When Scripture Becomes a Battleground: A Warning to the Body of Christ
The Word of God was given to reveal Christ, make us wise for salvation, renew our minds, and equip us for every good work. Yet the very Scriptures meant to draw us closer to God can become the ground upon which Christians fight, condemn, and separate from one another. The problem is not Scripture. God’s Word is true, holy, and life-giving. The problem arises when imperfect people approach Scripture with pride, fear, suspicion, personal agendas, or an unwillingness to distinguish the gospel itself from our interpretations of difficult passages. Two believers can read the same prophecy and reach different conclusions. One sees a future earthly temple; another sees a symbolic picture fulfilled in Christ and the new creation. One believes a spiritual gift continues today; another believes it served a particular period in the early Church. Christians disagree about baptism, communion, worship, church government, election, free will, the millennium, Israel, spiritual gifts, food, clothing, h...
