It seems like there are certain things the Bible emphasizes more than others. This isn't to say some things in the Bible aren't important. That's not what I'm saying at all. But I believe there some scriptures God wants to impress upon us more than other scriptures.
For example there are dozens of verses how to have Christ "in you". But often people will quote only one of them. There are dozens of verses about works, but usually people only quote of them. There are dozens of verses about the resurrection, but usually people can only quote one of them. There are dozens of verses in the new testament about keeping the commandments, but usually these are ignored for one reason or another.
Whenever there seems to be "conflict" between two passages, I would recommend going with the "majority".
I have to say whenever I follow this rule, the verse that seems to be in conflict can always be taken another way that doesn't let the conflict continue.
I personally believe that 100% of all doctrinal conflicts between denominations and people are because people build doctrines on one single verse and ignore all the other verses about that subject. What's worse (and this happens more frequently) is building entire doctrines on partial verses, half-passages, and verses taken out of context. For example everything that's true about Jesus isn't true about us. You are me aren't God. You and me don't get resurrected in the same flesh body we have now.
Jesus died for the world's sins. You can't do that, you aren't eligible.
So back to the topic at hand. Why do we sometimes pick a single scripture about something and cling to it, especially if it goes against all the other scriptures about that same subject? Now I'm sure you're reading this and saying to your self.. "yeah, why do "those" people do that?" But the question here is.. are you one of "those" people? Can you take a serious look at yourself about a certain specific belief you have, and wonder why it conflicts with another verse? I would say it's because you're interpreting that one verse the wrong way.
For example there are dozens of verses how to have Christ "in you". But often people will quote only one of them. There are dozens of verses about works, but usually people only quote of them. There are dozens of verses about the resurrection, but usually people can only quote one of them. There are dozens of verses in the new testament about keeping the commandments, but usually these are ignored for one reason or another.
Whenever there seems to be "conflict" between two passages, I would recommend going with the "majority".
I have to say whenever I follow this rule, the verse that seems to be in conflict can always be taken another way that doesn't let the conflict continue.
I personally believe that 100% of all doctrinal conflicts between denominations and people are because people build doctrines on one single verse and ignore all the other verses about that subject. What's worse (and this happens more frequently) is building entire doctrines on partial verses, half-passages, and verses taken out of context. For example everything that's true about Jesus isn't true about us. You are me aren't God. You and me don't get resurrected in the same flesh body we have now.
Jesus died for the world's sins. You can't do that, you aren't eligible.
So back to the topic at hand. Why do we sometimes pick a single scripture about something and cling to it, especially if it goes against all the other scriptures about that same subject? Now I'm sure you're reading this and saying to your self.. "yeah, why do "those" people do that?" But the question here is.. are you one of "those" people? Can you take a serious look at yourself about a certain specific belief you have, and wonder why it conflicts with another verse? I would say it's because you're interpreting that one verse the wrong way.