Category: Thoughts
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Language Influences Your Thought
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Genesis 11:9 (KJV) Language – According to Lera Boroditsky, a cognitive scientist, she states there are over 7,000 languages…
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6 Factors for Interpreting Scripture
When interpreting Scripture, these are the 6 factors that I endeavor to keep in focus at all times. Unlike personal, private, spiritual enlightening which can only truly effect the person who experienced such an event, this method is obtainable by everyone. It is a guideline that can be shared by all which ultimately leads to…
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Gandhi’s Viewpoint
When asked what he as a Hindu admired most in Christianity, he responded, “Jesus.” When asked what disturbed him most in Christianity, Gandhi responded, “Christians.” He continued, “But negatively I can tell you that much of what passes as Christianity is a negation of the Sermon on the Mount.” Louis Fischer, Gandhi: His Life and…
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Learning Hebrew – Part 2
While learning Hebrew, I thought to share more notes that I found interesting about the language.
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Learning Hebrew – Part 1
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent. Zephaniah 3:9 (KJV) Language – I believe the pure language that is being referenced here is Hebrew. I believe it was the language God spoke when He…
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When Translations Get Out of Control
Let’s look at the word “heart” in five different verses from the King James Bible.
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A Tale of Two Digressions
There’s an interesting parallel I’d like to draw attention to in Genesis. They involve two different digressions that happen within the two major stories of Genesis.
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Interesting Comparisons
In the book, Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christiandom; Two Thousand Years of Christian History in Japan, Samuel Lee makes some interesting comparisons.
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How to Approach Scripture
This is a great perspective on how to approach Scripture by Skip Moen. I recommend this consideration for us all when reading the text. The biblical text is paradigm dependent. By that I mean that just like all human language, the meanings of the words are derived from the way the words were used by the…
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Exegesis
Skip Moen put together some great thoughts on exegesis. I recommend reading the two posts below as it puts our theological interpretations into perspective. If you’re unfamiliar with the definition of exegesis: —- ex·e·ge·sis eksiˈjēsis/ noun noun: exegesis; plural noun: exegeses critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture. —- A few thoughts on…