Posts with the tag “principle-of-intepretation”
Final Principle of Interpretation
by Dana Speth on December 29th, 2019
It is fitting that my last newsletter article of the year is joined to the Christmas Season and to my last principles of interpretation thought. I pray that these last few articles have really given you something to wrestle with when it comes to the text of Scripture as God has given them to us.
This last one is the key point above all points. In fact, if you do not read the Bible in this way, it will never make sense to you. Read More
4th Principle of Interpretation
by Dana Speth on December 8th, 2019
God speaks in two different ways. The Scriptures themselves call it Curses and Blessings. The Early Church called it the Law and the Promises. Lutherans have called it Law and Gospel.
When reading the Bible, it is your job as the reader to always ask yourself: Is this Law or Gospel that God is speaking?
This is no simple task, and it is easy to confuse them. Read More