In John 16:25, when Jesus is talking to His inner twelve disciples prior to offering up His high priestly prayer and proceeding to the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus tells His disciples, “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in …
Once you have identified a New Testament passage that references the Old Testament, it is time to learn how to go about interpreting such a reference. Consider Psalm 2:7. This verse was very important to the New Testament prophets based on how much it is referenced, but how does the Holy Spirit expect one to understand Psalm …
Every passage has a single meaning. That was well established in Lesson 7. Now, there must be a method to finding that single meaning. In this lesson, seven questions will be submitted, questions that need to be asked whenever seeking the single meaning of any given Bible passage. It all starts with context. Context refers …
The previous lesson introduced the more gritty side to Bible study. It is great to talk about foundational concepts like the inspiration of the Bible and absolute truth, but eventually the sleeves have to roll up and the hands have to get dirty. The object of every person studying their Bible should be to discover …
This lesson picks up right where Lesson 5 left off. Bible translations by their very nature involve interpretation. Bible translation committees often have to ask the question, “What English word would best convey the original Greek word ***insert Bible verse***?” In spite of this fact, some honest church goers talk as if studying the Bible …