(2Pe 1:20) Knowing this first, that no
prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Many people think the Bible is hard to understand but it is not, and it is written so that the common man can understand it.
Let’s remember these eleven things when interpeting the scriptures.
1. Prayerfully - it takes the Holy Spirit to give us the proper understanding.
2. Study with Proper Motives. – Proverbs 4:23
Be honest. – Luke 8:15
Love the truth. – John 8:31-32; 2 Thessalonians 2:10
Be humble. Be willing to learn, to admit you have been wrong, and to change. – Matthew 5:3
Be spiritually minded. – Romans 8:5-8
Be willing to obey. – John 7:17
Be willing to put away sin. – Ephesians 4:17-19
Be willing to be different and in the minority. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13
3. Realize the Bible contains the mind and will of God. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13
4. Make your primary study the Bible itself, not books about the Bible. – Psalm 119:97. Always interpret books with the Bible and not vise versa.
5. The Bible is self interpreting - it will reveal its meaning by some other Bible text. Remember the Bible does not contradict itself - If there seems to be a contradiction then you are missing some information.
6. We must take the Bible literally if at all possible - some want to spiritualize. God says what He means and means what he says. Always interpret obscure and ambiguous passages in the light of plain, obvious, and clear passages everything - Gods word is already spiritual. If there is a symbolic meaning then the Bible will give the meaning elsewhere.
7. Remember the context. Read verses in the context of the whole passage, the chapter and even the book. Finally, keep in mind the larger context of the New Testament or Old Testament. We must study the entire Bible to get a proper understanding.
8. Definitions - look up words in the dictionary. Sometimes we need to look up the Greek or Hebrew.
9. Always interpret a passage in its “historical/cultural” setting. What did it mean to the people to whom it was written?
10. Always interpret the scripture dispensationally - we are in the dispensation of Grace.
11. Remember no doctrine (teaching) should be built on one isolated text.
Many people think the Bible is hard to understand but it is not, and it is written so that the common man can understand it.
Let’s remember these eleven things when interpeting the scriptures.
1. Prayerfully - it takes the Holy Spirit to give us the proper understanding.
2. Study with Proper Motives. – Proverbs 4:23
Be honest. – Luke 8:15
Love the truth. – John 8:31-32; 2 Thessalonians 2:10
Be humble. Be willing to learn, to admit you have been wrong, and to change. – Matthew 5:3
Be spiritually minded. – Romans 8:5-8
Be willing to obey. – John 7:17
Be willing to put away sin. – Ephesians 4:17-19
Be willing to be different and in the minority. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13
3. Realize the Bible contains the mind and will of God. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13
4. Make your primary study the Bible itself, not books about the Bible. – Psalm 119:97. Always interpret books with the Bible and not vise versa.
5. The Bible is self interpreting - it will reveal its meaning by some other Bible text. Remember the Bible does not contradict itself - If there seems to be a contradiction then you are missing some information.
6. We must take the Bible literally if at all possible - some want to spiritualize. God says what He means and means what he says. Always interpret obscure and ambiguous passages in the light of plain, obvious, and clear passages everything - Gods word is already spiritual. If there is a symbolic meaning then the Bible will give the meaning elsewhere.
7. Remember the context. Read verses in the context of the whole passage, the chapter and even the book. Finally, keep in mind the larger context of the New Testament or Old Testament. We must study the entire Bible to get a proper understanding.
8. Definitions - look up words in the dictionary. Sometimes we need to look up the Greek or Hebrew.
9. Always interpret a passage in its “historical/cultural” setting. What did it mean to the people to whom it was written?
10. Always interpret the scripture dispensationally - we are in the dispensation of Grace.
11. Remember no doctrine (teaching) should be built on one isolated text.
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