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361 | Holman Study Bible? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 239476 | ||
Hi, justme... From what they said, there appeared to be little interest in it. Saving money was Lifeway's intention; but it didn't sound like the HCSB was used enough to have saved them much. Later collaboration with Zondervan probably also made it less attractive to Lifeway. In Him, Doc |
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362 | Holman Study Bible? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 239486 | ||
...and, pastor, if you don't mind a personal question on the forum, how is your health? We frequently pray for you, sir. | ||||||
363 | What does God look like? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 239516 | ||
Hi, Jasper... The convention on the forum is not to just paste verses into a reply, but also to explain what you mean to say. I take it from the passages you cited that you are arguing that God would have the physical appearance of Jesus Christ at the time He stood before the disciples. I seem to recall that that is something similar to Mormon teaching. I do not know of anyone in Christendom (broadly) that would take that view. In Him, Doc |
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364 | Documentation Request | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 240497 | ||
Hi, Rstrats... Eighteen months on the same topic, certainly must represent a new monothematic record. As that time frame only has to do with your participation in this forum, it is even more remarkable that this obsession appears to span multiple forums. Since this all consuming preoccupation has been going on so long, perhaps some new topic might warrant your attention. The Scripture has much to say, I can affirm with great certainty, having far greater impact on your life here and now. Shifting your attention to other things, will be the evidence of a genuine desire for truth. In Him, Doc |
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365 | Praying in tongues | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 242007 | ||
Thank you, Ed. | ||||||
366 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 242257 | ||
Yikes! Please read the Terms of Use... the terms you agreed to when you joined the forum... and that you agree to every time you post! | ||||||
367 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 242997 | ||
Good question, Rstats... I find that Luther, Calvin, Gill (a Hebraic expert), Geneva study bible, Barnes, Jamieson, Poole, Meyer, and others are in consensus that the "heart of the earth" is idiomatic for being in the tomb; i.e, buried, or interred, etc. I would say that you've got that right! :-) |
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368 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 243090 | ||
Hi, Rstats... Your persistence may yet yield the particular answer you want. Perhaps even in less time than when you brought this question to us... four years ago? So tell me, with such unflagging perseverance to know this thing: which of the commentators, scholars, or teachers have you studied in that time? By now you should have all of the possible combinations categorized by denomination (or lack thereof), Biblical exegetical school of thought, or chronologically. I would be particularly interested in the chronological list of the many Christians scholars who have discussed this point since the time of the primitive church. It will be interesting to see how many of these folks actually agreed with one another. I would thing that you might fine consensus between Augustine and Tertullian, Chrysostom and Origen, Socinus and Huss, Erasmus and Luther, Russell and Finney, Swaggart and Sproul. As an aside: It occurs to me that this would be a pretty good topic for a Master of Divinity thesis. As Solomon instructed, "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty." So as we have patiently answered your question over the years, please reward us with some of what you have gleaned. In Him, Doc |
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369 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 243099 | ||
Hi, Rstats... I am very sorry that your single question has born so little fruit for you! I cannot imagine that you would glean so little from 200 centuries of thought. One can even find free sources here on the Internet. You know, Christianity is not about faith. It is about an historic account. If you find fault with the common understanding of this three days in the grave question, you will find little else of individual value. It really is a shame that your questing all over the Internet -- and presumably actually doing some study on your own? -- resulted in nothing to your liking. Of course, the alternative is that this is simply what is called a hook. An effort to entrap the unwary with a verse (or question) that can become the central issue on which to hang a person's future. This is very common among Russellites and Smithists. You also seem to turn careful and studied responses on their tail. Clearly none of us here command sufficient respect from you to provide instruction. This reveals a serious spiritual issue. We shall take upon ourselves a more serious effort to pray for you, son. In Him, Doc |
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370 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 243100 | ||
Rstats, your perspicuity is not at issue. Instead, your ability to study -- or perhaps an unwillingness to be taught -- that is at stake. Dollars to donuts you are getting the same information from the many websites you participate in... Ah, I seem to have found a Jehovah's Witness site of which you are a member! Is that your background? |
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371 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 243101 | ||
https://carm.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-resurrection-jesus |
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372 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 243104 | ||
Thanks! | ||||||
373 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 243107 | ||
Dear ipl, That's a good question! When people do not site a source, we must assume that it arises only from their own ponderings. Speculations like that can easily be ignored. As orthodox Biblical Christians we understand that "The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself; and therefore when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched by other places that speak more clearly. (2 Peter 1:20-21; Acts 15:15-16)" Consequently, let us not be concerned when nothing is provided as support for someone's speculation! In Him, Doc |
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374 | "Think before you feel!" | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156873 | ||
"Feelings come, and feelings go, but feelings are deceiving, I trust alone in the Word of God, nothing else is worth believing." --Martin Luther |
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375 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156916 | ||
The verbal plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures is a perspective that is at the roots of the Reformation. What this means is that God directed the writing of every single word in the original autographs, using and guiding the whole aspect of the life, mind, and times of the writer. We see this idea throughout the teachings of Christ and the apostles (see Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 3:2; Jude 17; Revelation 22:18-19; etc.). Paul bases an entire theological argument (Galatians 3:16) on whether a word in Genesis was plural or not! Therefore, I am going to post under this thread a series of guidelines for proper interpretation of Biblical text. The sources for this material is somewhat eclectic, primarily coming out of classes, lectures, theology books, and sermons that I've had the privilege to have heard or read. (If anyone is interested, the formal theological description of this discipline is "Historico-grammatical approach to exegetical work in hermeneutics." You can also find a great deal of discussion on this approach in what is called the "Antiochian School of Thought." Don't let the technical language throw you off, it is just a matter of vocabulary.) I would commend everyone to the Chicago Statement of Biblical Hermeneutics: http://www.origins.org/articles/00site_chicago.html Let me give you a good working definition of hermeneutics: The science (systematic approach) of properly interpreting the Bible as it was meant to be understood by those who wrote it." Every believer has the obligation to be a student (disciple) of Christ and an instructor of the teachings of Christ (Matthew 28:18-20). It is my prayer, therefore, that we place the proper emphasis on the interpretation of Scripture that God intends us to have. |
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376 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156917 | ||
PRESUPPOSITIONAL PREREQUESITES TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION 1. The inerrancy of the original autographs of Scripture Please see: http://www.carm.org/creeds/chicago.htm 2. The authority of the Scripture "The supreme judge, by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Scripture delivered by the Spirit, into which Scripture so delivered, our faith is finally resolved. (Matthew 22:29, 31-32; Ephesians 2:20; Acts 28:2)" --LBCF 1689, Chapter 1, paragraph 10 3. The clarity/perspicuity of the Scripture "All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all; yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of ordinary means, may attain to a sufficient understanding of them. (2 Peter 3:16; Psalms 19:7; Psalms 119:130)" --LBCF 1689, Chapter 1, paragraph 7 4. The sufficiency of the Scripture "The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man's salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down or necessarily contained in the Holy Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelation of the Spirit, or traditions of men. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)" --LBCF 1689, Chapter 1, paragraph 6 Additional Note: Doctrine (i.e., what God calls us to believe on any subject) is based on objectivity; it is presuppositional in nature. We are not advocating intellectualism but intelligence. |
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377 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156918 | ||
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION 1. "Golden Rule" If the plain sense makes common sense, seek no other sense. 2. "Contextual Rule" A text without a context is a pretext. 3. "Coherency Rule" The Bible is consistent on every subject to which it speaks. 4. "Guidance Rule" Clear passages on subjects will guide us to understand difficult passages. The best commentary on Scripture is Scripture. This is what is meant by the phrase "Analogy of Faith.” 5. "Audience Rule" Make distinctions concerning who is speaking and to whom they are speaking. 6. "Genre Rule" Interpret Scripture in the light of its literary style; i.e., respect the literary genre. 7. "Ground Rule" Interpret a passage grammatically before you interpret it theologically. (Remember, language is vital!) 8. "Cultural Rule" Let cultural context help, but it must not dictate. 9. "Revelatory Rule" The NT will throw light on the OT (progressive revelation). "OT is the NT concealed; NT is the OT revealed." (Hebrews 1:1-2) 10. "Propositional Rule"There is only ONE meaning to any text, although the text will have many applications. (2 Peter 1:20-21) |
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378 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156920 | ||
CAUTIONS IN BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION 1. Be careful to interpret the text grammatically and historically before interpreting it theologically. 2. Be careful to consider a text within the light of the whole; i.e., the context: surrounding sentences, paragraph, section, book, etc. 3. Be careful not to press teachings -- no matter how good the teachings are -- into a text that aren't there. 4. Be careful to understand a text in the light of the whole teaching of Scripture on that particular subject. |
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379 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156922 | ||
TEACHING PROCESSES/PRINCIPLES 1. The tool of the mind is language. Textualization is the heart of transmission of the Bible. Visual aids have their place, but they tend to take people away from the source. Always go to the source and always point others to the source: the text of Scripture itself. 2. The necessity of a spiritual life is essential in proper Biblical Interpretation; i.e., salvation and being "right with God." Habitual sin in the life of a believer will only promote error. 3. It is vital in the pedagogical process to learn the normative interpretative techniques. (One can be right with God, and still make an error in interpretation.) 4. It is imperative to have proper presuppositions with respect to the nature and the authority of Scripture before starting Biblical interpretation. |
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380 | Give me God's names and verses | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 157138 | ||
Better than a good concordance? Shucks, Bows... just think the blessing that this person could have by doing the research themselves! If they bother to e-mail you, and if they bother to get your book, and if they bother to read it, they will stlil not derive the benefit that can be had by the studious effort involved in digging into the Word. However, I doubt they will go to the trouble... had they bothered to do a simple web search, they could have found these answers. I guess we're a push button society, used to instant and effortless satisfaction. That is not a disciple of our Lord, however. In Him, Doc |
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