I know this might sound a little too basic, but I would like to know if the following statements are correct and if there is a difference between them.
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From what I understand the bible teaches about one god only.
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For what I understand the bible teaches about one god only.
This might be odd but I am making things up and those might not be the best examples but I tried. I must also say that I not even know if the second one is grammatical or a real expression. Please don't judge as I haven't hear this kind of expressions in a long time.
Best Answer
This isn't really a matter of grammatical correctness. The first sentence makes sense, while the second does not. The sentence "From what I understand the bible teaches about one god only." translates to "Based off of what I understand the bible teaches about one god only." The second sentence, however, simply has no real meaning.
I have a guess as to why you are asking this question. Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you a speaker of Spanish? In Spanish, the word "por," which roughly translates to "for," can also mean "because of." Then you might think that "for" = "because of" and therefore "For what I understand" means "because of what I understand." However, in English it doesn't work this way.
Bottom line, the first sentence works while the second doesn't.