An Objective View of Understanding

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ. Ephesians 3:2-4

It has been said many times by the various religious groups that the source of their difference is that they just don’t understand the Bible the same way. This is presented as an answer that you should accept. If you were to object to their truth on this matter, you would simply be intolerant. So, if there are many different peoples believing many diverse things about the Word of God, we must answer the question, “Can we all understand the Bible alike?”

It is not up to me to say so; it is up to God. We must always look to the Word for all answers when it comes to matters of faith. Paul wrote in his epistle the dispensation of the grace which God gave him. He added that by revelation God made known the mystery. God breathed through His Spirit the revelation and inspired Paul’s pen to record it. Once he recorded it, he intended the Ephesians to read it, and once they read it, there was a result. The inspired Apostle said, “Ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ.” This statement certainly contradicts the statement: we do not understand the Bible alike and that is okay.

In all truth, there is only one way to understand a thing correctly. Any person can realize that a proposition cannot be both true and false at the same time. So there must be agreement in understanding. While you can misunderstand the Bible many different ways, all who understand the Bible, understand it correctly-and any other view is a misunderstanding. Let me put it another way: there are only two standings, understanding and misunderstanding. The Lord has said you can understand, so take a wild guess who is the source of misunderstanding (cf. Jn 8:44).

Grace and Peace,

Ryan

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