The Bible Made Simple (Part 3)

In the third installment of the "The Bible Made Simple" series, we explore one of our greatest problems when interpreting the Bible, that we generalize it, and use it without considering its original context. This is dangerous, as the text of the Bible can then be used to justify all kinds of injustices and falsehoods. Instead, we must realize that the Bible is about Jesus, and not about elevating old cultural norms, nor about predicting the apocalypse. The Bible before Christ is always prospective, heralding the coming of Christ, and the Bible after Christ is almost always retrospective, looking back to His life, death, and resurrection. Only by grounding ourselves in Christ and His love can we truly appreciate and glean meaning from the Bible.