Here is a golden expression of the gospel of Christ:
Without the gospel everything is useless and vain; without the gospel we are not Christians; without the gospel all riches is poverty, all wisdom folly before God; strength is weakness, and all the justice of man is under the condemnation of God. But by the knowledge [...]
Here are ten principles to assist in properly interpreting Old Testament narratives. These are taken from How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth.
An Old Testament narrative usually does not directly teach a doctrine.
An Old Testament narrative usually illustrates a doctrine or doctrines taught propositionally elsewhere.
Narratives record what happened – not necessarily what should [...]
Grudem’s chapter in Preach the Word offers some helpful reminders on correctly interpreting the Scripture.
Spend your earliest and best time reading the text of the Bible itself.
The interpretation of Scripture is not a magical or mysterious process, because Scripture was written in the ordinary language of the day.
Every interpreter has only four sources of information about the [...]
Written by:
Paul, approximately six months after 1st Thessalonians (52AD)
Purposes:
To encourage the church in the midst of rising persecution
To further correct some misunderstandings concerning the second coming of the Lord.
They thought he had already come and they missed it (2:1-12)
They were still living disorderly (3:6-15)
Outline:
Encouragement in persecution (1)
Persecution helps us grow (1:3-5)
Persecution prepares us for His [...]
Written by Paul from Corinth during his second missionary journey.
Purposes:
To praise and commend their steadfastness.
To correct what people were saying about his ministry.
Paul was not a qualified messenger (1 Thess. 2:3-4)
Paul’s motive in ministry was covetousness and financial gain (1 Thess. 2:5-6)
Paul was dictatorial and lacked genuine concern (1 Thess. 2:7-8)
Paul lived off the people and was [...]
