hermeneutics

Hello, I pray you are well. My questions are based on what might be universally agreed on, on the subject of the unpardonable sin. This is NOT a post asking what the unpardonable sin is; this post is different. I have a decent understanding of what I believe the unpardonable sin may be at this...

Isaiah 28:9-10 9 “To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast? 10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.” Greg Koukl, a...

It has been my ongoing experience over the years to observe that most people, Christian or otherwise, have felt a sense of chagrin about the topic of Hermeneutics and Exegesis, especially where the Bible is concerned. This got me thinking today, and I thought to myself, "Self!" ...and you know...

Hello! Does the Bible forbid women from being preachers or pastors? 1 Corinthians 14:34-35: "Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands...

Right. Paul gave the imperative, "...do not become slaves of men." Now, why would he say this, and why might it be something important to consider as a point of contention against the idea that Jesus and the Apostles somehow "advocated" slavery as some skeptics now say they did? How might we...

Good morning everyone! Hope you had a good Easter. In light of our shared literal hermeneutic, how are we to understand Matthew's use of prophecy in the first few chapters of his Gospel. Here are some examples: 1) Matthew 1:22-23, quoting Isaiah 7:14. 2) Matthew 2:15, quoting Hosea 11:1 3)...

I am having the probably one of the biggest faith shakers of the my walk with the Lord yet with this verse. I've read so many articles about the different views of this discourse but I am not convince by any of them. To Preterists, Jesus return was in 70 A.D. and that the Abomination of...

Recently, popular atheist Matt Dillahunty released the following video. In it, he does his best to admit that in a tiny way he may have misinterpreted some little bit-bite of Scripture that deals with the perennial bug-a-boo we all know as 'prayer.' And as we also all know, this one bit-bite...

We've all encountered some book, movie, album cover or song, or the sensationalist church sermon that has exclaimed some kind of danger, evil or premonition regarding a number that is charged with religious dread and at times, superstition. You know that number, don't you? Below is a video, a...

Well, in the following video, is it? Whether you're Skeptic or Christian, how're you going to know? ... is the Bible enough to "tell you so"? :eheh:

There are some, such as myself, and apparently these fellow Christian academics at Biola University (in the short 7 minute video below), who think it is possible to learn from atheistic media (books/video/articles, etc.) to improve our own Christian understanding in various ways. This thread...

Genesis verses 1:14-19 seem to belong after verse 1:5. I have long been a student of Genesis, especially chapters 1-3, and I came across this odd observation/problem/solution a few years ago, not 'because' of any problem related to the creation events, but purely from a 'linguistic' observation...

[WARNING: The following Apologetic OP summary is ... looooooooooong! So, if you're the type who'd rather just do less than the scholarly thing, then maybe read the paragraph in bold black below and watch the first video, and maybe (just maybe?) you'll be good to go, even if you won't catch me...

Because of all the confusion surrounding Eschatology I felt it was necessary to write this document in order to simplify God's consummate plans for the ages. This paper uses the Literal Method of Interpretation in conjunction with the Traditional Dispensational position. Here's the link for...

How we understand and rad 3500-year old texts from dead cultures in dead languages. I am starting a new series on logical extension fallacies specifically (A.K.A. Straw men). The focus will change from thread to thread but since this fallacy of extending or reducing a concept to the rediculous...

Hey, so there was some discussion yesterday at my school (Westminster Theological Seminary) about whether or not Catholics actually believe that the 21 Ecumenical Councils and the Pope himself while in office is actually inspired, infallible, inerrant, etc. This guy at my school (himself being...

I know this is supposed to be an "introduce yourself" forum post, but the reason I registered to this site was to get help finding a teen study for my youth group and I can't figure out how to create a thread/post anywhere else. Anyways, I am a 20 year old youth intern at my church in Seattle...