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

  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?

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?

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

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

Real Body and Blood?

Mark 14:22–25 “And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body’” (v. 22). Much of the debate centers around the meaning of the word is in Jesus’ statements “this is my body” and “this is my blood” (Mark 14:22, 24). The word is can … More Real Body and Blood?

Interpreting Scripture with Scripture – Reformation21 Blog

Posted August 20, 2018 @ 7:08 AM by Richard C. Barcellos We cannot properly interpret what God does, as He has recorded it for us in Scripture, unless we know something about the God who effects what is recorded for us in Scripture. In other words, there must be a hermeneutical (i.e. interpretive) dialogue between the text … More Interpreting Scripture with Scripture – Reformation21 Blog