Friday, 06 November 2009
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Most Important Verse in the Bible
A friend of mine texted me the other day asking me a question. I thought it was a very interesting question to say the least. Is there a real answer to this question? Perhaps! Only God Himself can truly answer it. But in the mean time I think there is room for speculation. Biblical speculation that is! So here is the question and why I feel it is so…Q: What is the most important verse in the Bible? Not your favorite! BUT most important?
I have a favorite verse. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. This verse is a complete gospel message. No more no less! I love this verse! But that’s not what the question is asking. The question asks what is the most important verse?
My answer: John 5: 39. "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me;
With one small but powerful statement our Lord Jesus gives us the key to unlocking the testimony of the Scriptures. They are about Him! When reading every verse of the bible we need to remember this hermeneutic. We need to see Christ in all the scriptures verse upon verse and line upon line. Though His name does not appear he is still the main character. The Lord Himself had the opportunity to preach in this way after His resurrection on the road to Emmaus…
Luke 24: 27. And beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
I can only imagine what He spoke. Showing How He is the true Adam who kept the garden pure and saves His bride. How He is the true Israel and good land flowing with milk and honey bringing His people out of the bondage of a foreign land in to Himself! How He is the true Joshua who leads His people in to the promise land. The true David, the true manna from heaven, the true temple, the true government, and finally He is the true sacrifice, the true lamb that is slain for the forgiveness of sins AMEN!
What do you think? What do you think the most important verse in the bible is and why do you think it?
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After having recently read The Lost Symbol, I'd say that the most important verse is the one where it says that man is made in god's image.
I like you answer. :)
I think a lot of people would say John 3:16 --- it kinda sums up the Gospels in one nice little verse. :)
However, I don't know what I would choose....I'll think about it. :)
John 3:16 is right up there.
This passage (John 5:39) says that it is Jesus, not Scripture who gives life. And that is what the Church has always taught.
Christianity was going full steam ahead for decades without New Testament Scripture.
The quote from the Road to Emmaus story comes from Jesus own lips: It is He who interprets Scripture, not men.
And since Jesus gave all his authority to Peter and the Church (see Luke) all disciples must look to the Church for the proper interpretation and meaning of the Bible.
If people do not understand the meaning of the Bible as given to us by Jesus and continued in the Church, then it makes no difference at all which Bible verse is most important.
As Jesus indicated on the Road to Emmaus, it is the meaning of the entire Scripture that is important, not the meaning of a single verse.
I don't think there is a most important verse. Certainly there may be verses that have a higher person meaning/relevance for that Christian or the next, but I do not feel that there is most important verse.
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church-
102. Through all the words of Sacred Scripture, God speaks only one single Word, his one Utterance in whom he expresses himself completely:
"You recall that one and the same Word of God extends throughout Scripture, that it is one and the same Utterance that resounds in the mouths of all the sacred writers, since he who was in the beginning God and with God has no need of separate syllables; for he is not subject to time." (St. Augustine)
@LoBornlyte@xanga - I think our comments happened to dovetail nicely! Nice teamwork there, sister!
@Ancient_Scribe@xanga - You're a stud, Ancient Scribe!
@LoBornlyte@xanga - Can't go wrong with the CCC! Take care, and "see" you when next you are at Mass!
Acts 17:6
"And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethen before the elders and said, 'these men who have turned the world upside down, have come here also"
Why is that the most important verse? Because before Jesus came and died for us, all we had to look forward to was the promise of his coming. We lived in a world of sin, with only a distant hope of something coming. Sin had flooded the world, everyone sinned(and still does) and we were sinking in a pit of wretchedness. Then Jesus came and turned the world upside down. The gospel does not leave you where it finds you. God picks you up, dusts you off, and sends you down a better road.
If the fact that the gospel has turned the world upside down and changed everything, rather then leaving us in the pit, then I don't know what is important.
Most important for what?
The Gospel was first preached to Abraham. So for our salvation I would say you'd want to look in Genesis 15... maybe verse 6 where it says "it was by Faith God credited abraham as righteous".
But... faith would do us no good if God had not said "and to abrahams seed" (That is Christ).
I don't think you can have any single most "important" scripture. I think each Scripture must be "handled accurately" (as Paul said in the letters to Timothy).
Matthew 22:34-40... Love the Lord your God... and love your neighbors as yourself...
I would echo @deepestrecesses in that all scripture works together to create a complete picture of the Gospel and God revealed to us. Different verses are important depending on what you are applying it to.
But there are verses that I find to be incredibly central to the Christian faith.
As for the Church and it's presence and witness, I would say
1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
As for the Gospel message itself
John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
As for priorities in the Christian life
Luke 12:15 Then he said to
them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life
does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
or
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
I hate verses. they make theological mistakes happen with utmost frequency. too many verses cut right in the middle of sentences. a lot of mistaken beliefs Christians hold are because they dont realize that the verse is a fragment without the rest of the sentence
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
The middle vers of the Bible needs to be considered it is the Heart of things anyway,
Between the shortest chapter and the longest chapter of the Bible is Psalm 118.
The middle verse is Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.
John 11:35..
@deepestrecesses - If that is the route you are going, I think you have to look even earlier at Genesis 3:15; this is often seen as the first reference to the promise of Christ's coming as Redeemer.
trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.
I think your choice is one of the best possible ones if there even is an answer to that question. I would also propose Hebrews 1:2 (cheating 'cause it starts in the middle of a sentence so most people will read vs 1, too). But whatever verse is pointed to must be absolutely Christ-centric and highlight His supremacy as well as affirm the rest of revelation.
Depends upon what you are trying recall or what you need. How about Matt. 28.6: "He is not here for he has risen as he said." or Romans 8.1: "Therefore there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus." for two nominations?
I take Genesis 1:1 - The start of all created life, the start of God's love shown to us. Without Genesis 1:1, there is no need to talk about Christianity, God's love, salvation, etc. - YN
I believe the most important verse is definitely John 3:16-this is what needs to be believed for one to come to Christ-for one's own salvation. You can read the bible all you want-if you do not believe that verse then what are you believing?
When you are hurting, Jesus weeping or having compassion, or forgiving or healing might be most important.
When you are unsaved, Jesus death for our salvation, and how to receive that salvation.
When you are a parent, do not frustrate your chidlren, and lead a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
When you are in love, be not unequally yoked with unbelievers, two are made one flesh, what God has put together, let no man put asunder, I let not my eyes look upon a maid, (bad paraphrase?: be ravished with the breasts of the wife of your youth.)
When you hate, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, for he loved us and gave himself for us while we were yet sinners.
Verses are ALL important, but some become more important to us individually, and maybe even corporately as the church, based on our situation and needs at the time.
The most important verse to me in the Bible is Genesis 1:1