Posts Tagged ‘Bible’
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I want to apply some Holy-Spirit-guided hermeneutics to the questions of divorce and abortion.
Divorce
First, what does the Bible say about divorce? Nothing. Unless you wear a veil that blocks out the Holy Ellipses. In that case, you will see a fair bit. For example, in the Old Testament, there are a lot of laws that [...]
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I’m considering starting another series on hermeneutics. As I plan the series, I realize that there is a common thread underlying hermeneutical technique: the Holy Spirit. In this post, I am going to explain the role of the Holy Spirit in hermeneutics.
The Holy Ellipses
Turn in your Bibles, if you will, to 2 Corinthians 3.15–18.
15 Even [...]
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I’m beginning a new series of blog posts! I have been so inspired by Duane Litfin’s chapel sermon series in Wheaton College’s chapel that I must share the love!
He started his series of sermons on Acts 1 on August 29, 2007. I’m celebrating the anniversary of that beginning by beginning a new series [...]
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Every year, my theological hero is invited to a debate by the local atheist group. Every year, after the debate, you can hear him make comments both inside and outside his classes such as “I wiped the floor with his a%^&*!” “It’s really not fair!” “I creamed him!” and so on.
The fact that they invite [...]
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There is a movement afoot to put Jesus above Paul, Abraham, Moses, and the Bible. This won’t fly at our University because the first article of our Statement of Faith puts the Bible above Jesus and God while the rest of the articles put Paul second to the Bible. However, this anti-Christian movement [...]
This is the second in a series on hermeneutics. See part 1.
Example 2: Homosexuality at the Seminary
Moving from my hero here at the College to two professors at our Seminary, I will present another example of masters at work. Two Seminary professors worked together to write “A Biblical Perspective on Homosexuality” as a response to [...]
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This post is the first in a two-part series in which I will give examples of excellence in hermeneutics from experts local to our fine University. The first example is from my hermeneutical hero here at the college on the topic of the role of women. The second example is from two professors at the [...]
