This is an excerpt from last night's message. Mat 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Mat 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and... Continue Reading →
Today, we have listed for you an epic collection of MAD BAD articles about MAD BAD Hermeneutics, which is the art of Biblical interpretation from a MAD BAD perspective. (MAD BAD = Mid-Acts Dispensational + Blessed and Delivered) MAD BAD Hermeneutical Terms A Brief History of Hermeneutics Practical Bibliology 95 Theses Against Dispensationalism Study includes... Continue Reading →
2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. We've been considering MAD BAD hermeneutics, and we've looked at study and shew thyself approved. Naturally, we have to look at that final phrase, rightly dividing the word of truth! In the... Continue Reading →
As part of our hermeneutical series, I thought I’d share these passages from “Interpreting the Bible: An Overview of Hermeneutics” by Ernst R. Wendland. What’s the big takeaway? Augustine’s fourfold method of biblical interpretation (literal, moral, allegorical, and anagogical) became the basis for Marxist hermeneutics. Here’s Wendland: Marcion Not everyone in the early church grasped... Continue Reading →
John 15:12] This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. [13] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. [14] Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Oftentimes, when someone loses their life to save someone... Continue Reading →
Contextualization is the process of considering something in its context. Years ago, we had men’s breakfast on Saturday mornings. I always came loaded with Bible questions. Sometimes I’d ask a question, and I’d get no answer. Fred would look around the table to see if there were any takers. Then he’d say, “Well, brother, let’s... Continue Reading →
2 Tim. 2:14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.... Continue Reading →
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