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Don McClain W 65th St church of Christ July 27 2008 1 Isaiah 617 NKJV 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting on a throne high and lifted up and the train of His . . Jonah 2:2-9. .. Scripture Reading. Jonah 2:2-9. 2 . He said:. “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave . a . I called for help, and you listened to my cry.. HERMENEUTICS. People cringe at the word “theology.” They think that theology is for the seminary trained, and not for your average Joe. Some here may even think this.. However, every Christian is a theologian.. Man on the Island. What does the man on the Island need?. To repent of his sins.. To hear the gospel.. To believe in Jesus Christ as his Savior.. Ultimately, he needs a man with a Bible to show up.. 1 . Interpreting Scripture Responsibly. “One verse, three different interpretations. Who’s right?”. Interpreting Scripture Responsibly. The need for rules of interpretation. An objective standard by which to arbitrate . Rev. Christopher J. Respass. Fall 2012—OT1. General Information. . A. The Bible is divided into two . halves—Old Testament . and New Testament.. . B. The . Old Testament. is comprised of . 39 books. Scripture Guide Catholic Social Teaching Scripture Guide Introduction Catholic social teaching has been called the Church’s “best kept secret.” Yet, from the beginning of time, God SCRIPTURE. , TRADITION AND CHURCH. Fr. . Dr. Renjan R. Mathew. TRI-UNION. God is Trinity. Human created in the image of God is a tri-Union.. Another important tri-Union is the compressive unity of Scripture, tradition and church.. 5, . the Apostle John saw the Risen Christ, the Lamb of God, take the Title Deed of . Creation. , the Scroll of Destiny from the hand of God the Father.. In Revelation Chapter . 5, . the Apostle John saw the Risen Christ, the Lamb of God, take the Title Deed of . Wayne Grudem. Chapter 6: . The Four Characteristics of Scripture. . (2) Clarity. Can only Bible scholars understand the Bible rightly?. A. The Bible Frequently Affirms Its Own Clarity. Deut 6:7: . MATTHEW 5:17-20. How Jesus Viewed Scripture. Luke 4:1-13 . Jesus viewed the scriptures as . relevant. He . applied. the scriptures to . His life. A. guide . for His . life . Psalm 119:104. Luke 4:16-27 . In the beginning was the Word. Jesus Christ . Teacher & Lover . Reading Scripture in Light of the Cross . Sole and Universal Key . Our Textbook is the Crucified One. Painted in red the great Page separating the two Testaments! At once all doors open, all conflicts vanish, . Three Criteria for Interpreting Scripture. Look closely at the content and unity of the whole Scripture. How does the rest of Scripture help me understand what I’m reading?. Helps to avoid “cherry picking”. Wayne . Grudem’s. Systematic . Theology: Chapter 4, . and other sources. I do not think half as much of this beech tree as yonder squirrel does. . I see him leap from bough to bough, and I feel sure that he dearly values the old beech tree, because he has his home somewhere inside it in a hollow place, these branches are his shelter, and those beech-nuts are his food. He lives upon the tree. It is his world, his playground, his granary, his home; indeed, it is everything to him, and it is not so to me, for I find my rest and food elsewhere. . In . an article from 2007, a well-known theological writer, Luke Timothy Johnson, coming out in acceptance of same-sex unions, admitted that such a position demands "intellectual honesty.” He also said, for himself, that he has "little patience with efforts to make Scripture say something other than what it says, through appeals to linguistic or cultural subtleties.