Do not to go beyond what is written
1 Corinthians 4:6 (ESV)
I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit,
brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none
of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.
Why do we do this?
We should use the Bible to interpret the Bible, or we can say we use the Word
of God to interpret the Word of God. So, when we have something written in the
Bible that is as clear as day, why do we try to ignore it and bring in other
things that are not as clear to make what was clear no longer clear?
It looks like we think God and His Word revolve around us.
So, we try to make the Word of God fit what we want it to say. But that's not
how it works—we should revolve around God and His Word.
We do this a lot with some of Paul's teachings. We read what he says, but we either ignore it or try to come up with other reasons to claim that Paul was not actually saying what he said. I even had a pastor tell me that John got it wrong or misspoke in part of his writings. How can you do that and still say that the bible is the inspired word of God?
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