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How to Study the Bible in Depth - Context is King - Episode 112

August 2, 2019 • 38 mins

How to Study the Bible in Depth - Context is King

1. Know what you are reading.

A.The inspired word of God - what does inspired mean? Jewish  interpretation 

B. What is the Focus of the Bible.

C. The Bible is a Jewish book

D. Latter-day revelations and Apocryphal books

E. Translations.??? Transliterations- Figures of Speech Used in the Bible

G. Bible helps

F. How to find out what the original Hebrew or Greek actually says. --- You don't need a library.

2. Commentary - friend or foe?

A. Knowing the doctrinal slant. (internet) Eating the meat & spitting out the bones                                                    

B. The problem with relying on commentaries

C. Cultural commentary- Makes the Bible come alive.

3. Context is King.

A. There should be a law against quoting scripture without context - proving     

B.  Studying the occasion (background) of every Letter/Epistle/book

C.  There are no contradictions, just different contexts.

4. Bible Study Methods.

A. The Magic 8 Ball Approach- The Xanax Approach -The Pinball -The Telephone

Game Approach -- The Jack Sprat Approach (JEN WILKIN)

B.   Theology then application

C.   Topical – exegetical – mediational.

D.  strengths & weakness

Studying the occasion (background) of every book/letter of the Bible.

  • "Whoever has been born of God does not sin." (New King James Version)
  • Those who have been born into God's family do not make a practice of sinning." (New Living

Translation)

  • We know that no one who is born of God sins; (NASB)
  • The Greek text actually says "does not sin."
  • Context is King—1 John background (Gnosticism)

Gnosticism -

  • Special knowledge from God
  • Our physical bodies are sinful and will not be saved

1. Does not matter what the body does -sin

2. Jesus did not have a body, He was a Spirit

  • Jesus was not the Son of God/Christ He was a Spirit
  • This false doctrine caused their church to split
  • John setting them straight with the truth also encouraging them

1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life— 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the