It is a true statement that the Bible is its own best commentary. To illustrate this truth, the following two examples are provided:<\/p>\n
1)<\/strong> In Matthew 19:23-24, the text states that Jesus said to His disciples:<\/p>\n Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Is our Lord saying that having riches will cause an individual to not be able to enter into heaven? Certainly not, for both Abraham and Solomon were rich individuals (Genesis 13:1-2; Genesis 24:34-35; 1 Kings 10:23).<\/p>\n The simple Bible answer to this question regarding riches, is Jesus commentary found in Mark 10:24 where He states:<\/p>\n Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Thus, it is difficult for anyone who puts their trust<\/strong> in riches to enter the kingdom of God. Also see the example in Luke 12:16-21 and then note 1 Timothy 6:17.<\/p>\n 2)<\/strong> In Matthew 24:20, the text states:<\/p>\n And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The question is raised, Why would the Sabbath not be an acceptable time to flee the impending destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies?<\/p>\n The Bible answer to this question is the commentary found in Nehemiah 13:19-22 Because the gates of Jerusalem would be closed on the Sabbath<\/strong>, thus hindering the Jews escape from the city.<\/p>\n Thus, the Bible is indeed its own best commentary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is a true statement that the Bible is its own best commentary. To illustrate this truth, the following two examples are provided: 1) In Matthew 19:23-24, the text states that Jesus said to His disciples: Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. … Continue reading “The Bible As A Commentary – Bible study”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46633\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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