Generational Gap We are in the “Facebook age.” So I want to start out this conversation by quoting myself from a post I made a while back. This quote is in the context of different opinions between generations concerning politics,... Continue Reading →
This series has briefly discussed everything from an ignorance-centered hermeneutic, to a pride-centered hermeneutic, to a law-centered hermeneutic (Remember, Hermeneutic means “theory about how we should interpret”). And finally, we talked about the Bible-centered hermeneutic. Which, we found out, happens... Continue Reading →
When considering Interpretation, the first thing that should pop in the reader’s mind is context. Who wrote the literature? To whom did he write said literature? What genre is the literature? What is the social, cultural, religious, and environmental background... Continue Reading →
As stated in the earlier sections of this series, interpretation (hermeneutics) applies to both the churches of Christ, and Christendom in General. Christendom is just a fancy way of saying all of those who claim Christ. Jonathan Jones II, in... Continue Reading →
Peter Enns says, in his book, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read it, "The Bible isn’t a cookbook- deviate from the recipe and the soufflé falls flat. It’s not an owner’s manual-... Continue Reading →
Most people are unaware as to what "hermeneutic" means. One could not count the times where a person over-simplifies a literary piece by saying “it means what it says and it says what it means.” Let no one commit such... Continue Reading →
It was some of His last moments on Earth. He was alone in the dark garden. He could have talked to God about anything. However, some of the last words of our Lord were in a prayer where He asked... Continue Reading →
The Image of Jesus 