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NASB | Matthew 12:33 ¶ "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:33 ¶ "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit. |
Subject: Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? |
Bible Note: Continued Expository Bible Study Example Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the content of the passage; Content – the information that determines what the passage is about. Who is in the passage? – Jesus, the Samaritan woman, and the Samaritans. What is the passage about? – Jesus is ordained by God to go Samaria to meet the woman in order to offer salvation to the Samaritans. Where does the passage take place? – In Samaria, a country hostile to the Jews. When does the passage take place? – Somewhat near the beginning of Jesus ministry in the first century. Why does this passage appear in the book it is in? – To demonstrate that Jesus offers salvation to everyone and not just to the Jews, to fulfill the OT Scriptures that the Messiah would come, and to show that Jesus is the Messiah. Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the context of the passage; Context – the information that determines how a passage should be interpreted. What is the theme of the book the passage falls under? – The larger theme of John is Jesus is the Messiah as the Son of God, there are three sub- themes – Jesus is God in John 1:1-5 – John 1:1-4:54, Pivotal chapter 5 segues into Jesus is Rejected in John 1:5, 11 – John 5:1-9:41, Jesus Gives Life To All Who Accept Him in John 1:12, 13 – John 10:1-21:25. What is the theme of the passage itself as a segment within the book? – The theme is the first sub-theme that Jesus is God, and that Jesus saves all people and not just the Jews. What is the author’s intent in writing to his recipients, what is his objective, what does he want them to understand? – To tell the story of a sinful woman who worshipped the right God the wrong way, how she came to know that Jesus is God, and that the salvation of non Jews by Jesus is ordained by God. What is the author’s intention for his recipients, what does he want them to do, what is his application for them? – To understand that the love of God towards those who sin is not bound by culture and to be willing to offer salvation to non Jews, and that there is a right way to worship God. What, according to the first four questions of context, does the passage mean, what is it saying on its own, what is the literal interpretation? – Jesus is the Messiah as the Son of God, and He is ordained by God to offer salvation to everyone including non Jews. Questions – a set of questions asked to determine how to apply the passage; What does this passage mean based off a literal interpretation of what the passage is about? – It means that God in His love for us has ordained Jesus to offer salvation to everyone regardless of where they come from and that we should be willing to offer salvation to everyone. Why and how is this passage important to us now in this century? – God is to be worshiped the right way, everyone is a sinner no matter where they are from, the passage is important now because everyone still needs the salvation of Jesus Christ in this century. How should this passage be applied using a literal interpretation? – The right way to worship God is to get saved by Jesus Christ, we are to go out to everyone and offer them the salvation of Jesus Christ. This is an example of how to “pull the author’s intent” out of the passage. 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved of God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. blessings abound, bowler |