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1 | take up "his" cross | Luke 9:23 | DocTrinsograce | 200103 | ||
Hi, Budderfligh... Of course, you wouldn't want to know what it means to us... what you want to know is what it means. A proper interpretation of the Scripture is not a matter of individual interpretation. Walter Chantry has an very good article on this topic: http://www.reformedreader.org/rbb/chantry/takeyourcrossenglish.htm In Him, Doc |
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2 | take up "his" cross | Luke 9:23 | PDAL | 200116 | ||
Doc Are you saying that there is only one way to properly interpret scripture?If that is the case how do you know you have the proper interpretation? |
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3 | take up "his" cross | Luke 9:23 | DocTrinsograce | 200121 | ||
Hi, PDAL... You asked, "Are you saying that there is only one way to properly interpret scripture?" Yes, I am. See my posts in thread #156916. You asked, "...how do you know you have the proper interpretation?" The wonderful thing about text is that it is intended to communicate. Our God is imminently rational. He hasn't left all of this to the whims of each reader. Nevertheless, God speaks through His word directly to you. Consequently, you're ready to begin to grasp the proper interpretation. We start with understanding the historical and cultural context. (Ask Val about the questions we always ask when we are properly studying a book.) You see, no Biblical text will ever mean anything it didn't mean when it was written. Consequently, we then take into account the grammar (2 Timothy 2:15). Then we apply the consensus reflected through the centuries by the great scholars of Christendom (Ephesians 4:11). Next we apply the efforts of our pastors, elders, and brethren (2 Timothy 2:2; Ephesians 5:19). Of course if we are diligent in these efforts, growing in our hunger and love of the Word, it means the Holy Spirit is working within us (John 14:26). As we walk out a sound interpretation of the Scripture, the Lord will give us more. If our understanding of the Scriptures does not manifest itself in obedience, then the Lord will remove what little we have. Watch the enemies of the Word. They question the divine origin of the Scriptures, the accuracy of Scriptures, the intent of the Scriptures, the necessity of the Scriptures, the sufficiency of the Scriptures, the historicity of the Scriptures, and the ability to understand the Scriptures. When all else fails they say, "Well, it isn't important what the Scriptures says, what is important is what it says to you!" (Imagine if we interpreted legal documents that way!) In Him, Doc |
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4 | take up "his" cross | Luke 9:23 | PDAL | 200124 | ||
Thanks Doc... Our pastors teach us that there is really only one message in the bible and that is God's plan of redemption(which can be seen throughout the entire bible).God's one man plan to reconcile us back to Him through Jesus Christ and that we must see everything through the cross.A Finished Work.They teach us to see God's view and not man's view. |
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5 | take up "his" cross | Luke 9:23 | DocTrinsograce | 200125 | ||
Dear PDAL, You wrote, "Our pastors teach us that there is really only one message in the bible and that is God's plan of redemption." And that represents the consensus of the church, which thing they should be teaching. (cf Hebrews 1:1-2; Luke 24:27, etc.) Be careful about the "God's view" versus "man's view" thing. Certainly it is taught in Scripture. But people twist it (2 Peter 3:16b) to basically ignore everything the Holy Spirit has taught the church over the centuries. Pretty silly, that, since it is clearly not what the Scriptures teach, but actually represents one of those "man view" things! (cf Colossians 2:8) The teachers that do this maintain their authority over the ignorant masses that way. It puts us all the way back into the Dark Ages. Ah, well, Satan doesn't need to try new things when the old things work so well! In Him, Doc |
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