Do you ever see fresh insights in seemingly familiar surroundings? One interesting aspect of the Bible is reading a familiar passage and discovering a fresh insight. Last time I talked about the story of Jesus walking on water. This week our small group looked at this passage from verse 9 of 1 Peter 2. … […]
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The Bible: What Are the Important Themes?
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Continue readingThe Bible: Looking At The Big Picture
Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. Today I thought we’d do a bit of show-and-tell to illistrate an important point about understanding the Bible. The former (not OLD) teacher just can’t resist an opportunity for a simple visual to replace a lot of words. […]
Continue readingThe Bible And The Problem Of Parapets
Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. This article is a re-write of an original post from August 5, 2010. Are you supposed to take everything in the Bible seriously? I have a friend who claims that every word in the Bible is meant to […]
Continue readingThe Bible: How Do I Know What It Means?
Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. How do you apply the Bible to your life? I have a sad confession. I always figured the whole point of reading the Bible was me. I thought it was about my life, learning how to live better, […]
Continue readingThe Bible: What Did It Mean To Them?
Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. What did the scriptures mean to their original audience? Can we really know? Does it matter? According to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, correct interpretation requires that […]
Continue readingThe Bible: Who’s The Audience?
Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. Have you ever thought about the original audience for the writers of the Bible? My answer a couple of years ago would have been, “Who cares?” Turns out that I need to care if I really want to make […]
Continue readingThe Bible: Chapter And Verse?
Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. Do you ever think about the chapter and verse divisions of the Bible? It’s pretty obvious that the Bible’s chapters and verses weren’t part of the original manuscripts. We’re so accustomed to them that we take them for […]
Continue readingWho Chooses The Actual Words In The Bible?
Note: This article continues our Wednesday series about the Bible. You can check out previous entries here. Have you ever thought about the individuals who actually translate Scripture? One thing’s for sure: they’re a lot smarter than I am. Scholars dedicate large chunks of their lives to studying ancient languages. They dissect and fuss over […]
Continue readingWhen Words Aren’t Quite That Simple
What does that passage of scripture REALLY say? Note: This is part of our Wednesday series about the Bible. Previous articles: The Easy Bible Bible Stories: Were Noah And Moses Really Brothers? 100 Significant Scriptures Why Read The Bible? The Bible Is About… A couple of years ago I joined a writing team at church. […]
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This is part of our Wednesday series about the Bible. Some previous articles: 100 Significant Scriptures Why Read The Bible? The Bible Is About… Do you take the Bible for granted? A few months ago our church highlighted a ministry that translates, prints, and distributes Bibles in native languages throughout the world. We learned that […]
Continue readingBible Stories: Were Noah And Moses Really Brothers?
We all know a bunch of Bible stories. Do we know the overall “Bible story”? Note: This is part of our continuing Wednesday series about the Bible. Previous articles in the series: Why Read The Bible? The Bible Is About… 100 Significant Scriptures Remember the Bible stories from Sunday school? Am I the only one […]
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