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Knowing the Bible 101. Sept 24 – Chapter 2 – The Bible: The Deeper You Go. Deuteronomy 6:6-9.
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Knowing the Bible 101 Sept 24 – Chapter 2 – The Bible: The Deeper You Go
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 6 These ________that I give you _____are to be on ____ _____.7 Impress _____on your _______. Talk _____them when you ___ at home and ____ you ____along the ____, when you ___ down and ____ you get up. 8 Tie ____ as _____ on your _____ and ____ them on your ________.9 Write ____ on the _________ of your houses and on ____ _____.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 6 These ________that I ____you _____are to be on ____ _____.7 ______ _____on your _______. ____ _____them ____ you __ at ____ and ____ you ____ ______ the ____, when you ___ ____ and ____ you ___ up. 8 ___ ____ as _____ on _____ _____ and ____ them on ______ ________.9 _____ ____ on the _________ of your _______ and on ____ _____.
KtB101 – Interpretation? • Why is interpretation important? • Do we interpret things Other than the Bible?
Interpretationin Daily life • Out at the movies. • Commercial activity with kunkle. • Winks.
How do you interpret the bible? • Interpretation or “Bring out the meaning” • The goal of interpreting the bible should be to apply the meaning of what you learn to your life. • A few basic principles:
How do you interpret the bible? • Principle 1: Interpret the Bible by the Bible: We must not set one passage of scripture against another passage. • This means that you always read Bible verses and passages in Context!
How do you interpret the bible? • Principle 2: Interpret the Bible Literally: What this means is that you should interpret the Bible as it is written. • Don’t read into it something that isn’t there. • Don’t skip over something that is there.
How do you interpret the bible? • Principle 3: Interpret the Bible objectively: • One must first ask what a given scripture was intended to mean to the people for who it was originally written. Only then can you ask what meaning it has for you today. • Your “private interpretation” will only be meaningful with the guidance of the Holy Spirit combined with your own diligent study.
Watch out for twisted scripture • When you interpret scripture to fit your own desires and pre-conceived ideas, you just might change it from truth to error. • “Scripture twisting” is what happens when people interpret the bible to suit their own false beliefs. • A cult is “a perversion, a distortion of biblical Christianity.
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Commonly misinterpreted Scriptures • Complete the worksheet in pairs. Any unfinished portion will be assigned as homework due on Thursday.