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INTERPERTING THE BIBLE: TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD

INTERPERTING THE BIBLE: TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD. Federalist Party An advocate of strong centralized government Thought you can act on the silence of the Constitution. Republican Party Believed in state and individual rights Thought you had to obey the Constitution as written.

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INTERPERTING THE BIBLE: TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD

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  1. INTERPERTING THE BIBLE:TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD

  2. Federalist Party An advocate of strong centralized government Thought you can act on the silence of the Constitution Republican Party Believed in state and individual rights Thought you had to obey the Constitution as written The Constitution Loose Constructionists Strict Constructionists

  3. The Bible Loose Constructionists Strict Constructionists The bible is a specific guide God meant what He said when He said it Can only do what is written • The bible is a general guide • Statements in the bible are up for interpretation • Can do whatever is not specifically forbidden

  4. What Does God Say • Deut 5:32: Do all my words • Deut 4:2: Do not add or take away • Deut 29:29: You have all you need • Deut 18:21: do not assume my will

  5. LOOSE CONSTRUCTIONISTS • Lev 10:1-3: Nadab and Abihu • Num 15:32-36: Man picking up sticks • 1Sam 15:13-28: King Saul • 2Ch 26:16-21: King Uzziah

  6. STRICT CONSTRUCTIONISTS • Gen 6:13-22: Noah • Jos 1:7-8; 11:15; 21:43: Joshua • 2Kgs 22:11-20: Josiah • Jn 5:19, 30; 12:50: Jesus

  7. TAKE GOD AT HIS WORD • Obey all the words God gave to us • do not go beyond what is written • When God is Specific, We are Strict • When God is General, We Are Loose

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