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Messages with tag - Context

Bible Study Methods (2013)
14, Part 1 - Biblical Application: The Principle of the Thing
Sunday, February 23, 2014
by Robert Dean
Series: Bible Study Methods (2013)
Duration: 51 mins
Hendricks, Living by the Book, chapter 43 (1st edition)/chapter 46 (2nd edition)
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Bible Study Methods (2013)
14, Part 2 - Biblical Application: The Principle of the Thing
Sunday, February 23, 2014
by Robert Dean
Passage: Habakkuk
Series: Bible Study Methods (2013)
Duration: 35 mins 51 secs
The Book of Habakkuk
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2014 Chafer Theological Seminary Bible Conference
9 - Literal Interpretation
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
by Elliott Johnson
Series: 2014 Chafer Theological Seminary Bible Conference
Duration: 1 hr 47 mins 48 secs

The maxim of literal interpretation has a noble heritage reaching back to the Reformation, even though it has fallen into disuse among contemporary scholars. Part of the problem is its negative associations. It seems archaic and passé because its concerns are no longer the primary concerns of a contemporary culture. In addition, few can agree on the meaning of “literal.”

In this essay, I agree in part with the criticism of the use of “literal.” But I also believe that correctly understood it specifies a primary concern for biblical interpretation.

First, I agree that in biblical interpretation, we do not begin with a modern or postmodern worldview. Rather, we begin with a worldview expressed by Augustine: we believe to know. As Christians we believe the Gospel to know ourselves and to come to know God. When we turn to Scripture, we believe what the Scripture claims to be true of itself: God speaks and what He says is truth (John 17:17). Of course, interpretation is necessary to know the meaning of that truth.

Within this pre-modern worldview, there are two qualifications. First, textual criticism is essential to know what God has written. In addition, where historical-critical problems remain unresolved, these problems need to be addressed. Yet the claim of Scripture to be true remains a viable premise in textual interpretation.

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Matthew (2013)
109 - Forgiveness, Status, and Entering the Kingdom [A]
Sunday, February 14, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 19:13 & Matthew 18-19
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 50 mins 23 secs
Why is it important to know the context of a Bible passage? Listen to this lesson to hear eleven reasons why we need to understand that Matthew is emphasizing Jesus teaching His disciples how to follow Him. Find out what part forgiveness plays in this passage and the fact that children had no status in their culture. If you decide you want to follow Jesus as His disciple, keep in mind that you must forgive others and not worry about your own importance.
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Judges (2021)
22 - History and the Grace of God [B]
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
by Robert Dean
Passage: Judges 3:7 & Judges 3:9
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 8 mins 25 secs
Do you have questions about what promises from the Old Testament can be claimed by us today? Listen to this lesson to learn the importance of context. Hear how our nation gradually became paganized and find out how this downward drift can be reversed by calling on the grace of God. Realize that God intervenes in the lives of people in history so we need to go forward maintaining our mission and watching God’s plan unfold.
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Philippians (2022)
77 - Forgetting the Past Things [B]
Thursday, June 27, 2024
by Robert Dean
Passage: Philippians 3:12-14 & 2 Chronicles 7:14
Series: Philippians (2022)
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 30 secs
Do believers reach their spiritual goals and then take a break near the end of their life? Listen to this message to learn that as long as we are living we should be running the race that God has set before us. Find out that we are to align our goals and objectives with those God has set for us. Hear methods of Bible study including observation, interpretation, and application and see the importance of the context of a verse we are studying.
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