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561 | New Christians material helps? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 191318 | ||
Hi, justme... It is all over the web... but here is a modern English translation: http://www.wts.edu/resources/heidelberg.html In Him, Doc |
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562 | Is there a Theological name for this? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 191319 | ||
Dear lionheart, The question was whether was a theological term for sitting on the fence. You'll note that I said nothing about whether either of these positions were held be the redeemed or not. Yes... the definition of the nature of the Christian is, indeed, a whole other subject. In Him, Doc |
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563 | Stumpped by my son | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 191826 | ||
Orthodoxy's response to the error of Open Theism: http://www.carm.org/open.htm |
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564 | Stumpped by my son | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 191832 | ||
Dear Parable, Recently, in discussions with others, an old aphorism came to mind: "If it is true, it probably isn't new; if it is new, it probably isn't true." It does not raise the respectability of heterodoxy, by appealing to a debate within the bounds of orthodoxy. Despite the implications, orthodoxy does not have its feet planted firmly in mid air. It reflects the careful scrutiny of many centuries of Bible Scholars -- men far more learned and Godly than we will ever hope to be, in this life. Their work, founded on the sole authority of Scripture, are openly available to us all. A prudent course of action -- one that would be far more edifying for everyone involved -- would be skirting Open Theism altogether. Thank you for your efforts to that end, helping us to respect the wishes of our gracious host, and honor the character and purposes of our Lord. In Him, Doc |
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565 | Stumpped by my son | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 191837 | ||
Dear Parable, No doubt your theology colors your every approach to the study of the Scriptures. Moreover, I am sure that such tenacity is rooted in such virtues as stalwart, unwavering loyalty. So, perhaps there is a Study Boyd Forum out there somewhere, or maybe a Study Open Theism Forum. Rather than seek to vindicate Boyd and his doctrine, may we, please, repair to the study of that for which this forum was created? In Him, Doc |
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566 | how tall are angels | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 192241 | ||
I don't know how tall they are... but they aren't very wide... see Numbers 22:26. :-) | ||||||
567 | Confused? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 192305 | ||
Dear MJH, Let's not just leave Jesus as a teacher! He fulfills the Law, too (Matthew 5:17; Hebrews 10:3-12). You wrote, "...or adding to the laws..." So, when Christ said, "A new commandment I give to you..." (John 13:34a ESV) He didn't really give a new commandment? Do you say this because of Leviticus 19:18? In Him, Doc |
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568 | Is eating out on Sunday wrong? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 192576 | ||
Hi, Michael... Here is part of how Historic Baptists think about observing the Sabbath. Perhaps you'll find it interesting: "The Sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord, when men, after a due preparing of their hearts, and ordering their common affairs aforehand, do not only observe an holy rest all day, from their own works, words and thoughts, about their worldly employment and recreations, but are also taken up the whole time in the public and private exercises of His worship, and in the duties of necessity and mercy. (Isaiah 58:13; Nehemiah 13:15-22; Matthew 12:1-13)" --1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith (Chapter 22, Paragraph 8) In Him, Doc |
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569 | Is eating out on Sunday wrong? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 192579 | ||
Hi, Michael... No, I wouldn't say that that would be the point of Luke 6:1-11 (Matthew 12:1-8). I'd tend to think that that passage is a rebuke of the Pharisees for their legalism and their unwillingness to recognize the giver of the Law. In Him, Doc |
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570 | Is eating out on Sunday wrong? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 192585 | ||
Dear Michael, The Pharisees were bringing accusation against Christ's disciples and, therefore, also indirectly against Jesus Himself. His argument was a vindication of their actions. Christ is asserting His claim to the authority of the Lord God who originally gave the Law on Mount Sinai. Hence, the point is found in Luke 6:5 (Matthew 12:8 and Mark 2:28). In Him, Doc |
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571 | satan blocking you in employment | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 192763 | ||
Good answer, ma'am. | ||||||
572 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 197521 | ||
"Heresy is not so much rejecting as selecting. The heretic simply selects the parts of the Scripture he wants to emphasize and lets the rest go. This is shown by the etymology of the word heresy and by the practice of the heretic. 'Beware,' an editorial scribe of the fourteenth century warned his readers in the preface to a book. 'Beware thou take not one thing after thy affection and liking, and leave another: for that is the condition of an heretique. But take everything with other.' The old scribe knew well how prone we are to take to ourselves those parts of the truth that please us and ignore the other parts. And that is heresy." --A. W. Tozer | ||||||
573 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 200671 | ||
"When you use the encyclopedia you simply turn to the entry you are interested in, say 'Asparagus.' The fact that the entry before 'Asparagus' was on 'Asps' (cobras) and the one after it was on 'Aspartame' (an artificial sweetener) is irrelevant. In fact, you don't even look at them, unless you get bored with reading about asparagus. "Imagine reading a novel in the same way: you open the book up halfway through, and read the third paragraph down. Try it if you like. We can guarantee it won't make much sense. You don't know who the characters are or how the plot is unfolding; you have no idea what is going on. That is why we read a novel from beginning to end. "Which of these two approaches should we use when we read the bible?" --Nigel Benyon and Andrew Sach |
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574 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 202827 | ||
Questions to ask in Bible Study: 1. The Biblical Question: What does this Scripture say? 2. The Theological Question: What does this Scripture mean? 3. The Memorable Question: What is my hook? 4. The Apologetic Question: Why do people resist this truth? 5. The Missional Question: Why does this matter? 6. The Christological Question: How is Jesus the Hero/Savior? --Mark Driscol's "Gospel Driven Church" |
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575 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 223069 | ||
How To Get The Most From Reading Your Bible by Thomas Watson 1. Remove hindrances. (a) remove the love of every sin (b) remove the distracting concerns of this world, especially covetousness [Matthew 13:22] (c) Don't make jokes with and out of Scripture. 2. Prepare your heart. [1 Samuel 7:3] Do this by: (a) collecting your thoughts (b) purging unclean affections and desires (c) not coming to it rashly or carelessly. 3. Read it with reverence, considering that each line is God speaking directly to you [2 Timothy 3:16-17; Psalm 19:7-11]. 4. Read the books of the Bible in order. 5. Get a true understanding of Scripture. [Psalm 119:73] This is best achieved by comparing relevant parts of Scripture with each other. 6. Read with seriousness. [Deuteronomy 32:47] The Christian life is to be taken seriously since it requires striving [Luke 13:24] and not falling short [Hebrews 4:1]. 7. Persevere in remembering what you read. [Psalm 119:52] Don't let it be stolen from you [Matthew 13:4, 19]. If it doesn't stay in your memory it is unlikely to be much benefit to you. 8. Meditate on what you read. [Psalm 119:15] The Hebrew word for meditate means to be intense in the mind. Meditation without reading is wrong and bound to err; reading without meditation is barren and fruitless. It means to stir the affections, to be warmed by the fire of meditation [Psalm 39:3]. 9. Read with a humble heart. Acknowledge that you are unworthy that God should reveal Himself to you [James 4:6]. 10. Believe it all to be God's Holy Word. [2 Timothy 3:16] We know that no sinner could have written it because of the way it describes sin. No saint could blaspheme God by pretending His own Word was God's. No angel could have written it for the same reason. [Hebrews 4:2] 11. Prize the Bible highly. [Psalm 119:72] It is your lifeline; you were born by it [James 1:18] you need to grow by it [1 Peter 2:2] [cf. Job 23:12]. 12. Love the Bible ardently [Psalm 119:159]. 13. Come to read it with an honest heart. [Luke 8:15] (a) Willing to know the entire and complete will of God (b) reading in order to be changed and made better by it [John 17:17]. 14. Apply to yourself to everything that you read, take every word as spoken to yourself. Its condemnation of sins as the condemnation of your own sin; the duty that it requires as the duty God would require from you [2 Kings 22:11]. 15. Pay close attention to the commands of the Word as much as the promises. Think of how you need direction just as much as you need comfort [Psalm 119:9-11]. 16. Don't get carried away with the minor details, rather make sure to pay closest attention to the great things [Hosea 8:12]. 17. Compare yourself with the Word. How do you compare? Is your heart something of a transcript of it, or not? [James 1:21-25] 18. Pay special attention to those passages that speak to your individual, particular and present situation. e.g. (a) Affliction -- [Hebrews 12:7, Isaiah 27:9, John 16:20, 2 Corinthians 4:17. (b) Sense of Christ's presence and smile withdrawn -- [Isaiah 54:8, Isaiah 57:16, Psalm 97:11] (c) Sin -- [Galatians 5:24, James 1:15, 1 Peter 2:11, Proverbs 7:10, 22-23, Proverbs 22:14] (d) Unbelief -- [Isaiah 26:3, 2 Samuel 22:31, John 3:15, 1 John 5:10, John 3:36] 19. Pay special attention to the examples and lives of people in the Bible as living sermons. (a) Punishments [Nebuchadnezzar, Herod, Numbers 25:3-4, 9, 1 Kings 14:9-10, Acts 5:5, 10, 1 Corinthians 10:11, Jude 7] (b) mercies and deliverances (Daniel, Jeremiah, the 3 youths in the fiery furnace) 20. Don't stop reading the Bible until you find your heart warmed. [Psalm 119:93] Let it not only inform you but also inflame you [Jeremiah 23:29, Luke 24:32]. 21. Put into practice what you read [Psalm 119:66, 105, Deuteronomy 17:19]. 22. Christ is for us Prophet, Priest and King. Make use of His office as a Prophet [Revelation 5:5, John 8:12, Psalm 119:102-103]. Get Christ not only to open the Scriptures up to you, but to open up your mind and understanding [Luke 24:45]. 23. Make sure to put yourself under a true ministry of the Word, faithfully and thoroughly expounding the Word [Proverbs 8:34] be earnest and eager in waiting on it. 24. Pray that you will profit from reading [Isaiah 48:17, Psalm 119:18, Nehemiah 9:20]. Natural obstacles You may still be able to profit from reading even though: 1. You don't seem to profit as much as others do. Remember the different yields [Matthew 13:8] though the yield isn't as much as others it is still a true and fruitful yield. 2. You may feel slow of understanding [Luke 9:45, Hebrews 5:11]. 3. Your memory is bad (a) remember you are still able to have a good heart despite this (b) you may still remember the most important things even if you cannot remember everything, be encouraged by John 14:26. |
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576 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 225623 | ||
Illegitimate Totality Transfer "In biblical interpretation, this refers to the illegitimate transfer of a word's total possible meaning, with all its variations and nuances, and forcing them all into a particular context. For example, if one were to do a word study on the Greek word phile, one would find that it could mean 'affection, friendship, love, or kiss.' The context must decide. The illegitimate totality transfer occurs when one forces all of these meanings into one passage, without consideration of which nuance best fits the context. This is a common interpretive fallacy." --Reclaiming the Mind |
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577 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 233590 | ||
"It shall greatly help ye to understand the Scriptures if thou mark not only what is spoken or written, but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what goeth before and what followeth after." --Myles Coverdale (1480-1569) | ||||||
578 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 236669 | ||
NINE COMMON ERRORS IN INTERPRETING NARRATIVE Allegorizing. “Instead of concentrating on the clear meaning of the narrative, people relegate the text to merely reflecting another meaning beyond the text.” Decontextualizing. “Ignoring the full historical and literary contexts, and often the individual narrative, people concentrate on small units only and thus miss interpretational clues. If you take things out of context enough, you can make almost any part of Scripture say anything you want it to.” Selectivity. “It involves picking and choosing specific words and phrases to concentrate on while ignoring the others and ignoring the overall sweep of the narrative being studied.” Moralizing. “This is the assumption that principles for living can be derived from all passages. The moralizing reader, in effect, asks the question , ‘What is the moral of this story?’ at the end of every individual narrative. An example would be, ‘What can we learn about handling adversity from how the Israelites endured their years as slaves in Egypt?’ The fallacy in this approach is that the narratives were written to show the progress of God’s history of redemption, not to illustrate principles.” Personalizing. “Also known as individualizing, this refers to reading Scripture in the way suggested above, supposing that any or all parts apply to you or your group in a way that they do not apply to everyone else. This is, in fact, a self-centered reading of the Bible. Examples of personalizing would be, ‘The story of Balaam’s talking donkey reminds me that I talk too much.’ Or, ‘The story of the building of the temple is God’s way of telling us that we have to construct a new church building.’” Misappropriation. “It is to appropriate the text for purposes that are quite foreign to the biblical narrative. This is what is happening when, on the basis of Judges 6:36-40, people ‘fleece’ God as a way of finding God’s will! This, of course, is both misappropriation and decontextualizing, since the narrator is pointing out that God saved Israel through Gideon despite his lack of trust in God’s word.’” False Appropriation. “It is to read into a biblical narrative suggestions or ideas that come from contemporary culture that are simultaneously foreign to the narrator’s purpose and contradictory to his point of view.” False Combination. “This approach combines elements from here and there in a passage and makes a point out of their combination, even though the elements themselves are not directly connected in the passage itself.” Redefinition. “When the plain meaning of the text leaves people cold, producing no immediate spiritual delight or saying something other than what they wish it said, they are often tempted to redefine it to mean something else.” Fee and Stuart use the example of 2 Chronicles 7:14-15: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.” Christians today want to apply this promise to their own land, but as Fee and Stuart point out, this promise was only directed toward the ancient land of Israel. From "How to Read the Bible for All its Worth" by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart |
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579 | Loving the Reproofs of the Word | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 125653 | ||
"Question: How shall we know that we love the reproofs of the Word? Answer 1: When we desire to sit under a heart-searching ministry. Who cares for medicines that will not work? A godly man does not choose to sit under a ministry that will not work upon his conscience. Answer 2: When we pray that the Word may meet with our sins. If there is any traitorous lust in our heart, we would have it found out and executed. We do not want sin covered, but cured. We can open our breast to the bullet of the Word and say, 'Lord, smite this sin.'" --Thomas Watson (1620-1686) | ||||||
580 | is jesus god | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 125686 | ||
Good and thorough response, tgc. I would have kept my post to myself had I seen your far superior one! | ||||||
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