I was just yesterday preparing the second sermon in a series we will be starting in Matthew halfway through July this year. In the first
Interpretation
Exegete the passage in front of you, don’t flatten it by exegeting other things
I have written in recent weeks about the need for careful Bible reading. First, I talked about a basic question of biblical exegesis: where do
Asking where you get that from the text is not biblicism
You may have been in a discussion about the bible with someone, only to find out that you are a biblicist. At least, that’s what
You can’t reject textual observations because you don’t like the quarters from which they emanate
The other day I wrote about a simple, but important, little question that is vital for our bible studies and sermons. That question was, where
Where do you get that from the text?
It’s a simple little question, isn’t it? Where do you get that from the text? Simple, but effective. Not only effective, but really quite important.
Asking the right questions when the Bible answers questions we aren’t asking (and ignores the ones we are)
One issue that often surfaces when interpreting passages of the Bible is the desire to expect answers to questions that the text isn’t asking. Without