Category Archives: hermeneutics

The presupposition dance: our tango with Scripture and systems

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

I got into a couple of interesting threads the other day on Facebook that got me thinking about this post I did a few years ago, The Myth of Non-theology and Neutrality. One of the discussions involved limited atonement. I … Continue reading →

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Does 1 Thess 5:1-11 indicate a seven year tribulation?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

I’m continually mindful that we often read presuppositions into the biblical text especially when convinced of a particular position. I think it’s just natural to do that. My shifting views on eschatology that is causing me to re-examine portions of … Continue reading →

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Why pursuing shekinah glory can leave Jesus behind

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

I can’t harp enough on how important it is to understand the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. When we don’t make proper connections, this impacts how we understand the events of the Old Testament apply to … Continue reading →

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Christian, you cannot read the Bible any old way you want – Part I

Posted on August 11, 2015 by

I am often confronted with the strange ways the Bible is interpreted. I don’t mean the deviations in various interpretations, such as baptism, spiritual gifts or eschatology, but interpretations that subject the meaning of the Bible to standards that are … Continue reading →

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Yes, Jesus DID say that in black letters too

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

I was cleaning out some old email and came across this letter to subscribers from Greg Koukl, Stand to Reason Ministries. He makes a good case for black letter Bibles, that is NOT having Jesus’ words in red letters. But … Continue reading →

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