6 Revelation Scripture Exposes T he Figure of the N eighbour in J esus P arable Plain Meaning amp Mystery The Rivers of Paradise did not all run one way and yet they ID: 651872
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R
eading
S
cripture Prophetically
6.
Revelation
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Scripture
ExposesSlide3
T
he Figure of the Neighbour in Jesus’ Parable Slide4
Plain Meaning & Mystery
‘The Rivers of Paradise did not all run one way, and yet they
flowed from one head; the sentences of the Scripture flow all from one head, from the Holy Ghost, and yet they seem to present diverse senses, and to admit diverse interpretations.’ John Donne 1572 – 1631 Slide5
Plain Meaning & Mystery
Burst into song and shout
… Your descendants will possess the nations. Isaiah 54Different meaning for Jewish rabbis, Christian exegetes or William Carey launching a missionary movement in 1792 Slide6
Plain Meaning & Mystery
The plain sense will not allow relaxation into any old interpretation & the purpose of the words is to drive forward, to spur & to warnBy faith alone Romans 1: 17Martin Luther 1483 – 1546 Slide7
Self-witness of Scripture
Scripture bears witness to itself and has no need of church, tradition or human reason to bear witness to its authenticitySlide8
Self-witness of Scripture
An Ethiopian eunuch
heard the word & believed Acts 8: 35A Samaritan village heard & immediately believed in Jesus’ word John 4: 41–42 Slide9
Witness of the Spirit
Inward illumination needed for saving understanding of the revelation in Scripture‘Will you commit to this programme?’ Slide10
Witness of the Spirit
I
nternal witness
Spirit + Scripture =
engine
with oil
These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit
1 Corinthians 2: 9 Slide11
Prayer Exercise
I will prayI will ask the Holy Spirit to shine His light on your lifeI will read a textI will wait as the Lord speaks to youSlide12
Bibliography
Finan, Thomas & Twomey, Vincent eds. Scriptural Interpretation in the Fathers: Letter and Spirit (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1995)Radner, Ephraim, Time and the Word: Figural Reading of the Christian Scriptures (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2016)Wells, Paul, Taking the Bible at its Word (Fearn: Christian Focus, 2013) Wiles, Maurice & Santer, Mark, Documents in Early Christian Thought (Cambridge, 1975)