The Use of Parallelism in the Bible.
Parallelism is an Hebraic mode of writing. It emphasizes a statement by saying it in different ways. That is, the writer uses different words or phrases to refer to the…
Types and Antitypes.
A type (or typology) is anything in the Old Testament that prefigures (speaks of, ahead of time) the New. It could be a person, object, place, or ceremony, that points…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 4
The fourth obstacle to an accurate interpretation of the Bible is forgetting that the Bible is literature. Many, in a bid to spiritualize the Bible, forget to acknowledge that it…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 3 (iii)
The third question to ask in ascertaining the context of a given Biblical text is 3) What is the philosophical context of what I'm reading? The philosophical context refers to…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 3 (ii)
The third roadblock to interpreting the Bible accurately, we've said, is not reading the same in context. Having examined reading the Bible in its historical context ("what is the historical…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 3 (i)
The third obstacle to understanding the Bible is reading it without respecting its context. Context refers to the surrounding circumstances in which a Biblical text was written. No writer writes…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 2
The second obstacle to a clear understanding of Scripture is ironically, the erroneous belief that the Bible CANNOT be understood. There are some who believe that the Bible is some…
Roadblocks to Interpreting The Bible Accurately # 1
The Bible IS comprehensible. It is not some mysterious material with hidden meanings that elude the average reader. Most times, the reason why the Bible might appear hard to understand…
Bible Inerrancy
The Bible claims to be inspired of God. 2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God... This differentiates it from all other books. Naturally, the…
The Bible—Written by Men, Inspired By God.
The Bible is no mere piece of literature. It differs from all other written works in that it claims to be inspired by God Himself. 2 Timothy 3:16 says "All…