10/09/2026
IF JESUS PREACHED TODAY… WOULD PEOPLE SAY HE WAS CHANGING THE BIBLE?
Jesus was called Rabbi — Teacher.
But look carefully at how Jesus actually taught people.
He spoke about seeds and farming.
Fishing and nets.
Sheep and shepherds.
Money and debts.
Weddings.
Workers.
Vineyards.
Houses.
Jesus took eternal spiritual truths and communicated them through a world that the people standing in front of Him understood.
The truth didn't change.
And that's an important lesson for the Church today.
There is a major difference between:
CHANGING SCRIPTURE
and
EXPLAINING SCRIPTURE SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPLY IT.
We should never rewrite God's Word because society changes.
We should never redefine something God calls right or wrong simply because modern culture disagrees.
But neither should we assume that explaining an ancient biblical context and then applying its truth to today's world means we're compromising Scripture.
When Jesus was asked:
“Who is my neighbour?”
He gave what we now call the parable of the Good Samaritan.
He brought the command to love your neighbour into real life.
The truth didn't change.
The people were being shown what that truth actually looked like.
That's why when studying Scripture, we should ask:
What did God say?
What did it mean in its original context?
How does that same truth apply to us today?
The Bible was written in an ancient world…
but it wasn't written only for an ancient world.
Jesus said:
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” — Matthew 24:35
So we don't change Scripture to accommodate the generation.
We correctly understand Scripture so we can teach the generation.
SAME WORD.
SAME TRUTH.
DIFFERENT GENERATION.
Do you think Christians sometimes confuse applying Scripture to today's world with changing Scripture?
I'd love to hear your thoughts below. 📖
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