Divide the Word

[Gail]

What exactly IS dividing the word? Is it interpreting? Defining? Divining? I hope some or all of you all have some enlightenment for me.

Thanks….Gail

[Joey]

Dividing the word is going through and pulling out the truth. Dividing the true promises of God’s Word out from the scripture, where a misinterpretation or a misunderstanding could steer you away from his promises.

But, Dividing goes with everything in your life, a Christian should rightly divide their lives so that they can pull out the truth, and be able to tell truth from lies, in every aspect of their lives. The truth is the rock, the good stuff, and to divide it from the sand will help you to have the strong foundation that keeps your life steady.

Hope this helps.

P.S. The Helper can aid the Believer in all of these things.

[Beaver]

When we look at the Bible we see that it is old and new testament. This means all the good is still ours from the old testament and it only gets better with the new testament. When we divide this word of truth we need to do things such as be sure if the promise is now better through Jesus, to be sure we recognize what all the good is for us to have. There are times when we will need to use the word of God to defend the prayer we stand on. The devil will be right there saying you did not get what you prayed for. He will do this through our thought life, which becomes emotions. When we divide the word we will find out God wants us to have good always when we seek Him first. Some people divide the word and say what was for then is not for now. But when the word is rightly divided. We will see God’s best is His desire for us always. There are scritpures that tell us we need to count it all joy when we suffer for Christ, this suffering is persecution. Being picked on for standing up for God. This does not mean when the devil is whipping your head with some sickness to count it all joy. Put Jesus name on that thing and the devil in his place. The word tells us to resist the devil and he will flee from you. These types of dividing will mean the difference in you putting up with something or putting a stop to it.

Hope this may help.

This is the definition of DIVIDE; to be or make different in opinion or interest.

[Gail]

Thanks, you guys. I appreciate the definitions, examples and understanding. It’s ironic – not, really, we know why it happens – that you started with the division of the Bible into Old and New Testaments. Even as a small child, I thought the New Testament God was a kinder, gentler One. When Alicia was born I surmised that maybe becoming a parent mellowed Him!!!!

Thank you for your time and thoughtfulness. The answers have given me spiritual food.

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