Subject: Getting the verdict before the judgment? |
Bible Note: Hello, Emmaus. Speaking of exegesis recalls to mind a forum dialogue that occurred a year or so ago between a rather head-strong user and me. I forget now what the topic of discussion was, but I do recall the fervor and absolute certainty with which this user attempted to defend his position with the aid of carefully chosen verses which he plucked out of context in order to bend them to his purposes. When I told him he was not following standard biblical exegesis but was resorting to eisogesis in order to try to gain a point, the poor fellow was totally fogbound. He had no idea of what I was talking about. Unfortunately the fellow is not an isolated case. Not only on this forum but on the radio and TV he has many cousins who have no idea of what exegesis means or, knowing, choose to pay it no mind. Exegesis tends to lead to proper interpretation of Scripture, and that is something false teachers don't prize at all and would rather not bother with. It messes up their theology. --Hank |