The bible was written hundreds of years ago. It seems like there are things and problems that exist today that didn’t exist back then. I hear so many different interpretations of the bible from so many different people, and someone told me that given what is going in today’s world the bible has changed. Is this true? Do you think that God would give leeway on his word just because people say that things exist today that didn’t exist back then?
2 Timothy 3:16 reads:
All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;
The Bible deals with God and His relationship with mankind whom He created for Himself. It also speaks with regard to our relationship with one another. When it comes to those things is there much need for the bible to change? Circumstances often make the things we experience appear to be outside the scope of the simple truth of the Word of God. But once all the outer layers have been pulled away, a simple understanding of who we are in relationship to God will give us the answers we are seeking.
In the verse quoted above, it says that the scripture is profitable for doctrine (how to believe rightly), for reproof (when we miss the mark), for correction, for INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS; It says that all scripture is profitable for those things. Those are things that cut across all times and circumstances, don't you think?
-- Tim Plear