Have you ever been asked, "Why are there so many interpretations if your interpretation is the right one?" Usually this question is asked to me as a trump card more than a question. It usually has to do with the Bible. The argument follows: a. Your claim that interpreting the Bible literally in it's historical … Continue reading Confusion on Interpretation

Exodus 21:22-25: " “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if there is harm, then you shall … Continue reading Loving Babies

"Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor." 2 Peter 2:16-17 ESV. The person represented in the above picture has been the butt of many jokes since her election into the house … Continue reading Praying For Our Leaders

Since Darwin's Origin of the Species in the mid-eighteen hundreds, Christians have been trying to decide how to interpret the Bible in light of such a "scientific" discovery. Evolution and millions of years are now supposed to be crammed into the Bible if we are supposed to take it seriously, or so we think. In … Continue reading How Do We Interpret Genesis 1?

The following is an exert from my book, Romans Roadblocks Chapter 1. Matthew 22:29 "But Jesus answered them, 'You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.'" The Scripture verse at the beginning of this chapter comes from an interaction between Jesus and a group of Sadducees. The Sadducees were … Continue reading How Jesus Interpreted the Bible

Interpretation is as simple as reading a grocery list or as difficult as reading a textbook. Biblical interpretation seems to be the most complicated for some people. The biggest question people have is "how do we interpret this?" When people ask this question, they are missing the first step. They need to ask, "What is … Continue reading What is this?

We all use hermeneutics (the science and art of interpreting literature). Many times we just do not realize it. To illustrate that lets look at Sally. Sally is a factory worker who works at Johnson's chocolate factory. One day at the end of the week she clocks into work, and goes to her work station. … Continue reading An Interpretive Factory Fiction

There are many reasons why people don't study the Bible: 1. they're not saved, 2. they can't read, 3. they believe the lies that Satan had come up with about the Bible. I am going to focus in the third reason as to why people do not read the Bible. I'm going to explode 7 … Continue reading Exploding 7 Bible Myths

Hi. My name is Josiah Nichols. I write the Using Hermeneutics blog. It is based off of my book series The Using Hermeneutics Series where I teach biblical interpretation through demonstration. A little about me. I was raised in a strong Christian family. My parents raised me in the Lord. Yet, I was a rebellious, … Continue reading About Josiah Nichols