Unbound by Time

Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”

1 Peter 1:24 “For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”

To claim, when it comes to the Holy Bible, that we must know what was being said in the context of particular time, place & culture contradicts the aforementioned verses. The word of God is not subject:

Malachi 3:6 “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”

Hebrew 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”

I do not promote a complete ignorance of history; in fact, the Good Book provides much history. My proposition is that claiming, “what did it mean then & what does it mean now (in our culture)?”–is unsound doctrine.

1 Corinthians 10:11 “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”

Different time periods & culture do not dictate interpretation (although we fallible humans often try). We have the Old Testament & we have the New Testament–it is enough.

Luke 22:38 “And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.”

Ephesians 6:17 “..and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”

My claim is not akin to history has zero value. I am a history buff & history can offer insights, but let us not apply history to the word of God, but rather the word of God to history:

Hebrews 1:10 “And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”