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1 | 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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2 | take up "his" cross | Luke 9:23 | Hank | 200127 | ||
Hi, Doc. Many years ago in a gathering that was advertised to be a Bible study class, the leader of that class played his version of "round-robin." He read a certain verse of Scripture and then asked each member of the class in turn "What does this verse mean to you?" As one might guess, no two members came up with exactly the same answer, the implication being that Scripture has no intrinsic meaning but depends on the reader for its meaning; and the leader of the class did nothing to discourage the class from pursuing this badly warped notion. I was young then, both in years and in the faith, and so I was not equipped to refute this inane idea. It was years later that a capable pastor set me straight and was able to disembarrass my soul of a false and damaging doctrine. I taught a Bible class for some 25 years and never did I ask, "What does this passage of Scripture mean to you?" ..... When there are two or more different interpretations of Scripture, it is possible that none of them may be right. And it is certain that all of them are not right. --Hank | ||||||
3 | take up "his" cross | Luke 9:23 | DocTrinsograce | 200130 | ||
Very good post, brother Hank! | ||||||