They see their spiritual odyssey as superseding the Scriptures, passing on to a higher level of understanding. In a very real way, they are the Gnostics of our day – believing that they have discovered the “real” Jesus that the masses cannot know because of the fetters of faith. Their faithlessness becomes their faith. via ...
First of all a definition. The hermeneutic of prayer is not simply praying for understanding before one studies. The hermeneutic of prayer is when a person says, “I prayed for understanding and have arrived at my conclusion. Since I prayed, the Lord gave me understanding, so anyone in disagreement with me will be incorrect.” A ...
Revelation Defined Revelation- a disclosure of something that was before unknown; and divine revelation is the direct communication of truths before unknown from God to men. (McClintock & Strong Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature) Revelation Logical The doctrine of revelation is a doctrine that is very logical. God is an intelligent God. He ...
MT 1:6-7 The lineage of Jesus is traced through David’s son, Solomon. LK 3:23-31 It is traced through David’s son, Nathan. (Note: Some apologists assert that Luke traces the lineage through Mary. That this is untrue is obvious from the context since Luke and Matthew both clearly state that Joseph was Jesus’ father.) We should ...
While listening to a Teaching Company course by Bart Ehrman I noticed something about liberals (in Ehrman’s case, agnostic) that they have in common with extreme fundamentalists. They both have an interpretation of the Scripture that precludes practically any other interpretation. Their system is based upon their interpretation, and if that interpretation falls, the system ...
I thought the following point was a good one: The New Testament writers were not doing grammatical-historical exegesis, but neither were their interpretations arbitrary. Neither, I hope, is what I advocate arbitrary. The real “control” for the apostles and for us comes from at least three directions:1. An assumption of coherency of God’s story. 2. ...
It seems that some folks think that they can totally subdue their bias and study the NT simply as literature. Importantly, Professor Ehrman’s approach is as an historian, and the course “suspends” belief or disbelief to understand how, when, why, and by whom the New Testament was written. He explains in detail the light that ...
This was originally posted in parts one and two. This is the final product of those two posts. Much credit goes to John Sailhamer’s The Meaning of the Pentateuch for forming my ideas here. A Brief Look At The New Testament Use of The Old Testament In my time of studying the Bible I have ...
A few days ago I posted a piece on the New Testament use of the Old Testament. Having received some comments on the post, I felt it would be well that I expand it just a little for the purpose of giving a little more light on why I hold to the position that I ...
A Brief Look At The New Testament Use of The Old Testament In my time of studying the Bible I have often wondered about the New Testament use of the Old Testament. Of special concern were Matthew 2:11-15 and Galatians 3:16. Did the NT writers use some sort of Holy Ghost exegesis that led them ...