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In the Bible, King Solomon understood the language
of the plants and animals. St. Paul, on the other
hand, understood the language of the angels. This is
the reason why, we are saying that, the Bible is a
compilation of every truth regarding life here on
earth and in the heavens. In other words, there are
many speakers in the Bible, and not all utterances
came from God. For that reason, we cannot claim that
there are no flaws in the Bible, because there are
pronouncements here, which came from the
non-believers. Like what we can read in Job 22:15,
“Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have
trodden?” When this part was read by those who
lacked understanding of the Bible, they readily
remarked, “Those who are in Soriano’s Dating Daan
(the Old Way) are wicked!” Simply because they read
that, they old way was trodden by wicked men, they
already made a sweeping conclusion. Obviously, the
ones who said that were not using their heads. If
that pronouncement really came from God, then, by
all means, we will not be against it. But, it did
not! Now, if God will be asked, what did He say
about the “old way”? In Jer. 6:16, it says,
“Thus
said the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see, and
ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and
walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your
souls.”
God said that, the old path is the good way. But,
why was there a claim that the old way was trodden
by wicked men? Did that statement come from God, or
from somebody else?
In studying the Bible, you have to find out first
who is the one speaking. And then, verify who is he
talking to, and when did it happen. You have to
establish all these details first for you to see and
understand the truth. For example, did God really
say, “Be fruitful and multiply?” Yes, He did! But
the question is, to whom did He say it? Was it to
the drunkard? If that is the case, then, the earth
will be filled with drunkards! There might be a
shortage of liquor, when it happens. Was God, then,
talking to the drug addict? Why don’t we read the
Bible to confirm, whom was God talking to. In Gen.
6:13-14,17, it says, “And God said unto Noah, The
end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is
filled with violence through them; and, behold, I
will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark
of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark,
and shalt pitch it within and without pitch. … And,
behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon
the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the
breath of life, from under heaven; and everything
that is in the earth shall die.”
Was humanity wiped out, or not? How many were left?
Eight: Noah and his household. All the wicked were
eliminated. And after the universal deluge, God
spoke to Noah. Gen. 9:1 says, “And God blessed Noah
and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth.”
Who was God talking to? God was addressing the
upright men. Otherwise, if he was also addressing
the wicked, why, then, did He have to eliminate the
rest of mankind? The ones who were commanded to “be
fruitful and multiply” were the 8 upright souls –
Noah and his family.
The problem is, even those who lack sense of
responsibility … even the jobless, who have nothing
to feed their children, thought that they were also
being commanded to multiply! This world will become
a miserable and a despicable place if it will be
filled with irresponsible people. The commandment,
“Be fruitful and multiply,” concerned only a
particular group of people … at a particular period
of time. Do not interpret the Bible by yourself.
Chances are, your interpretation is wrong! What do I
mean to say?
If you are going to study the Bible, you must bear
in mind that, although the Bible contains the words
of God. And, although it is a revelation of the
Almighty … although it is a compilation of old
truths about men and God, it also contains
pronouncements, which did not come from God. It also
contains words that contradict God’s words. But we
are not concerned about those. Our main concern is
the words of God, written in the Bible. And how are
we to know whether a pronouncement came from God?
Prov. 8:8-9 says, “All the words of my mouth are in
righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse
in them. They are all plain to him that
understandeth, and right to them that find
knowledge.”
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Reading
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