Bible study

Introduction In How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart gives the reader a concise guideline for interpreting scripture. Their recommendations for how to interpret the scriptures are based on the type of genre of the book. The authors give specific examples describing the incorrect way of interpreting scriptures and applying hermeneutics. They then demonstrate the correct way of interpreting and apply scripture. The purpose of this paper is to discuss…

During this theological debate, we discussed the Synoptic Problem, and how it affected our view of the Bible. This is where Matthew, Mark, and Luke are a lot alike, but are also different. During our discussion, several views came up. Some believed that the likeness and differences in the text causes a problem, while others did not. To me, it does not matter. During our studies, we see where the gospels seem to form off of each other. Some books include stories that some do not, and some books…

They were an oppressor of his people! Would you want to minister to people who might kill you? This is a prophetic book of the Bible. The overall theme of the Book of Jonah is God’s loving concern for all people. No matter who you are, what religion you are, where you are, or what you are, God cares for every single person on this earth because he created all of them. He even loved…

religion these were taught and many bible stories were included in this book including the lords prayer and other basic Christian traditions. After the New England Primer, was Noah Webster’s Speller which was a book meant to teach children how to read it is like the New England primer but different. Next were McGuffey’s readers a series of books, meant to help children to read and learn the word of God. These books read more like a novel and used fun ways to teach the bible and reading. These…

inspiration. Her speeches have motivated me to never give up and to keep fighting my battles with hard work and prayer. Each and every time I watch her speech I am motivated and I feel the urge to practice what she says. Priscilla Shirer is a well-known bible preacher,…

even when we do not personally sin, if we are connected to evildoers, 4.) Christians suffer persecution and satanic oppression, 5.) we can suffer from ignorance. Redemptive- historical focus is centered on Christ by observing how each text of the Bible presents some aspect of his person and work. Focused on Gods saving plan in space and time. Doriani then concludes with these two methods are what keeps us from preparing messages that contain true statements and good counsel. So when we…

Caleb Bower BLIT 250: Biblical Hermeneutics Dr. Murphy April 11, 2016 1 Thessalonians is one of the thirteen Pauline Epistles in the New Testament. 1 Thessalonians 4: 1-8 will be the passage studied in this paper. The passage from the NIV Bible says: Living to Please God 4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 2 For you know what…

The Bible is the word of God. It explains to us God’s purpose with all creation. Genesis explains how and why God created what he did. This book of the Bible has always been fascinating to me. To think that this whole world was created by God is just so amazing. Creating things such as land and water, man and woman, animals of all kinds, the trees and different plants, along with so much more is a beautiful thing. Making sense of the Bible can take a lot of thought and concentration; I know for…

Understanding the inspiration of Scripture is vital to understanding how the Bible that we have came into being. There are several different theories as to how the Bible was inspired, such as the dynamic and verbal theories. According to Millard J. Erickson in his book, “Introducing Christian Doctrine”, the dynamic theory “emphasizes the combination of divine and human elements in the process of inspiration and of the writing of the Bible”, while the verbal theory “insists that the Holy Spirit’s…

Protestants take scripture as literal and as God 's word. The writers of the bible are seen as "secretaries of God" who have written what God has commanded through the power of the Holy Spirit. Everyone should obey and follow God 's instruction. Migliore criticizes the fact that exactly this approach to scripture has led to oppression…