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3601 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | 2 Tim 2:25 | kalos | 155994 | ||
Focus On The Words, Not Our Feelings 'There is a reason God gave gifted teachers to the church: to protect us from our private, "Spirit-led" interpretations. Paul wrote "All scripture is God-breathed," (2 Timothy 3:16), graphe in Greek. The point: The writings are inspired, not the interpretation we think God is giving us. The proper role of the Holy Spirit is to illuminate what is already there in the inspired words. This is why the words should be our focus, not our feelings. (...) 'This faulty "hermeneutical trinity"–me, God, and my Bible–has an additional peril, the final pitfall. 'The Third Pitfall–Dogmatic and Unteachable Attitude 'When you are convinced your biblical insight is from God, it is very difficult to change your view, even when everyone opposes you. (...) 'The lesson for us is clear: If you don't have a sound doctrinal foundation and you don't know how to interpret the Bible accurately–especially if you think your insight is from God–you are going to be dogmatic and unteachable about conclusions that could be false.' ____________________ www.str.org/free/solid_ground/SG0011.htm |
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3602 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | 2 Tim 2:25 | kalos | 156021 | ||
The Gospel "according to the scriptures" 1 Cor. 15:1-4 (KJV) Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; [2] By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. [3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES; [4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES: (Emphasis added.) |
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3603 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | 2 Tim 2:25 | kalos | 156022 | ||
Lionheart: Thanks for your good post. It reminded me of this quote: 'The greatest movement of God's Spirit in the last 1000 years was the Reformation. It was not started by a voice from God or by an assignment. It was started by a verse of Scripture: "The just shall live by faith." Martin Luther was simply listening to the only Word of God we are ever enjoined to hear, know, and obey, the Bible.' ____________________ www.str.org/free/solid_ground/S9901.htm |
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3604 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | 2 Tim 2:25 | kalos | 156027 | ||
No hyper-individualistic understanding As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. (NASB) 1 John 2:27 Many hold to the strange notion that: The best way to interpret the Bible is to read the text and whatever comes to mind first must automatically be the right interpretation. '"You have no need for anyone to teach you." Both "you's" are plural and refer to the believing community as a whole; there is no ground here for a hyper-individualistic understanding of the Gospel wherein the views of other believers and the gathering of believers together are considered unimportant' (Jewish New Testament Commentary, David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., 1992). |
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3605 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | 2 Tim 2:25 | kalos | 156080 | ||
The essentials include: the plenary inspiration and inerrancy of the Scriptures; the triune Godhead composed of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; the virgin birth and Deity of Christ, the necessity and efficacy of His atoning work; Christ's bodily resurrection and ascension; His imminent coming for His Church and His visible return to the earth; the everlasting felicity of the redeemed; and the everlasting punishment of the lost. |
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3606 | Conclusions That Could Be False | 2 Tim 2:25 | kalos | 179695 | ||
Conclusions That Could Be False "The lesson for us is clear: If you don't have a sound doctrinal foundation and you don't know how to interpret the Bible accurately -- especially if you think your insight is from God -- you are going to be dogmatic and unteachable about conclusions that could be false." ____________________ www.str.org/free/solid_ground/SG0011.htm |
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3607 | Apostasy defined. | 2 Tim 3:1 | kalos | 5083 | ||
2 Tim 3:1 know "Apostasy, Summary: Apostasy, "falling away," is the act of professed Christians who deliberately reject revealed truth "(1) as to the deity of Jesus Christ, and "(2) redemption through His atoning and redeeming sacrifice 1 John 4:1-3; Philippians 3:18 ; 2 Peter 2:1 . Apostasy differs from error concerning truth, which may be the result of ignorance Acts 19:1-6 or heresy, which may be due to the sphere of Satan 2 Timothy 2:25,26 both of which may consist with true faith. The apostate is perfectly described in 2 Timothy 4:3,4 . Apostates depart from the faith, but not from the outward profession of Christianity 2 Timothy 3:5 . Apostate teachers are described in ; 2 Timothy 4:3; 2 Peter 2:1-19; Jude 1:4,8,11-13,16 . "Apostasy in the church, as in Israel Isaiah 1:5,6; 5:5-7 is irremediable, and awaits judgment ; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ; 2 Peter 2:17,21; Jude 1:11-15; Revelation 3:14-16." Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on 2 Tim 3". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/ 1917. |
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3608 | A Universal Answer to Bible questions. | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 4975 | ||
A UNIVERSAL ANSWER to satisfy most Bible questions. Many, if not most, of the questions posted here could be answered by the questioner himself/herself, using the following principles: 1) Use a concordance to look it up in the Bible. 2) Read your Bible. 3) Be willing to obey every teaching you find; it is God speaking to you. 4) Use an English dictionary. 5) Use a Bible dictionary. 6) By all means, look up the center column (cross) references in your Bible. 7) Remember that: We must compare Scripture with Scripture in order to understand its full and proper sense. And SINCE THE BIBLE DOESN'T CONTRADICT ITSELF, ANY INTERPRETATION OF A SPECIFIC PASSAGE THAT CONTRADICTS THE GENERAL TEACHING OF THE BIBLE IS TO BE REJECTED. 8) Respect the silence of the Bible regarding any issue/question on which the Bible is silent. In other words, avoid speculation. 9) Christ has given to the church pastors and teachers. 10) One need not re-invent the wheel. Don't be too proud to consult translations, commentaries and God-given pastors and teachers. |
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3609 | A Universal Answer to Bible questions. | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 5339 | ||
Sam: Thanks for your additional thought. I couldn't agree with you more. We would all do well to heed what you have so well explained here. --JVH0212 |
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3610 | WEB Bible and capitalization. | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 6930 | ||
Ray: Note the following re the World English Bible (WEB) and capitalization. I believe it will be of interest to you. "The WEB doesn't capitalize pronouns pertaining to God. This is similar to the NRSV and NIV, and the same as the original ASV of 1901. Note that this is an English style decision, *because Hebrew has no such thing as upper and lower case, and the oldest Greek manuscripts were all upper case*. I kind of prefer the approach of the KJV, NKJV, and NASB of capitalizing these pronouns, because I write that way most of the time and because it is a way of offering greater honor to God. I admit that it is kind of a throw-back to the Olde English practice of capitalizing pronouns referring to the king. This is archaic, because we don't capitalize pronouns that refer to our president. "It is also true that choosing to capitalize pronouns relating to God causes some difficulties in translating the coronation psalms, where the psalm was initially written for the coronation of an earthly king, but which also can equally well be sung or recited to the praise of the King of Kings. *Capitalizing pronouns relating to God also makes for some strange reading* where people were addressing Jesus with anything but respect. In any case, in the presence of good arguments both ways, we have decided *to leave these as they were in the ASV 1901 (which also gives us fewer opportunities to make mistakes*)." (emphasis added) This FAQ is maintained by Michael Paul Johnson (http://ebible.org/mpj/). Please mail comments or suggestions to mpj@ebible.org mailto:mpj@ebible.org. This page is kept at http://ebible.org/bible/web/webfaq.htm. |
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3611 | Overly wooden literal interpretation | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 9451 | ||
"When the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense lest it be nonsense." 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. (All Scripture quotes are from the King James Version of the Bible.) The basic principle of interpretation is to interpret *plainly*. The word *literal* is avoided here because it creates connotations which have to be corrected. An overly wooden literal interpretation can be confusing or misleading and often is not necessary or desirable. Examples follow: Matt 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. *ye devour widows' houses.* Do the scribes and Pharisees eat literal wood and nails? No, "They used their position as judges to adjust claims against wealthy widows or to get the widows to leave their estates to the scribes and Pharisees" (Ryrie Study Bible). Then why did our Lord use the phrase "ye devour widows' houses"? The Bible sometimes uses a "figure of speech", which is defined as "an expression in which a nonliteral sense of a word or words is used to create a forceful or illuminating image." Gal 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. *if ye bite and devour one another.* Does this verse mean that the people of the church at Galatia literally chew and swallow one other's flesh? Of course not. It is speaking of strife in the church. Rev 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. *the four corners of the earth.* Have you ever seen a photograph of earth taken from space? Have you seen any corners on the planet lately? What then, is the Bible wrong? May it never be. The writer here is using figurative, not literal, language. Summary: Sometimes the literal sense is the plain sense. At other times, it is not. If one forces an overly literal interpretation where it does not fit (as in the 3 verses given as examples here), then the literal sense can indeed become nonsense. |
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3612 | Purpose of the Bible | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 23774 | ||
Indiana Jones: Let me be among the first to welcome you to the Forum. Since you are an eminent archaeologist, perhaps you can shed more light on some of the disputed Scripture passages. :-) kalos |
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3613 | The Irony of the StudyBibleForum | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 31776 | ||
"35 percent of born-again Christians do not read the Bible at all." Hank: Some may not believe that the churches are filled with those who are Biblically illiterate. Let the doubters read the following and decide for themselves. 'Theologian: Bible Illiteracy Sets Up Believers for Deception 'By Fred Jackson and Bill Fancher December 26, 2001 '(AgapePress) - A high-profile Bible teacher says the lack of biblical literacy in America is at epidemic levels. 'Ron Rhodes is president of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries (http://www.ronrhodes.org/). And when he talks about the lack of Bible reading among Americans, he is not talking about the population in general -- he is talking about people who call themselves born-again Christians. 'In an interview with Assist News Service, Rhodes quotes a recent poll which indicates that 35 percent of born-again Christians do not read the Bible at all. To put that staggering figure in context, he says imagine a church of 500 members. That means about 175 of them do not spend any time in God's Word. 'In addition, Rhodes indicates the news is not much better among those who say they read the Bible. He says of those, the vast majority only read it during the one hour they attend church each Sunday morning. 'Rhodes says such statistics make it more than obvious why many Christians are easy prey for spiritual deception.' (http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/12/262001a.asp) |
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3614 | The Irony of the StudyBibleForum | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 31786 | ||
I, too, have known such people - humble, unlearned people who served God with childlike faith. These are exceptions to the rule. But as a general rule, when it comes to believing, if one never reads the text of the Bible, what is it that he believes in? How shall they believe in [that of which] they have not heard [or read]? |
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3615 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 32021 | ||
Sir, my purpose here is not to criticize or condemn you. What I write here pertains to the Forum in general since its inception in February, 2001. My remarks have to do with the history of the Forum, which, if understood, will hopefully go to explain what madness has characterized the postings in the past and continues to characterize them even now. Yale divinity school grads on this forum? Heaven forbid! In the history of the forum many have trotted out their educational credentials -- the names and the number of schools attended, degrees earned, how many times they've been published, awards they've won, etc. -- in an effort to convince the rest of us "dummies" of the superiority of their great learning. So far, the only ones they've succeeded in convincing are themselves. When I read the Lockman Foundation's reasons for the existence of StudyBibleForum, I did not see one that said: "To split theological hairs" or "To put the Greek text under a microscope and analyze it to death." This forum is intended as neither a showplace for the degreed elite nor a haven for self-appointed Bible experts, mockers, proselytizers, the young and the restless, misanthropes, critics or rabble rousers. The forum was intended to be simply and only a place to ask or answer Bible questions -- not an arena for foolish and ignorant speculation or bitter, divisive, unending debate. It is especially not meant to be a platform where people may speculate upon that on which the Bible is silent. |
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3616 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 32023 | ||
"Understanding origins in the book of Genesis is foundational to the rest of the Bible. If Genesis chapter 1 and chapter 2 don't tell us the truth, then why should we believe anything else in the Bible? . . . So what we believe about creation, what we believe about Genesis has implications all the way to the end of Scripture, implications with regard to the veracity and truthfulness of Scripture, implications as to the gospel and implications as to the end of human history all wrapped up in how we understand origins in the book of Genesis. (...) "Avoid spiritualizing or allegorizing the Bible. This is that which gives to the Bible some kind of mystical meaning. In other words, what is on the surface is not the meaning, but what is hidden becomes the meaning. This is very popular. Allegorizing means to say that the historical meaning is not the real meaning, and in fact may be nothing but a fabrication. The historical meaning is not the real meaning, the real meaning is the spiritual meaning hidden beneath the surface. "And once you say that something in the Bible is an allegory, that is, it is only a symbol of the reality, you have just made it impossible to know what that reality is because if that reality cannot be discerned through the normal understanding of language, how can it be discerned?" (from the radio message: "How to Study Your Bible: Interpretation" by John MacArthur on Grace to You broadcast) |
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3617 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 32653 | ||
Hello, NASB and ESV! Hank: Regarding your decision to dispose of your copies of the NIV. It saddens me to say this, but I am seriously considering doing the same -- not because of any perceived weakness in the original NIV, but as a protest against the TNIV. At this time I have removed every edition of the NIV from my bookshelves and have put them away out of sight. I may take it a step further and remove all of them from my house. Even though the NIV is the pew Bible in use at my local church, I will not be reading or even touching the NIV while in church. I am still shocked and feeling betrayed to see the publishers (both the Bible society and Zondervan) dancing to the tune of political correctness. NASB yes! NIV no! kalos |
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3618 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 32679 | ||
Norrie: Always good to hear from you. Thanks for your input. :-) I reiterate: Regarding the decision to dispose of your copies of the NIV. It saddens me to say this, but I am seriously considering doing the same -- NOT BECAUSE OF ANY PERCEIVED WEAKNESS IN THE ORIGINAL NIV, but as a protest against the TNIV. Grace and peace to you, kalos |
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3619 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 32935 | ||
Joe: You make an excellent point and I agree with you. Moreover, anyone whose living (income) depended on selling Bibles to "feminists and liberals" would starve to death. Grace to you, kalos |
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3620 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 33012 | ||
Hank: In general it seems that it takes about 100 years for a new translation to catch on with the Bible reading public. Then when the time comes, it takes another 100 years for people to discontinue their use of one translation and adopt another. I'm not talking here about individual Bible readers. I mean groups of people, e.g. conservative Christians. The NKJV, for example, is very popular among many conservative churches -- NOW. But it hasn't always been that way. As was the case with the original NIV, the NKJV did not catch on instantly. Nor do I see people quickly abandoning their NKJV Bible for a newer translation, regardless of the merits of that translation. (Note that my point here is not the NKJV itself, but rather people's perception of and preference for it.) My point is even though the English Standard Version or the HCSB, for example, may be as trustworthy, there's no reason to expect that either will pre-empt the NKJV or original NIV anytime soon. Regarding adjusting the vocabulary of the Bible to fit the progressive dumbing down of America, I make this observation. For 350 years school children raised their reading vocabulary so as to be able to read the [KJV] Bible. Now it's the other way around. And the versions geared toward the lower reading levels are the dynamic equivalent or colloquial or paraphrased translations. If we keep lowering the reading level of our translations to keep up with the reading level of today's children and youth, where will it stop? Eventually we would be going to a wordless comic book Bible. Talk about sacrificing accuracy. Regarding those who desire a 100 percent literal Bible: buy an interlinear Greek-English version. Indeed, if someone made a speech in Spanish, for example, and the interpreter translated the idiomatic expressions literally, the non-Spanish-speaking hearer would be totally lost. "No hay mal que durante cien anos" translated literally is "There is no trouble that lasts 100 years." Who is going to instantly recognize that this means "Bad luck doesn't last forever?" There are many other Spanish idioms which, if translated literally word-for-word, would have no meaning for us. The same is true of other languages, as well. Lastly, many are saying "I haven't seen the TNIV yet." Well, the text of the TNIV is available online at www.tniv.info Grace to all, kalos |
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