Tag: Biblical Interpretation

Sunday Sermon Series – “Sprugeon on Interpteting Scripture” – 07/27/2025

July 27, 2025

COMMENTS I have said this before, but it bears repeating: those who say “that’s just your interpretation of the Bible” rarely have a good understanding of scripture. Scripture is not open to individual interpretation (2 Peter 1:20). There are some who argue that this verse only refers to the Old Testament prophets. While a case … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Sprugeon on Interpteting Scripture” – 07/27/2025

Thoughts On – “Hermeneutics” or “Biblical Interpretation” – 01/23/2024

January 23, 2025

Hermeneutics. Traditionally the subdiscipline of theology concerned with the proper interpretation of scriptural texts. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the term widened to include the discipline that seeks to understand the interpretation of texts in general, including the proper roles and relationships among author, reader and text. Still more broadly, the term has been … More Thoughts On – “Hermeneutics” or “Biblical Interpretation” – 01/23/2024

Friday’s Feature Quote – PLUS- 08/11/2023

August 12, 2023

The Internet (XFINITY) was down again yesterday so sending this out 24 hrs. late 🙃 Two of the great legacies of the Reformation were the principle of private interpretation and the translation of the Bible into the vernacular. The two principles go hand in hand and were accomplished only after great controversy and persecution. Scores … More Friday’s Feature Quote – PLUS- 08/11/2023

What Does This Verse Mean to You? Finding Meaning in Scripture

August 28, 2019

  BRAD KLASSEN | AUGUST 27, 2019 What Does This Verse Mean to You? Finding Meaning in Scripture As a professor, I am constantly answering questions regarding assignments and course expectations. When I answer a student, “No, you cannot use study notes when you take the exam,” I mean it, and he understands. When I tell a … More What Does This Verse Mean to You? Finding Meaning in Scripture

Is God’s Primary Concern My Earthly Blessing?

July 21, 2019

Another in the Frequently Abused Verses Series  by Jeremiah Johnson / Friday, July 19, 2019 In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from … More Is God’s Primary Concern My Earthly Blessing?

On Whose Door Is Christ Knocking?

July 18, 2019

In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that series originally appeared on September 30, 2015. -ed. (For other articles in this series just type Frequently … More On Whose Door Is Christ Knocking?

How to Choose the Right Seminary: 6 Factors to Consider

June 24, 2019

by David Qaoud If you’re thinking about seminary, below you can find six things to consider to help you choose the right one. I have in mind those interested in the Master of Divinity program. {For those that would argue a seminary degree is not needed I offer the following article. In it the argument … More How to Choose the Right Seminary: 6 Factors to Consider