Subject: Properly Interpreting the Bible |
Bible Note: TEACHING PROCESSES/PRINCIPLES 1. The tool of the mind is language. Textualization is the heart of transmission of the Bible. Visual aids have their place, but they tend to take people away from the source. Always go to the source and always point others to the source: the text of Scripture itself. 2. The necessity of a spiritual life is essential in proper Biblical Interpretation; i.e., salvation and being "right with God." Habitual sin in the life of a believer will only promote error. 3. It is vital in the pedagogical process to learn the normative interpretative techniques. (One can be right with God, and still make an error in interpretation.) 4. It is imperative to have proper presuppositions with respect to the nature and the authority of Scripture before starting Biblical interpretation. |