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How NOT to interpret the bible
Acts 1:20 is a classic case of bad hermeneutics. Does the bible teach us how to interpret itself? Here I think it gives us an example of what NOT to do. It's like the well-known example of stitching together…
Created 12 months ago
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a sabbath days journey
Why does Luke include the distance reference of the "sabbath day's journey"? As though none of his readers would have been aware of how far it was from the city to the mount of olives! Or did he think…
Created 12 months ago
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how can God allow...
"The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing." Wow, Job, the oldest book in the Bible proves that man has been asking…
Created over 1 year ago
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What would we gain by praying to him?
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?' Yikes. Job is talking about the attitude of the wicked here, but let's be honest, how many times have we thought,…
Created over 1 year ago
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metaphor
People always say that the Bible must be interpreted "literally". Here is a great verse that shows that is not always the case. I prefer to say that it should be interpreted "rationally".
Created over 1 year ago
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constellations
I don't think a lot about the stars or constellations, but Job does and he uses it as a way to praise God.
Created over 1 year ago
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World-Renowned Faith
This verse probably slips by most people unnoticed, but let's think about that for a second. The faith of the believers in Rome was talked about all over the whole world. That is really something, because,…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Purpose of faith
In his greeting to the epistle to the Romans, Paul mentions in an almost off-hand manner what the purpose of our faith is, and the result. Obviously, these are fleshed out in more detail in other places…
Created almost 3 years ago
