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Early bird registration closes This Week Charles Kraft Early bird registration closes This Week

Some of the Basic Principles… Hermen Who? Some of the Basic Principles…

Hermeneutics — the science and art of biblical interpretation. Correct Bible interpretation should answer the question, “How can I understand what this particular passage means?” Because there are rules that govern its use, it is a science. Because knowing the rules is not enough, it also is an art. Practicing to learn how to use the rules is also required.

The question of how to interpret the Bible is not a minor issue; it is one of the battlegrounds for our souls. Our daily devotional studies are essential, but they must be backed up by a more serious study of Scripture. Knowing Scripture as well as obeying it are the twin foundations of a godly life.

A Godly life produces the further desire to study God’s Word and vice versa. Understanding and Interpreting our Bible takes us from study to application back to study and on to further application in a mounting spiral toward God.

The Basic Principles of Bible Study 1. THE BIBLE IS A SPIRITUAL BOOK Prayer Limitations – 1 Corinthians 2:14–3:3 We must pray that God will bridge the gap that separates us from understanding spiritual things, by having the Holy Spirit teach us (John 14:26; 16:13).

Without this illumination or insight from God’s Spirit, we cannot learn. This need for insight was the concept Paul referred to when he told Timothy to “reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this” (2 Timothy 2:7, NIV).

The Basic Principles of Bible Study 1. THE BIBLE IS A SPIRITUAL BOOK 2. THE BIBLE IS ALSO A HUMAN BOOK

2. THE BIBLE IS ALSO A HUMAN BOOK The Bible is also a human book and, to a degree, must be interpreted like any other book. This brings us to the principle of common sense. For example, the grammatical–historical method of studying the Bible instructs us (a) to look at the grammar of a passage carefully to see what it says, and (b) to understand a biblical statement in light of its historical background.

2. THE BIBLE IS ALSO A HUMAN BOOK We understand any historical statement as a straightforward statement and do not change its literal, grammatical sense. This is “common sense.” An example of the common sense principle is illustrated when Jesus says Christians can have anything for which they ask (John 15:7).

2. THE BIBLE IS ALSO A HUMAN BOOK Common sense tells us that there must be some limitation on this statement because we realize that Christians in fact do not have whatever they would like. (1John 5:14 confirms that the limitation is God’s will.)

2. THE BIBLE IS ALSO A HUMAN BOOK Using the common sense principle in this way can be dangerous because it could become an excuse for cutting out any portion of Scripture we do not happen to like. But if our common sense is controlled by God, it is a valid principle to use for interpreting the Bible.

The Basic Principles of Bible Study 1. THE BIBLE IS A SPIRITUAL BOOK 2. THE BIBLE IS ALSO A HUMAN BOOK 3. A TEXT OUT OF CONTEXT IS A PRETEXT

3. A TEXT OUT OF CONTEXT IS A PRETEXT Pretext means a ruse, something alleged, a ploy or a red herring… Context is a primary rule of biblical interpretation…

The context refers to 2 things (1) the setting of the verse or passage, the surrounding verses and their subject matter, and (2) the historical or social setting in which the event happened or the words were spoken.

When allowed to speak for itself within the context of the paragraph, chapter, or book, the Bible itself will prevent the majority of all possible errors in interpretation. This is why a text out of context is a pretext!

EISEGESIS VS EXEGESIS A challenge at this point is avoiding our own bias, or our subjectivity. We might be tempted to approach a passage thinking we already understand it, and in the process read our own meaning into the passage (This is called eisegesis—Eis is a Greek preposition meaning “into.”).

EISEGESIS VS EXEGESIS To interpret the Bible correctly is to humbly seek the Lord and listen to what the Holy Spirit Himself has breathed into the text—to find what the text itself is saying, and then draw the meaning out of the passage. (This is called exegesis—Ex is a Greek preposition meaning “out of.”)

The Basic Principles of Bible Study 1. THE BIBLE IS A SPIRITUAL BOOK 2. THE BIBLE IS ALSO A HUMAN BOOK 3. A TEXT OUT OF CONTEXT IS A PRETEXT 4. FOUR KEY WORDS …

4. FOUR KEY WORDS … These 4 words are at the heart of all approaches to finding out what the Bible means. They provide the structure of what questions you ask of the text, and when.

4. FOUR KEY WORDS… OBSERVATION: Do I understand the basic facts of the passage such as the meaning of all the words? INTERPRETATION: What did the author mean in his own historical setting? EVALUATION: What does this passage mean in today’s culture? APPLICATION: How can I apply what I have learned to how I live my life?

This basically means that interpreting the Bible correctly is a two-step process… We must first discover what the passage meant in the day and age of the author - Observation and Interpretation. Then we must discover its message for us in today’s culture – this is where Evaluation and Application come in.

WHY ARE THESE TWO STEPS IMPORTANT? 1. The Bible was not actually written directly to us and it makes sense to put ourselves in the shoes of the original audience if we are to understand its message properly. 2. These steps force us to understand the meaning of the passage before we apply it to our lives. Surprisingly, this step is often overlooked.

Booklist… Fee, Gordon D & Douglas Stuart; How to Read the Bible for all It’s Worth. Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids Michigan, 1993 Hayford, Jack W; Hayford's Bible Handbook. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995 Hendricks, Howard G & Hendricks, William D; Living By the Book. Moody Press, Chicago, 1992 Ramm, Bernard; Protestant Biblical Interpretation- A Textbook of Hermeneutics. Baker Book House Company, Grand Rapids Michigan, 1975