Bring the Book

How to interpret the Bible using the Bible. What does it mean to build a system from the Bible. Four methods for comparing one verse with another.

Ezekiel's prophecies begin with his startling description of clouds, angels, wheels, fire, lightning, and a throne. Careful attention to the details makes the story lively and penetrating.  

Peace is a mindset of acceptance, safety, and friendship. Peace is when enemies become friends. Peace is when safety reigns over danger. Peace is settled confidence that danger, fighting, and hatred have been removed.

The phrase, “They shall know that I am the Lord” occurs constantly throughout this book. How would Israel know their Lord? God's judgment and restoration of His people. 

Jeremiah‘s poem is a model for weeping over sin. Truths that are not comfortable to the natural mind, but that bring the greatest spiritual blessings.

Causes of falling away 2: King Amaziah fell away because of bad logic. Sin is irrational. Three logical errors that Amaziah you made.

Part 2 of a crash course in grammar. Part 1 covered Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions. This covers conjunctions, word studies, and block diagrams.  

The true interpretation will always follow the laws of language. Verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives--how can you recognize these and make sense of the Bible with them. 

The heritage of the reformation teaches us to love truth. Three observations from second Thessalonians. Description of modern religions and their disinterest in truth. Marks of the African indigenous church.

The Bible is the best source for learning about its own history and culture.

What is Christian joy? Differences between believing joy and unbelieving joy. 

Nine kings of Israel covering nearly 120 years of history, and yet all of them are fools. Seven lessons to be learned from fools and sinners. 

Test case of literal interpretation in Jeremiah 31.  Dangers of abandoning literal interpretation. 

Read the Bible according to the normal meaning of words.

When the godly are near Joash obeys, but when the wicked are near Joash is lost.

If you asked people how did you become a Christian, what kinds of answers would you hear? The answer to that question is one of the important parts of entrance into a Christian local church. How can a pastor decide to baptize someone or to include them in the Lord’s Table or to watch over their souls? The answer in part: He must listen to their testimony.

Context as an application of the law of observation. The levels of context. Good and bad examples of observing the context.

The gospel according to Isaiah--66 chapters in 60 minutes.

The story of Jehu shows energetic, active, dramatic obedience, without true devotion to God.

The first principle of interpreting the Bible. “Look at the fish.“  50 questions to ask about any text in the Bible. You can find the list of questions at:  https://www.sonofcarey.com/?p=2506

Nine examples of love: Jacob, Moses, Jonathan, Hosea, the early church, Stephen, Peter, Paul, and the Lord Jesus.

A man who has experienced the grace of God and reflected on it must speak about it. Excuses people make for not evangelizing. Antidotes to those excuses. Practical methods for  evangelizing. Advice for those not evangelizing. 

What must be the foundation in the mind and heart of someone seeking to understand Scripture? If these things are absent, the Bible will largely be a locked book. 

The most important tools to help interpret and understand the Bible. 

One of the most critical aspects of Biblical interpretation is whether you will pull the meaning out of the text or push the meaning into the text from your own presuppositions.