Do you sometimes misunderstand what someone texts you or emails you? Have you misread a message sent to you by someone? We all have bias and the way we receive messages depends on our perspective and mood at the time!
God's word is very clear, concise and descriptive. You really can't get it wrong...unless you want to. But, sometimes we interpret scripture with a bit of bias. We want to rationalize it or make it conform to our way of thinking. When we do this, I think God might be saying, "no, that isn't what I meant!"
2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." God doesn't say one thing in one scripture and then the opposite somewhere else. It all matches up. The meaning doesn't change.
What verses do you misread? Are you looking at the context or just pulling out the verse and using it the way you want to? Look at the verses before and after...look at various translations...Ask God to reveal His meaning and truth to you. In this way you will be getting his message loud and clear!
