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1 | One Way NOT to Study the Bible | 1 Sam 17:49 | DocTrinsograce | 147933 | ||
Consider two Bible studies on 1 Samuel 17, the story of David and Goliath. How would a moralistic Bible study read it? Easy. It’s a story about David and the great faith he had. David was faithful, so he defeated the giant. The application? If you’re faithful like David, you can slay your Goliaths too. Sound familiar? Beyond the obvious crime of allegorizing a historical account into some kind of fable, this reading is pure moralism. In Pharisaical manner, sin's power is not confronted by God's grace at all. The text is essentially about us and what we do, how we can conquer evil. You may think me harsh, but I'd call this a Bible study from hell. Now imagine another study of the same passage. You ask, "Where is God's grace?" You don't have to look far. The text's emphasis is not so much on David’s faithfulness as on God's faithfulness. The passage specifically tells us the battle was not David's. Rather, we read, "the battle is the LORD's" (v.47). This text is about something God did for us. Yahweh -- not David -- is the hero of the story. It was the Lord who handed Goliath over to be killed (v.46). And God was doing something even bigger -- he was beginning to raise up David as king of the nation, a king whose dynasty God promised would never end (2 Samuel 7). This promise would be fulfilled centuries later when David's descendant, King Jesus, wearing the thorny crown of David -- king of the Jews -- would go into battle for us and conquer our greatest enemies, even sin and death. --Greg Johnson, "The Bible Study from Help" -- "How to miss the point of scripture" |
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2 | One Way NOT to Study the Bible | 1 Sam 17:49 | Ray | 148040 | ||
Hi Doc, Do you have any comment for post #148039 above for your post has mail. It is too bad that our questions do not have notification to us (the question starter) when there is any addition made. We really have to review our questions often to find new entries. From the heart, Ray |
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3 | One Way NOT to Study the Bible | 1 Sam 17:49 | DocTrinsograce | 148107 | ||
Hi, Ray... Not beyond what I have already given. Thank you for the reminder to review new entries! In Him, Doc |
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