Faith Snacks

We're almost to the end of this series and today we're going to be looking at Principle #9 and #10. • The Principle Of Christ • The Principle Of Spiritual Power Questions To Ask Yourself: • How does the entire Bible point to Jesus? 
 • Is it appropriate for the Christian to pray to get the victory? Why or why not?
 • If the Bible is a supernatural book, God a supernatural God, and supernatural eve...

Today we are looking at The Principle Of Progressive Revelation, which helps us to realize that God’s purposes become more clear and understandable as time unfolds. Questions To Ask Yourself: • Do you think Moses and the Apostle Paul viewed God differently? How so?
 • What different revelations do we see throughout scripture?
 • How has God revealed Himself to humanity?

Today we are looking at two principles: • The Principle Of First Mention • The Principle Of Progressive Revelation Questions To Ask Yourself: • Do you think Moses and the Apostle Paul viewed God differently? How so?
   • What different revelations do we see throughout scripture?
   • How has God revealed Himself to humanity?

Much more interesting than last episode, today we're talking about the The Principle Of Theological Concepts, which is to embrace spiritual concepts in Scripture not mentioned by name. Questions To Ask Yourself: • Are there scriptural, spiritual concepts that aren’t specifically mentioned in the Bible? If so, what are a few of them?
 • What role does the Holy Spirit play in Bible Interpretation? 
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Today we are talking about a rule that can be kind of boring, but it's an important rule - The Principle Of History And Grammar. The point of this principle is 'to focus on the original meaning of scripture to help determine what it means to us.' Questions To Ask Yourself: • Why is it important to know the history and culture of a specific book of the Bible, scripture?
 • What are the three types...

We're looking at Principle #3 today, which is The Principle Of Literal Meaning. The point of this principle is ''to determine the plain and evident meaning intended by the author.' Questions To Ask Yourself: • Can a scripture have more than one meaning to it? How do we know?
 • What are at least two types of Word Studies you can use to study the Bible? 
• How can Word Studies help clarify difficul...

We're looking at Principle #2 today, which is The Principle Of Comparison. The point of this principle is 'to compare scripture with scripture to arrive at a balanced view of the meaning of scripture.' Questions To Ask Yourself: • What does comparing scripture with scripture actually do?
 • When comparing scripture, how many scriptures should you use to clarify an unclear passage?
 • Using th...

We continue our look at how to Study the Bible the Right Way by finally getting started on Principle #1 of Bible Interpretation. That is the Principle Of Context. The point of this principle is 'to keep the whole Bible in view on any certain subject.' Questions To Ask Yourself: • If the Principle of Context is the most violated principle, would it be wise to pay special close attention to using it...

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. - 2 Timothy 2:15 We're told to rightly divide the Word of God, but in what ways do we divide it? That's what we're looking at today. Questions To Ask Yourself: • What are all of the different ways that the Bible is divided?
 • How can we tell if something is from the devil...

Is The Amplified Bible a reliable translation? What about The Passion translation? We're going to look at that today in this episode of Faith Snack's "How To Read The Bible The Right Way." Questions To Ask Yourself: • Is it important to research the Bible translations we use ourselves? Why? • Do we need to be aware of how a Bible translation was translated? Why? • What do you think is the minimum...

What Tools Do We Need To Interpret The Bible Properly? Today we're going to look at that question and more.  Questions To Ask Yourself: • What tools do you have access to that can help you study the Bible? 
 • Where can you find these tools?
 • Should we view all of God’s Word as actually happening or as some fictional story to gain truth out of? How do we know?

Why Do We Need To Know How To Interpret The Bible? That's a great question. In this episode, we're going to start looking at the importance of reading the Bible the right way. Questions To Ask Yourself: • Why is it important to know how to read the Bible? 
 • What happens when we read and study the Bible correctly/incorrectly?
 • In your own words, what are the consequences in life of misinterpret...

I'd like to announce that starting tomorrow, we will start a series on Bible Interpretation (How to Read/Study The Bible). Even though it's not the most exciting topic, it's a very important one Join us every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for new episodes on learning "How To Read The Bible The Right Way." Each episode will include discussion questions in the show notes as well. 

There’s a saying that Jews don’t take Christians seriously because they judge a Rabbi by how their students act. I've heard this a few different places and at first I thought it sounded good. I thought, "I might need to act a little better." But shortly after that, I realized that this is actually a terrible line of thinking. If you follow this train of thought, you're going to miss the more impor...

There are many people that have bought into the lie that I would God want something to happen it’s gonna happen no matter what. That’s not what the Bible says.

Do you ever wonder how many times a day you’re being lied to? Because honestly, it’s probably a lot.

When you pour syrup over a waffle slowly, all the little holes in the waffle don’t fill up immediately. It takes some time for the syrup to go from one of those holes, or cups, to the next one. We’re kinda like that in the Christian life.

Are you able to be corrected? Or do you think you know so much that God would have to use a donkey to correct you?

What is your value? How much are you worth? How much are you worth to your friends, to society? What is your value?

What is your purpose and where do you get that purpose? A lot of people can’t answer that question and even think that they don’t have a purpose.

What is your expectation when you go to Walmart, school, church, to get the car fixed?

Honesty is the best policy.

Have you ever played a sport where it’s important to look for the opening?

Do we really need to listen to everybody’s opinion and all the ideas that are out there?

Most people have never heard of Alfred Rosenberg, but he played a huge part in the religious lives of Germans during World War 2.