Posts Tagged ‘hermeneutics’
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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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How it started
Ched Meyers spoke at our college Chapel on March 30. The title of his talk was “Sabbath Economics.”
I had never heard of this guy before but apparently he’s written some books about the economic implications of the teachings of Jesus and the Old Testament. I didn’t go to Chapel that day because I [...]
The theme and the President’s activities
The theme of this years faculty retreat was our seven core values. The first of our seven core values is: “We are Christ-followers.” The first announcement was to tell us how the retreat was going to be organized. First, the new president would talk about the first value, then we [...]
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 [...]
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I am noticing a disturbing trend both at our University and at another school dear to my heart: Wheaton College. I’ll start here.
Problems here
Another faculty retreat has come and gone at our University. This was, in my mind, the worst ever. I can’t complain about the efficiency with which it was run. [...]
