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On How Not To Read Scripture

Jun 9, 2020

Are you an approved workman as you handle God’s word?

Because even Spirit-filled believers are still finite and fallen and fallible, none of us of course will ever get the reading and interpreting of Scripture completely right. Nonetheless, one can

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part One

Jul 20, 2019

I recently wrote some articles on biblical interpretation, examining various general principles that we must keep in mind as we seek to rightly handle the Word of God. I mentioned that future articles would look at special principles. So here

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part Two

Jul 20, 2019

This is the second half of an article looking at various figures of speech employed in the Bible. I looked at five of the main ones in Part One, and here I will look at another nine of these. I

General Principles of Biblical Interpretation

Jul 14, 2019

All Christians should be aware of the overriding importance of rightly handling the Word of God. So much harm to the church and to individual Christians has occurred when we do not carefully and properly interpret the Scriptures. Heresies and

On Hermeneutics

Jul 12, 2019

On who? Hermeneutics is simply the practice or discipline of interpretation. Biblical hermeneutics – which is what I discuss here – is about the basic principles of biblical interpretation. In one sense the Bible is like any other book, and

‘Holy Spirit Only’ Christians

Jan 26, 2019

Sometimes Christians who seek to pass themselves off as the most spiritual and the most godly are often the most carnal and the most arrogant. That is, in an effort to impress others with just how spiritual they are, they

The Perilous Pitfalls of an Unteachable Spirit

Apr 1, 2017

OK, we all can be a bit of a know-it-all at times, and we all can now and then become arrogant and averse to other points of view. So in one sense this article is for every single one of

Hermeneutics and Blood Transfusions

Apr 9, 2015

If this seems to be yet another rather bizarre or opaque title, just hold onto your hats: all is about to be revealed. Let me start with hermeneutics. For the uninitiated, this simply is about the practice or discipline of

On “Seed-Faith Giving”

Aug 15, 2013

The prosperity gospel is notorious for bad theology, shocking exegesis (or lack thereof), loopy logic, and dodgy hermeneutics. This is certainly the case with their teaching about “seed-faith giving”. And this is often tied in with positive confession teaching.

For

In Defence of Theology

Sep 26, 2006

We live in an age that is hesitant about, or indifferent to, the use of reason, study, mental discipline and religious education. Truth is under attack, religion is despised, and logical thinking is often ignored. Needless to say, in such

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On How Not To Read Scripture

Are you an approved workman as you handle God’s word?

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part One

Hermeneutics and Figurative Language – Part Two

General Principles of Biblical Interpretation

On Hermeneutics

‘Holy Spirit Only’ Christians

The Perilous Pitfalls of an Unteachable Spirit

Hermeneutics and Blood Transfusions

On “Seed-Faith Giving”

Recommended Reading on Hermeneutics

In Defence of Theology

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