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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:15 Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. |
Subject: Hermeneutic - method of interpretation |
Bible Note: Hermeneutic Part II Hermeneutic (continued) 'FIVE PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION '1) Seek to discover the Author/author's intended meaning. The meaning of every passage of Scripture was determined at the time it was written by a human author divinely inspired and superintended by the Lord. The job of the interpreter is to discover that meaning. We do not have the freedom to add to or subtract from what God has written through human agents. This is the guiding principle of the face value method of biblical interpretation. '2) All Scripture is to be taken in its proper context be it words, phrases, passages, chapters, books,etc. Only when the greater context is known will you know what the writer intended by what is written. Do not error by "prooftexting" or taking biblical text out of context. Remember, "a text taken out of context is a pretext." '3) All Scripture is to be compared with other Scripture. "The best interpreter of Scripture is other Scripture," said Martin Luther. When a given text is not explicit about a truth, no conclusion should be drawn about that truth until all relevant passages have been studied. Careful comparison always adds depth and clarity to one's understanding of Scripture. '4) Determine the literal reference of figures of speech. A figure of speech will normally employ a comparison, a substitution, or an amplification as a means of "artfully varying" from what we think of as common use, to better clarify the passage. Figures of speech are often used in prophetic texts, and once understood, they normally can be recognized quite easily. '5) Recognize that many passages of Scripture, in both Testaments, have both near and far implications and applications. For a near/far interpretation to be valid, it must clearly be allowed for by the context and by the specific wording of the text itself, as well as be consistent with the rest of Scripture. 'The text of Scripture can be understood when taken at face value, making allowances for obvious figures of speech, near/far interpretations, its context, and comparative passages of Scripture that harmonize with it, without contradiction. '"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)' (www.signministries.org/hermeneutic.htm) |