The Bible is Not the Inerrant Word of God

Posted on 05/27/2024 by Messyanic

For most of my life I was led to believe the Bible was the inerrant Word of God. I heard that phrase repeatedly and never questioned it too much. But now I see that is not the case at all.

What I Used To Believe

When I was young, I was exposed to a Christian “catechism” that stated, when asked the question, “Who wrote the Bible?”, “Holy men of God wrote the Bible” was the answer. So, I acknowledged the idea that the Bible was written by men (as opposed to God Himself).

When I tried to understand how this book could be considered “the Word of God”, I could see throughout the Old Testament stories of God speaking directly to man, so naturally, if “holy men” wrote down what God said, then that could justify those written words to be “the Word of God”.

And at some point, I heard the phrase “divinely inspired” applied to the Bible, and that justified in my mind how the remaining texts comprised in the Bible could also be considered “the Word of God” indirectly.

But when I stopped to think about it, I had a hard time believing the Bible was “inerrant”, especially considering the fact that it was written & handled by human beings, who are obviously fallible, for hundreds (if not thousands) of years.

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The Problem with Faith-based Communities

Posted on 05/15/2024 by Messyanic

My husband recently started making videos discussing his ideas regarding intentional communities, which is a subject we’ve talked about for many years.

We understand the need for community in real life at the local level in order to survive & thrive outside the control of powers-that-shouldn’t-be. But what should that community look like?

This morning he recorded & posted a talk I did with him at his YouTube channel sharing what I see to be problematic with faith-based communities. This is part one of a series we entitled Faith- vs. Value-based Communities.

Please check it out and let me know what you think:

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Updates to the Website

Posted on 04/25/2024 by Messyanic

What’s New?

Please check them out, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns and if you need me to clarify anything with what I said.

I still need to go through more old posts to update them with my current understanding, so if you come across something that seems to contradict something elsewhere on this site, please bring it to my attention in the post’s comments of the post, and I’ll address that next.

Also, I would love to hear from you as to where you’re at in your understanding as it relates to:

  • What you believe concerning the Bible (in general) and the Messiah,
  • The times we’re living in, and
  • Your thoughts on the future.

And if there’s anything in particular that you’d like me to address either in a blog post or on a video, please let me know in the comments below.

Thanks!

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My Video-Making Journey Continues

Posted on 04/11/2024 by Messyanic

Six years ago, I embarked on a new video-making journey. But, before I could get anywhere with it, it ended.

Well, now, I’m back. Check it out…

A quick hello.

As I said in my previous post, I feel called to move forward and focus on:

  • Sharing the wisdom I’ve gleaned from my personal studies of the Bible, in conjunction with my personal homesteading, child-rearing, unschooling, self-employment & community-building experience.
  • Untangling some of the so-called Bible teachings & supposedly Biblical traditions of man, which I’ve encountered & personally investigated.
  • Using my YouTube channel to teach in-depth what I’ve found when I sought out the Bible to dismantle the Virgin Birth doctrine, in particular.

I look forward to this venture going forward, and I hope to see & interact with you along the way!

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The Bible: A Treasure Trove Weaponized

Posted on 04/05/2024 by Messyanic

Personally, I see the Bible as a treasure trove of wisdom.

Unfortunately, I believe the Bible has been weaponized by the Enemy of our soul to destroy mankind.

Our Enemy’s Primary Aim: Destroy Mankind

Through deceptive manipulation, I believe the Bible has been used by agents of our Enemy to destroy us by presenting a faulty understanding of the value, design & intended purpose for the existence of mankind.

We’ve been taught that man is now fundamentally flawed due to Original Sin, referring to the Fall of Adam in the Garden of Eden, and that we are all inherently sinners. Therefore, we are all automatically separated from God at the onset of our lives.

Furthermore, we’ve been led to believe that we are only human (as if being human was somehow inadequate), incapable of ruling & governing ourselves and thereby unable to be without sin.

We’re told we need someone to mediate on our behalf — and that it is up to us to find that intermediary and accept that figure as Lord over us in order to receive forgiveness and be brought into good standing with our Maker.

We’re also told that this world (the earth, in particular) is either being ruled by our Enemy or by God. Therefore, we are led to believe that we have no real control over what happens here.

All of this is conveyed by the teachings & traditions of men who use the Bible as an authoritative vessel by which these notions are made known to us, claiming the book is the inerrant Word of God.

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My Spiritual Expedition

Posted on 04/03/2024 by Messyanic

I’m in favor of searching out a matter within the Bible. That’s how I got to where I am today. However, I believe it is necessary to first have a foundation that is based on what is physically true/real & self-evident before going on any spiritual expeditions.

The Course I Took

When I began to question what I understood about the Bible, I started seeking out answers to specific questions I had concerning what the Bible said, and that journey took me all over the place. And it was exciting! It was like the book was brand new to me.

I started washing myself in it, and I began to read whole books from start to finish.

And eventually, I naturally went back to the beginning and started reading from Genesis forward with a new, open mind.

When I did so, I realized so much of what I was taught in my Christian upbringing was baggage that was hindering me from seeing all that was plainly written on the page. So I began to unload that baggage.

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First Things First: Get a Grip & Hold Fast

Posted on 03/30/2024 by Messyanic

I believe every Bible student, Bible reader, and so-called Bible believer needs to actually read their Bibles, starting at the beginning of the book.

They need to gain a firm grip on what is established there, and then hold fast to it when reading all that comes after it, in order to make proper sense of it all.

I would think this approach would make common sense and need not be said, but evidently someone needs to say it, because it’s not happening, across the board.

But also, more importantly, I believe people need to get a firm grasp on reality before they even open the Book. And then they need to hold fast to that whenever seeking to understand whatever is before them.

Unfortunately, I see too many people doing it backwards.

For example, too many are reading passages in the New Testament and flipping here, there & everywhere to support their understanding, and then they are using that understanding as their foundation for understanding Genesis!

Or, many are taking what they come to understand from the Bible, in general — apart from reality, and using that as their foundation for understanding the world around them.

It’s upside down!

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Heavenly Thrones

Posted on 03/23/2024 by Messyanic

After publishing my post, The LORD Said to My Lord, I began looking into the Hebrew word, most often translated as throne, kisse (H3678). It comes from the verb root kasa (H3680) which means to cover, according to Brown-Driver-Briggs. And the noun kisse (H3678) means seat of honour, throne, and it appears 135 times in the Old Testament.

Of these mentions, we see priests, kings (& the mother of a king: Bathsheba), and YHVH (& even Haman in the book of Esther and a foolish woman in the book of Proverbs) seated on them. Primarily, though, they are mostly reserved for kings and priests.

In the New Testament, the Greek word thronos (G2362) appears 61 times.

In my previous post I made a reference to God’s children being seated on heavenly thrones when I wrote,

“In the Kingdom of God, God sits on His throne in heaven and calls on people to act as His children, doing His Will, ruling themselves. And when they have proven themselves worthy to be called His children, God seats them on heavenly thrones.”

from “The LORD Said to My Lord” by Messyanic

I was asked by Kay in the comment section what I meant by that reference, what it looked like, was it something that happened during our lifetime or afterward, and if it was literal or figurative.

Here’s my response to that.

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The LORD Said To My Lord

Posted on 02/04/2024 by Messyanic

Many refer to the following passage to support the notion that Jesus is not the physical son of David, but rather, he is God, the Son. (Never mind the fact that the Bible never says that Jesus is “God, the Son”.)

“41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
“They say unto him, The son of David.
“43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
“46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.”

Matthew 22:41-46 KJV

I believe Jesus posed this question to point out that there were two different kinds of “kingdoms” at play: the kingdoms of men and the Kingdom of God.

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The End of An Age

Posted on 03/25/2022 by Messyanic

When I hear things like the Day of the LORD is quickly approaching & Jesus/Yeshua is coming back, I have to ask, what exactly are people expecting to see in the physical realm with these notions?

When the New Testament speaks of the Day of the LORD, I believe it is referring to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. (with the destruction of the temple/power structure & accompanying power/control figures, which Yeshua prophesied would come to pass), and that has obviously passed.

There was a physical remnant of people that were spared from physical death in that generation — they had to figure out how to live outside the System of that day in order to go on living.

Those who lived in accordance with YHVH’s instructions & Yeshua’s teachings experienced life in a figurative “new Jerusalem” that descended upon the land. They were a nation of priestly-kings, a royal priesthood, living as YHVH intended His Anointed to live.

These were YHVH’s “chosen” — not necessarily descendants of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, but rather descendants of Adam, who walked in accordance with YHVH’s ways, having had their sins atoned for and being figuratively washed clean.

These people had all authority, power & dominion to rule themselves, and they had the ability to intercede on behalf of their fellow man to their Maker as well as act as a light in this world, being a blessing to all the nations, teaching them (in both word & deed) how to live in accordance to our Creator’s Will & His established Natural Law & Order — without the need of a physical king to rule over them or a physical priest to either make physical sacrifices on their behalf or legislate their behavior.

To me, it seems that we are presently living at the end of an age (both, a physical & spiritual one) transitioning into the start of another. And those of us who are prepared to physically live outside the present-day System, operating in accordance with our Heavenly Father’s ways & applying the teachings of Yeshua, will likely be a part of the remnant who will remain standing through this transition & the destruction that will inevitably come for today’s power structure that has been (& continues to be) set up against our Creator & His Ways.

When I read & hear, “Come out of her, my people”, I believe this is a general call through all the ages, to all of mankind who recognize and choose to walk in accordance to Natural Law, to come out of their present-day Systems, which are all destined to fail because they oppose our Creator and His established Natural Order.

What do you think?

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