HERMENEUTIC SENSES
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
2Timothy
[GW] chapter 2 [Apostle Paul writing to younger Timothy] … Understand what I'm saying.
The Lord will help you understand all these things. Always think about Jesus
Christ. He was brought back to life and is a descendant of David. This is the
Good News that I tell others. I'm suffering disgrace for spreading this Good
News. I have even been put into prison like a criminal. However, God's word is
not imprisoned. For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who
have been chosen so that they, too, may receive salvation from Christ Jesus
with glory that lasts forever. This is a statement that can be trusted: If we
have died with him, we will live with him. If we endure, we will rule with him.
If we disown him, he will disown us. If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful
because he cannot be untrue to himself. Remind believers about these things,
and warn them in the sight of God not to quarrel over words. Quarreling doesn't
do any good but only destroys those who are listening. Do your best to present
yourself to God as a tried-and-true worker who isn't ashamed to teach the word
of truth correctly. …
One of the most
beneficial education courses I took at Maryland Bible Institute is PRINCIPALS of
BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS. Lessons pertaining to Bible study that I utilize constantly
in the decades since.
Our classroom and
homework text was of the same name written by J. Edwin Hartill. The book again
this morning lays open on desktop to my right. For those interested in serious
study of God’s Word, the paperback book can be had for $16.99 plus S+H at
Christian Book Distributors http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?Ntt=Hartill&N=0&Ntk=keywords&action=Search&Ne=0&event=ESRCG&nav_search=1&cms=1
or used hardback from Amazon. There are other good books available on the
topic.
Mr. Hartill
explains “Biblical Hermeneutics is the science of interpreting the Bible. The
aim of this book is to explain and illustrate the various principles of Bible
interpretation which must be followed if one is to understand the teachings of
God’s Word correctly. Such a study is pivotal to anyone who studies the Bible.
Unless consistent principles of interpreting its passages are followed the
truth of God becomes blurred and confused. Determining what the Bible means
must precede all application of its words to the lives of its readers and
hearers.”
Let us not forget
or negate for one moment that though it may be helpful to read authors’
writings on and about God’s Word (Including DTs!), that He as the Sovereign
Author plainly requires personal responsibility in the study, nderstanding and
application of His Word. (Mt.13:52; 2Tim.2:15; 2Pet.2:10)
Using another
very useful tool, I close today with KJV 2Timothy2:15 with a bit of Greek: “Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing [G3718 -
ὀρθοτομέω; orthotomeō; or-thot-om-eh'-o From a compound of G3717 and the base of G5114;
to make a straight cut, that is, (figuratively) to dissect
(expound) correctly (the divine message): - rightly divide.
] the word of truth.”
EBB4
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