(Ver 1.2)  This is Part 3 in the series of Bible lessons on Correct Bible Interpretation Rules.  If you have not read from the beginning of the series I would recommend that you go back and start with “Part 1” first.  This is one of those obvious Bible facts, but sometimes it is really good to state the obvious for public general knowledge and for clarification to help avoid misunderstanding.  The Bible does not contain a complete story, account or description of anything, anyone, any place, or any event within human history.  The Bible omits more details than it includes on any subject given to  us by God.  I believe God puts only the most relevant and pertinent facts in the Bible that He wanted us to see and know and that He omitted whatever He felt was not important or too dangerous for us to know at that time.  For example it is very clear that Genesis is not a complete account of creation.  The Old Testament is not a complete account of the natural nation of Israel.  The Gospels are not a complete account of the life and ministry of Jesus.  The book of Acts is not a complete account of the early church.  The book of Revelation is not a complete account of the end.  On and on I could go.  What we must begin to realize is that the facts and information given to us in the Bible are all extremely  important and then we must learn to focus on what they say or don’t say in order to understand what God wanted us to know.   Did you notice what I just said?  There is more than one way to learn from what God wrote in the Bible.  One direct way is to learn what was written to us.  The other indirect way is to observe what was not written to us.  Wow that could get really complex, couldn’t it?

In the book of John the 20th chapter and the 30th verse it says there were many other things that Jesus did that were not written for us to see.  Why were some things recorded and other things not recorded.  Correct Bible study and interpretation is certainly more complex and involved than anything that you can imagine.

Joh 21:25  And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

Notice what God declares to us in this last verse of the book of John.   God very clearly states that the world could not contain the volumes of information that were performed and spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ.  That just amazes me tremendously.  God was obviously highly selective to which words that He wanted us to see and understand.  It certainly does not belittle the words that were not included but God placed great value upon these words that were written to us.  Seeing the value of these words has been the theme of the last two lessons on Correct Bible Interpretation.  If you do not value God’s Words then you will never correctly understand them.

Understanding that God has written the Bible using a technique of limited and confined information is one of the keys to unlocking the meaning.  Look at the Bible as a single piece of the pie from the much larger complete knowledge of God’s wisdom.  Gaining a correct perspective of the Bible will great assist in the correct interpretation of the Bible.   This technique of limited information displays the extreme intelligence of God and His ability to say a great deal in a few words.  Often it is not the amount of the words but rather the purpose and content of what was spoken that makes them most valuable to us.  I hope you are grasping the significance but we have only initiated the subject of Correct Bible Interpretation.   We will continue on in the next lesson and learn more important concepts.

If you would like to continue reading about Correct Bible Interpretation please go to “Part 4” now.