Yes, The Bible Is
a CONFUSING Book!
This statement will shock those
who feel qualified to interpet the
Scriptures for themselves.
They may reply that anyone
honestly seeking to "search the
Scriptures" will have the infallible
aid of the Holy Spirit.
But how can this be true when
equally Sincere people... all pre
sumably aided by the Holy Spirit
...arrive at conflicting conclu
sions? How can it be true when
doctrinal differences divide nomi
nal Christians into numerous
sects? How can it be true when
eminent scholars disagree sharply
on basic Bible questions?
Scholars who devote their life
time to the study of the Scriptures
arejhe first to admit the difficul
ties that beset them. They know the
inspired writings are not the clear
and easy guide to Christian under
standing that so many seem to
think. If they were so clear and
easy to understand, there would be
no need for scholarly inquiry no
excuse for a divided Christianity.
The mere words of the Bible do
not always accurately reflect the
meaning of their authors. They
must be understood in the light
of the times in which they were
written ... in a knowledge of the
symbols and language forms they
employed . . . and with a recogni
tion of the need to determine what
was meant to be literal and what
was meant to be figurative. Who
of us has this required knowledge?
The earliest Bible manuscripts,
in fact, could have been confusing
even to the people of those times.
The Old Testament writings
largely in Hebrew had no spac
ing between words, no vowels in
the text, no punctuation and no
capitalization. The vowels had to
be supplied from memory! Spac
ing of words or the insertion of
various vowels could markedly
change the sense of the words.
But in those times the faithful
did not attempt to interpret Scrip
ture for themselves. For the
Jewish people in the pre-Christian
era, the Synagogue was their voice
of spiritual authority; and the Old
Testament was preached to them
by the Rabbis and fathers of their
faith. In like manner, the Catholic
Church was the custodian of the
inspired writings of the New
Testament; and its priests and
teachers were authoritatively
preaching the New Testament
Gospel nearly four centuries be
fore these writings were collected
into a single book and formally
declared to be inspired.
Today . . . after nearly 2,000
years . . . Catholics the world over
still listen to only one authorita
tive voice the Church in the
interpretation of God's Word. If
you want to know more about the
Bible how and when it was writ
ten, how to read it with best re
sults, its good and bad translations
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Party of th First Part
In old pajamas, with pin curls drying,
My face in a cold-cream lather,
I'm poised on the edge of fainting
or flying,
Uncertain of which I'd rather.
la the house on fire? Have the Martians
landed?
Or is it a nighttime stick-up,
That horror-stricken I stand here
stranded,
Uncertain which foot to pick up?
And what's the cause of the merriment
rising
From well-groomed people and hearty?
The answer oh, jeepers! isn't
surprising:
Surprise Parly.
Georgia Starbuek Galbrailh
The secretary brought the boss his
morning mail but kept one letter separate.
"The envelope of this one said 'Personal,' "
she explained, "but it isn't very."
James Shurluck
The lady looked out the window in time
to tee the neighbor's children run into
her yard and chase one another through
her lovely flower garden. Before she could
do anything about it, their mother bound-
and Quotes
ed angrily after them.
"You devils," the mother cried. "Never
do that again just look at the mess you've
made of your new shoes!"
Gene Burtell
He could get along with everybody but
his brother-in-law, and one day he grew
so irritated that he chased the youth out
of the house.
"You've got to control yourself," his
wife told him. "It's silly, and besides if
you even lay a hand on him you'll be fined
$25 or so."
Weeks passed and the husband never
mentioned his brother-in-law. His wife
was pleased. "I see you've given up the
idea of fighting my brother."
"I'm not giving up!" the man shouted.
"I'm saving up !" , F. G. Kernan
Fat Chanc
The penny scale that fells my weight
Might just as well eliminate
The little card that tells my fate;
My future's clear before I spy it:
Diet.
Dick Emmons
9 'iy
"What a day! They threw a group tantrum!"
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