Biblical Interpretation Through Demonstration
Teaching biblical interpretation through demonstration.
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a … Continue reading Jesus is the Good Shepherd
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he … Continue reading What is a Mother?
As a church, it is our responsibility to confront sin confidentially, call to repentance, and report to the police is something grossly illegal has happened so we avoid scandals like this and the gospel is not tarnished. We must be unified in our response against sin whether it is sexual immorality or slander.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he … Continue reading Jesus is the Shepherd Door for the Sheep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3L5JDSX0k HCC Sermon 10
There are several reasons one wants to read a commentary last when studying the Bible. When one interprets the scriptures he or she needs to: identify the complete thought of the passage; examine the content of the passage; examine the context of the passage; outline the story, argument, or poetic structure of any given … Continue reading Critical Thinking and Commentaries
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Zp-u25VVQ What an exegetical sermon looks like. What an exegetical sermon looks like.
Have you ever purposely been misinterpreted? Sometimes my five-year-old purposely misinterprets me to get out of doing a chore. I will tell her to pick up her room. She proceeds to sit on the couch and watch television. I will tell her I wanted her to clean her room when I told her. Then she … Continue reading Preconcieved Ideas Hinder Proper Interpretation
One of the earliest memories of Grandpa Nichols was of coming to his house in Kansas, IL. I was overwhelmed by the artifacts from his missions in Africa. I picked up an elephant make from a dark carved wood and asked my mother where they came from. She said from Africa. I said, “Africa?” … Continue reading The Spiritual Legacy of Ed Nichols to His Grandson Josiah Nichols
Last week we discussed how to interpret historical narrative using the creation account as a model text. This week I want to show you how to identify a historical narrative using five easy steps. This process is called genre identification. Genre identification uses the five c’s by looking at the content, context, congregation, critical … Continue reading Five Ways to Identify Historical Narrative
Biblical Interpretation Through Demonstration 