COMMENTS Have you ever heard someone say, ” Oh, the King James Bible is too hard to read.” Maybe it was something like, “I don’t need to read my Bible; the Holy Spirit guides me.” It seems folks will manufacture any excuse to avoid being in the Word. So let’s take a quick look at … More Devotion – “A Forgotten Key to Reading Scripture About Christ” – 04/22/2026
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
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
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
During World War II, fighter planes often returned from battle riddled with bullet holes. The allies analyzed the litany of data… Continued @ Source: The Importance of Context in Sound Biblical Interpretation
I am departing from today’s planned continuation of the Ten Commandment for a quick study on Bible Hermeneutics. I woke up this morning to a new follower of our blog, as is my custom I looked at their profile and some of their postings. One, in particular, caught my eye, it was entitled The “Bride … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/06/21
Marburg Colloquy Failed to Reach Consensus From the earliest days of the church, differences have arisen over how the Scriptures are to be interpreted. For example, Paul’s teaching of salvation apart from the law of Moses was offensive at first to some of the Christian leaders in Jerusalem, all of them Jews, but after a … More Today in Church History
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
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?
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?
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