Do You Know Why Parts of the Bible DISAGREE?
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Why do parts of the Bible disagree?
Why does Jesus sack the temple at the beginning of John’s gospel, but later in the other gospels?
Why does Paul talk about faith alone, but James says that faith without works is dead?
Does this mean that the Bible can’t be trusted?
Or are we missing something?
Well today, I’m going to explain not only why different parts of the Bible seem to disagree, but also some practical steps you can take so that you can better understand these passages, and really the Bible in general.
Sound interesting? Well then join me for this episode of Beyond the Words.
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I cannot stop watching your videos. My wife daughter and I are learning so much watching your videos and going back and reading the Bible verses that I thought I knew and understood. I wish I could have a day to pick your brain, instead I'll just see your opinion on here! God be with you. Thank you sincerely for your efforts to inform us all.
Thank you so much. I’m so glad you enjoy them. In our community, we have a Q&A section where I answer questions people post. It’s free. Just go to www.brandonrobbinsministry.com/community
That is awesome, we are brand new Christians and I feel you are giving us the correct message with history and language lessons as well. I will head over to the Q&A. Thank you
Never listen to a guy that worships a zombie
Tank you for breaking everything down you truly help me understand more. It makes me want to read my Bible more. I listen to you at work.
Your the first person to say dig deeper to why something is out of order than what many said happened twice. I believe what you’re teaching. Thank you.
Thank you, Pastor Brandon. This is very helpful. "The writers are not writing biographies, they are writing gospels"
Mark never met Jesus. The gospel of Mark was Peter telling Mark what happened, and Mark wrote it down.
Honestly Matthew is written very straightforward factual and no emotion but John is like a poet he is very emotional in his writing.
I'm new here this is life changing..
I’m so happy you are offering this 4part class on studying the Bible. I missed out on your last James class, and have missed your teachings on Biblical teachings. Thanks!
Your videos are amazing. I've been a Catechist for many years, but yours explain so much to me every time. You use plain terms, and give such depth to your information. Thank you, and thank you for doing it on TH-cam!
Jesus had nothing to do with Christianity.
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Love listening to your amazing messages. Thank you for helping in learning so much about the Bible. It really has been a tremendous help! God Bless you ✝️🙏
I am constantly amazed at the record of Scripture and how God orchestrated it to come together. Even the very thoughts of people are recorded and could only have been known by the Spirit who prompted the writers.Remembering all that detail can only be inspired!
You are one of my favorite two go-site channels for biblical and theological lessons but also generally, that is, for any purpose. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all you have done in the past to prepare yourself; for your knowledge; for your obviously strong desire to serve others; and for your enthusiasm over biblical and theological topics.
Contextually understanding scripture brings God’s words into our souls.
Thank you ever so much Brandon for casting light onto the murkiness of ancient texts.
I thrill to every one of your videos.
You are the best teacher in the world right now!
I always learn so much from your videos. Thanks for sharing Brandon and God bless you 😊
Have you learned that Jesus had nothing to do with Christianity?
Thank you for breaking it down for us, Brandon! Looking forward to the training!
I love the background your studio setting and books used are stacked! Just love it
Thank you for your input. James is my favorite. I really really like it. So I will read it again since you suggested us to do that! Thank you.
Thank you for your message. I always learn something new each time.
Thank you for this message. I have often been asked about this. Very helpful.
Thanks for sharing this amazing message for us 🙏🙏🕊️🕊️
Best point: We must dig deeper to understand. Thanks for the way in which you presented this whole topic.
Just got signed up for ghe community, it has q&a lots of good stuff to help understand the bible better. Thank you so much to you and you team.
Thank you Brandon❤
Very insightful teaching, as always. Thank you.
I won't be able to attend the live trainings because they are during the time that I'm at work, but I will try to watch them after work or the next day.
Thank you for sharing your insights; I always learn something new from your teaching!
Have a blessed day! 🙏✝️❤
Thank you Brandon for your message. You opened my eyes to a more endepth study in the word. I will explore this more deeply along with prayer. I do enjoy your studies. Keep up the good work Brandon and God bless.
Love this !
Learned so much from watching you for like 2 months. Keep up the good work.
I've watched several if not scores of your posts and this was one that brought nothing but clarity.
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Very wonderfully explained about faith and action. 👌👌 Thank you Sir.
Please keep up the good work. Im learning way more than I do at church
Thank you for your interpretation of the Bible. I really enjoy the way you explain the history behind the message and how it still applies to us today.
Looking forward to your teaching tools next week!
Great insight! Thank you.
I say Amen to you my brother. I have myself used this kind of breaking down what is written to understand why and when and where and how a passage is written. And in so doing I am than able to take from that what we can learn today. This is how I then would construct the sermons that I have preached. It hasn't always been what people thought needed to be said because I didn't just go along with what people try to say that a certain passage of scripture applies equally to everyone it does not.
Been watching your videos since I started watching the chosen and wanted more understanding. I feel like I’m getting little closer every day after straying for the 12 years after I graduated high school when I was close at that time
Amen and Amen! To whom, when, why, how, well done Brother, From Faith to Faith and from Glory to Glory!
This is such a help for studying Scripture! Both James and Paul look a little different to me now! 😊
Your comment on why Mark and Matthew are different makes perfect sense, especially since Mark traveled with Paul and Barnabas, then Barnabas, and later was called to come help Paul. Mark saw first hand the Gospel going to the gentiles.
This is wonderful! Thank you for your ministry and your work! I literally just heard today (said by Professor Fudge- he's a specialist on Jan Hus): a text without context is a pretext for a proof text.
Thank you again! God bless you, your family, and your ministry!
Thank you.
Thank you
So sorry to have missed your live training. Although your training must be enlightening, it doesn't always agree with God's timing in my life. Would have been grateful in elevating my understanding and practices. God bless you in your work.
Every video just blows me away, am beginning to see the stories in the bible in a whole different light and understanding…
You explain it well!
LOVE that you remind us that the Bible was not written TO us. And we read the words with our 21st century brains.
Is it no wonder that we think we are in the end times when the writers knew Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophets. Jesus said “truly, this generation will surely not pass away until…” and of course He was right.
Thank you Brandon!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support!
I do agree with you on some points. Example Paul said. Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” and then Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better. Paul is addressing a certain circumstance. He is not saying all men should not marry and do better by doing so, the church or species would end. Same with Tongues. Churches now days completely squelch the Holy Spirit by saying you cannot speak allowed in a church because Paul said. If anyone speaks in a tongue, two--or at the most three--should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet. On the day of Pentecost would Paul be telling the other apostles not to speak without an interpreter or not everyone speak at the same time? No. He was addressing a problem in a certain church that was written in a letter. Churches that speak in tongues now days are super orderly already and would instantly stop if the pastor wanted to preach. I have heard singing in the spirit as a congregation which does not happen today because of pastor quenching the fire of the Holy Spirit. Paul would not tell those who sing in the Spirit to stop unless they were not orderly or disrespectful. But the churches now days exclude the Holy Spirit because they don't want to make those who do not have the Holy Spirit uncomfortable..
Acts shows Paul was a fraud Roman agent provocateur the Apostles did not believe his conversion story. And all epistles are counterfeits of the Roman Catholic church. There never was multiple Gospels by multiple authors. The Gospel was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.
Awesome Brandon, makes James so much clearer now.
Brandon, you are one of my top reasons for, not only reading more Bible books, but understanding more of what I read. Thank you so much.😊
I love that! Thank you for sharing.
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I believe that Jesus cleans the temple twice : at the beginning and close to the end of his 3 1/2 years
Context really matters!
Very cool thumbnail! 😄😍😊
Through faith alone
But
Faith without works is dead
And
Faith without love is dead
Can you explain the 'buy a sword ' verse?
Does the training session begin at 4 pm in the Eastern Time Zone? I'm in the Central Time Zone and don't want to join late.
It is a great point! There is a tendency to use specific verses of the bible to give instructions without considering the context it was written and the rest of the verses around. It is just interpreted considering the current culture viewpoint. Like that part about the women learning but not being allowed to usurp the authority of man. Some days ago, while reading that part a revelation came to me. First, it is written "the man", specific subject and not all men. And if we look at all the rest of the verses until the end of that part, the choosing of Eve transgression is not to reflect the man over woman way of think, but to highlight why learning must be in silence and subjection. The whole transgression of Eve, in the first place was giving ears to what would become the serpent. She had just been created, she was naive to the world. That was why Eve was "fooled" and not Adam. Adam was there for longer, and took part in the naming of almost everything. He would had suspected as God did not showed him whatever appeared to Eve. But she was curious and naive (in the sense of not knowing much about the world). And instead of waiting until God revealed the knowledge in His time, or insisting with Him, she gave ears to something else that suited whar she wanted to do and barely thought about it. And it had the consequences it had. How does this have to do with women learning? First if we think about counseling a new student we say: pay attention to the teacher; listen to him/her, they know more about it than what you think you know; do as they say; don't talk in class, you won't pay attention... And if we compare this situation with Eve's story, it is the story of a student (Eve) and a teacher (God), and how Eve was not a good student and what it did cost: she didn't listen and usurped the authority of the teacher. Secondly, since woman were barely allowed to learn at the time, the teacher would have to be a male, thus "the man". The whole purpose of Paul was to give importance to why they needed to learn properly, in order to not get easily led astray in the acquisition of knowledge. It was never to mean that a woman could never teach a man. And it boils me quite a lot when I hear that verse as a justification of limiting the woman position regardless of her spirituality level. It is almost a defraud of scripture.
There is so much to learn in the bible if we stop just reading and saying the words and start reading and interpret them in the context they were written...
God bless!!
Learn this...There never was multiple Gospels by multiple authors. The Gospel was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.
Brandon - I would really like to get into this 4 week study, but I missed the first week. I just saw this video and learned about it today. Is there still a way I could get into it?
If you have faith 🙏 now there is a work there is your answer ❤
Good lesson Ps basic hermeneutics the when where who and why
Take care
Thanks again! Is there a way to get a reminder for the live?
If you’re on our mailing list, I’ll be sending out a reminder each day.
amen and amen!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent as always.
Have you thought about addressing the commonly held belief, if God is all powerful then He must also send calamity into our lives, including deaths of babies.
A philosophy I believe originated with Augustine of Hippo.
I know this might be kinda out of place but just wanted to say if anybody is looking for somebody to talk to, about the bible, life issues, struggles or anything im always happy to chat with others. God bless everyone according to His will and in Yeshua's name
I noticed this years ago. If 2 verses disagree in what why can i think about it so that they do agree. It helps draw out the context...
Brendan I would like to study at the Seminar you studied. Please help me.
Gr8 video Brandon, thanks so much. I am very interested in your Bible Study Jumpstart beginning Monday, July 10th @ 4pm - is that Eastern, Central or Pacific time?
Eastern. And it will be available for replay.
@@BrandonRobbinsMinistry Thanks very much Brandon.
What time zone will the Bible study be in? 4 said 4pm but that’s different to many, ha ha! Lotsa luv & thanx for all u do.
It will be 4PM ET, but will be available for replay.
@@BrandonRobbinsMinistry thanx again & I can hardly wait! 😇
Love your insights. Why do you keep turning your head to your left? Is there someone over there?
Thank you BR, may I inquire as to where you studied?
I got my MDIV from Duke.
Im glad to have came across this video, I was just reading John recently and I was thinking in the context of Jesus cleansing the Temple.
I'd been coming from the understanding of it taking place much closer to His crucifixion and from this, always sort of marked it as the turning point where they could begin to garner enough support to put Jesus to death
It almost took me off guard how quickly it shows up in John. What particularly stood out to me was the dialogue Jesus has afterwards, where Jesus says that if you destroy This Temple, I will raise it up in 3 days. Those questioning Him are like what?, you mean that temple thats been under construction the last 46 years?
And then it is made clear to us by the writer, that Jesus was talking about His body. His body, is the Temple, but no one can see that
He says it to His disciples in Matthew, in even clearer terms, but its stated once again that they couldn't understand what He was saying to them.
Maybe its just me, but I feel everything is so much more intense nearer the end of the Gospels, its like Im full of what was going on prior and I know whats coming. But in the beginnings of the gospels, I feel as though we're just getting introduced to the Characters, Jesus isnt even meant to be performing miracles yet, He's still just kinda playing it cool, it Isn't His time yet. Then He arrives at the temple and drives everyone out.
To me, His reason for doing it is exactly the same accross the gospels, but the way it reads is definitely different. I feel that when it is in this context, it really sets the scene for where Jesus' motives lie and we begin to see much more of His character.
I think here, He really wants to show us that He's found a real lack of reverence for God in the people setting up a marketplace in the temple that hadnt even been built yet.
Id just read about Solomon in Kings recently too..... just reading the way he constructs that temple is actually awe inspiring.... theres so much humour in the writing too, I definitely find.
In John, Jesus making the statement that He'll raise His Temple back up in 3 days, I think, marks the beginning of His new covenant, where we are to consider our own "Temple's" and the temple's of others in a similar fashion. We begin to treat ourselves like the dwelling place of God and the Body of Christ, rather than part of a market place, where we are tied to the value of things on earth, and consider our place here as a result of how we fare in that market place.
Jesus mentioned that he was talking about the Temple of his body. Not his literal body
Hint: The Kitchen of the House is NOT the House.
I will not be able to participate live, but I hope that I can participate each evening if I'm able to view a few hours later.
It will be available for replay.
"Audience" is subset of what Pastor Brandon was explaining as Context. For instance, in explaining part of the different between Paul's and James' letters, their target audiences were vastly different. James was the recognized head of the Jerusalem Church for over 30 years after Jesus' death, burial, resurrection and ascension. Both Peter and Paul deferred to James' judgment and his decisions. James was writing to an audience of Jewish Believers. Being Jewish, James' audience already believed in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And as such, the question of "salvation" was already addressed in their minds. Therefore, James did not have to devote much attention to the "salvation" question but could move on to focusing on how Jewish Believers should conduct themselves as being emissaries of the Messiah. Paul on the other hand was addressing an audience primarily of Gentiles (read "pagans") who had no concept of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob . . . nor of what the OT prophets had said about a coming Messiah . . . nor about "salvation" into eternal life. These were all foreign concepts to the former pagans. For this reason, Paul had to devote a lot more attention of what "salvation" through the belief (trust) in Jesus/God through His faithfulness and grace toward them meant. Yes, Paul did address matters of behavior and did not disagree in his teaching with James (or Jesus) in that regard. But because he had to address the "salvation" issue with his Gentile (pagan) converts more than James did with his Jewish Believers, it could appear that Paul was teaching a "different gospel" than was James when in fact they were teaching the same Gospel Message. As Pastor Brandon taught, "context" explains a LOT ! Thank you Pastor Brandon for this and all of your insightful teachings. Berachot,
You are RIGHT, people are TAUGHT to unversalise every Bible verse, however the Bible is not univocal on many issues - the PLAIN TRUTH is that these authors thought and believed different things about various points of theology, up to and including the divinity of Christ. Neither Context nor Bias nor Purpose explain these differences fully. The Gospels are clearly not eye-witness accuonts but are inventions based on different and common sources.
This is the obvious answer to the questions you put.
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Totally free 🙂
They don't disagree. They are written from different perspectives. To get the full picture one needs to read all four gospels.
I viewed it as a statement of belief. If you really believe, you will be fruitful with your normal actions. You can't put the cart before the horse and "buy" or "earn" your way into salvation by performing works of charity or righteousness. You have to truly believe first, and with that belief you will take your salvation seriously, making real changes in your life showing you appreciate the grace afforded to you, and in this appreciation you will naturally produce fruitful works whether you know it or not. You will become more charitable, forgiving, and helpful to others. So maybe they are saying the same thing from different angles. One says you cannot earn your salvation through works, which you cannot since you must genuinely believe, and the other is saying you must perform works, which you will when you believe. Believe first and the works will happen due to your genuine belief.
The 4-day Bible study Training on July 10th starts at 4PM - what time zone???
Eastern. And it will be available for replay.
In obvious bias that we see is in the book of John. Whenever he introduces himself he refers to himself as the disciple whom jesus loves
Was just having this convo at work today. Can you be saved without doing works - like baptism?
When you believe in Jesus Christ, you are saved. But you must not live a sinful lifestyle, that dosen't mean you won't sin anymore, for the Bible shows only Jesus Christ was sinless. Sinful lifestyle means drinking everyday or doing anything against God everyday.
What time zone are you in?
There is no disagreement between accounts. They compliment each other.
Taking Jesus words at John 17:3, a person may conclude that he knows who God is and who Jesus is. Therefore he is entitled to Everlasting life.
Other scriptures help up to understand what knowing God and Jesus includes.
I have to explain to Catholics that the first denominations were the four gospels! Each one telling the story a little different but all proclaiming Jesus resurrected!
Do I have to pay for the training?
It’s free 🙂
I am asking for help as a new~ish follower of Jesus and God. I’ve been telling my friends about the issues raised by the movie The Sound of Freedom. My question is, does God still get angry with us today like He did in the Old Testament? Some have argued that Jesus stopped God from being mad at us (the Nation, not individuals), but I think He’s fairly upset with us for allowing things to go so far astray. Any guidance for this?
Is that 4 pm Pacific time or Eastern time?
Eastern. But it will be available for replay.
Just as with the miraculous catch of fish happening at Peter's calling, and his post-denial post-resurrection re-calling, I think the clearing of the Temple may well have happened tewice. The first was early in Jesus ministry, as reported by John just after the wedding at Cana, and the second after the triumphal entry shorty before the crucifixion as in Matthew, Mark and Luke.
In John's timeline Jesus was still an unknown. The temple leaders may have asked, "Who is that maniacal zealot?!", as he disappeared into the crowd. When he did it ... AGAIN! .... after having ridden in as King and probable Messiah, they knew EXACTLY who he was. He didn't fit their expectations for the messiah, as his target for overthrow was apparently not the Romans but the religious leaders! I expect that helped them decide he couldn't be left at large for another year.
If each gospel had a distinctly different chronology I'd be less inclined to think there were two events. Matthew, Mark & Luke don't always have the same sequence for other events.
What about the subject matter itself, I find that most priest or pastor quote verses in the bible to justify their deception using a verse in the bible that they twist to fit their narrative?
When you have multiple witnesses to an event, their perspective will be different and their accounts will be slightly different. Judges and Lawyers know that. If the Apostles accounts were exactly the same, then you’d have to worry about the authenticity of the Gospels. You’d suspect that they were written to fabricate evidence, but slight differences in their accounts of the same events suggest that they are genuine.
Is that EST?
Yah. 4PM ET, and available for replay later
John's gospel is the only one that reference to Jesus calling him as the beloved disciple...
In all other Gospels it says that all the disciples ran away at the time of crucifixion but John says he was there
All other Gospels say it was Joseph of Armethea who came alone to take Jesus body for burial but only John has the character Nicodemus... Who is reffered 3 times...
Context, purpose and bias 👌
Also can you do a video on the man who called himself legion & Yeshua allowed them to go into pugs & over a cliff, cause doesn't it say in the Bible that there were 2 men & then another just one man, so that would help, thanks
I believe those were different men. Just like there are several mary's in the bible. Mary Magdala, Mary mother of jesus, and Mary sister of Lazarus. Remember not all of his disciples were there for every miracle he performed. Ask The Holy Spirit to to reveal what's being said. You can have a conversation with God once you're able to pick out his voice after reading The Living Word enough. I pray this brings you encouragement. God bless ❤
Here you go! 🙂
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@@BrandonRobbinsMinistry Cool, thank you!!!
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You do realize that "4 pm" is different in other parts of the country and the world? Is it Pacific Standard Time?
It is 4PM ET and will be available for replay.
ummm;... 4PM in which time zone?
Eastern. But it will be available via replay.
matthew is kingdom of heaven ..other three kingdom of god....great video
It is the creaction of the church but some use it as an attack on Christianity.
This is good. I have been on the fence about watching your videos. But now I I difently want to check out more of what you say. I have always said that Christianity is for lazy people . Because Christ has done all the work. That is true. But if you want to know what it means to be a Christian to be a good witness, it does take work. You have to devote yourself to studying and learning and applying.
Don’t forget they were not writing in English so our translation might not put things across in the same details
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The one thing that I know I try to understand is the two different ways in which Judas dies. One account said he fell on the earth and his body broke like a gush, while another says he hung himself. How do I discern these two very different accounts???
These descriptions aren't contradictory, but complimentary in completing the description. For his body to have gushed open in a fall it would have likely been rotting. A likely scenario is that he hung himself and because Jews would not touch a dead body since it would make them unclean, he may have hung there for days and finally whatever he hung himself from either gave way or fell over and when his body hit the ground it burst open as many dead things to do when impacted while rotting. I can't say that this is the definite answer but it is a plausible answer to the conflict.
@@mikeslater6246 I'm not saying that the stories contradict each other, but I also take it you never have been to a suicide by hanging? The whole scenario is not how the actual body works. Depending on the temperature and several other key events it can take time for the body that is hanging to do as you said. I have been to too many as a firefighter/EMT. Im sure there is a way that the two stories can happen and God can do anything, I just wonder how. No big deal
@@robertschultz6922 because you said two different ways Judas is reported to have died, I made the assumption that you believed it was conflicting stories. I apologize for the assumption.
I was also a firefighter/EMT and was one for 10 years. Although I did deal with dead bodies in fires and automobile accidents I was blessed to never have had to deal with a suicide of any kind.
As I said, I cannot definitely say this is the explanation for reconciling the details in the two accounts but I firmly believe this is at least one of multiple plausible explanations. As you have apparently already recognized, the Bible doesn't really give us a complete explanation.
Thanks for the conversation and have a blessed day!
@@mikeslater6246 you too. I thank you for your service with helping our fellow man. God bless you!!!!
The first manuscript of any part of the NT was almost 200 years after Jesus. That should tell you something..........
Romans vs James: When I was studying theology, our dogmatic teacher would say: Imagine you are already pastors. Here's a text from James contradicting the basic teachings of the lutheran church you belong to. So what are you going to preach? With James or against James? Me: I'm going to be a teacher. I'll let the kids read the context. The teacher staring at me: That's not the question. You are to decide on this very verse. Me: I decide on the Bible. - This was a course on dialectic theology, Karl Barth vs Emil Brunner. And I still can't understand why I should not be able to do a proper exegesis before preaching. Ok, in Germany usually pastors won't preach longer than 10-15 minutes, but still. A text needs a context before you apply it to your life. Btw. I changed the university. In Germany it's easy, because they are all free. No need to stay in that place. I chose Tübingen, a place famous for all exegets working together: NT, OT and Judaism. Learnt a lot more.