Chapter 1
Grasp the text in their town
What is step 1
The word father is used 18 times in a passage
What is repetition
What shall we say then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
What is a question and answer
The science and art of interpretation
What is hermeneutics
•The Bible is so difficult to understand that only the highly skilled theologians with technical training can deal with the Scriptures.
•The Bible is boring
What are two myths for not studying the Bible
Measure the width of the river to cross
What is Step 2
focuses on differences
What are contrasts
Mark 2:15-3:6 contains a conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees
What is dialogue
Biblical text taken out of context
What is a pretext
Said there is no true life without the Bible
Who is D.L. Moody
Step 3
What is Cross the Principlizing Bridge
focus on similarities
What is a comparison
For God so loved the world THAT he gave his one and only Son (John 3:16)
What is a purpose and a result statement
One correct interpretation of any passage of Scripture
What is the author's originally intended meaning
Talks to a donkey
Who is Baalam
Step 4
What is grasp the text in our town
acts of the sinful nature are obvious; sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry and witchcraft; hatred...
What is a list
IF anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! (2 Cor. 5:17)
What is a conditional clause
King in the realm of biblical interpretation
What is context
God speaks to me
What is when I read the Bible
What are the differences between the biblical audience and us
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path
What is a figure of speech
Words that convey feeling and emotion
What are emotional terms
Believe Jesus is a created being
Who are Jehovah's Witnesses
peace
What the study of God's Word will secure