations simply are not very logical. They are often a major stretch to believe it could possibly mean something if someone was trying to be extra sneaky in how they worded it and the reader was to squint as they read it.
Granted, this is one area where I have a slight advantage over most people. I have the ability to separate myself from any situation. No matter how much I want to believe something, I can push it aside and see something from an unbiased point of view. You need to be able to do that when judging if an interpretation is logical or not.
2) If you can find good enough evidence that the translation from Greek or Hebrew into English is in question. If there are debates on how certain key words in a verse should be translated, then you have to accept that either is possible and the verse is no longer a Primary verse. Unless neither translation will change the important part of what the verse means.
Why are Primary Verses So Important?
Because God's Word can have no direct contradictions! Let me be clear here. Unless the color of the cloak the soldiers placed on Jesus would actually make a difference, it doesn't matter if you think there is a contradiction of whether the cloak is Scarlet or Purple. We can argue over meaningless details and all of those can be explained, but when searching for the truth in God's doctrines, the meaningless details are not worth debating. Focus on facts that matter.
Since God's Word can have no direct contradictions, then Primary verses must hold the truth. If a verse can only be interpreted one way, then to believe it is not the truth is to believe there is a contradiction in God's Word. That is not acceptable.
With the understanding that Gods word has no contradictions and that means all primary verses are speaking truth, the secret is to find the primary verses for each doctrine. When you find those, and you interpret all other verses to support the primary verses, you find the full truth to God's Word. Not man's interpretation, but God's Truth!
That is what I have done here at One God Logic!
Personally, I do not care what I already believe. My only desire is to find God's Truth and believe that! I want to serve God according to His Word and not mine or someone else's interpretation of His Word. With the Holy Spirit guiding me, using the brains God gave me, and with the use of the Primary verses, I believe God's Truth is attainable.
