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*Evangelical Lutheran, **Presbyterian,** United Church of Christ, **Methodist, **Episcopalian* ordain women & active homosexuals
The problem is that our ideas are only Christian to the extent that they are based on Christ.
If the Bible is not the *OBJECTIVE basis* for belief we are left to erroneous human ideas.
WHY?
*WE DO NOT AGREE!*
That is the proof humans are incapable of figuring it out – that’s precisely why we need GOD to tell us OBJECTIVELY.
If any part is suspect then the whole thing is suspect.
*Who determines* what parts to keep; reinterpret or discard?
For some it is the individual and for others it is the Church – either way it is human wisdom.
How many denominations?
All human wisdom, philosophy, science and religion are based upon human understanding and desire.
If the Bible is not a perfectly transmitted relation book for us to obey completely, then Christianity, by whatever denominational name, is just the same.
It is all *man-made ideas* for man-made purposes and is in fact a monumental waste of time, effort and money.
However, if God has given us something objective, something concrete, something divinely inspired and providentially preserved that we can read and take at its basic meaning then we are saved.
Such a thing saves us from human, subjective, selfish, stupid and worthless opinion.
It’s not hard to figure out what the Bible says; it’s just *hard to obey*.
*It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.
*Mark Twain (1835–1910)
“I am much afraid that schools will prove to be the great gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth.
I advise no one to place his child where the scriptures do not reign paramount.
Every institution in which men are not increasingly occupied with the Word of God must become corrupt.
Martin Luther 500yrs
The Bible is a *Relation Book, not a Rule Book*.
Faith that God has given us something to go on….
*A-* Proper receptivity (Holy Spirit Relationship) *Christ is the master; the Scriptures are only the servant.
Martin Luther *(1483–1546) Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee - The prophets wrote and spoke; unlock the truth, thyself the key, Unseal the sacred book.
John Calvin (1509–1564) \\ \\
*B-* Proper research (Put in the effort) *"I hear and I forget" "I see and I remember" "I do and I understand"* Instead of studying resources about the Bible, *inductive* study focuses first upon the Bible.
We want *deductive* study which looks at all the stuff and makes a specific conclusion – That’s the easy way and it’s wrong.
Begin with God, move to His Word and then look outside.
Exegetically (Grammatical – Archeological) \\ \\
Hermeneutically (What’s the point of this text today?)
*C-* Proper reflection (Pray and meditate on God’s Word) \\ \\
*D-* Proper relating (Consult others in person and through books)
*E-* Proper response (Hear – take into your heart – DO!)
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! Sincerity does not count if your wrong because you didn’t really want to be right, but if you are sincere in relationship and humble it’ll be OK
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*EXEGESIS:** *We place no premium on speculation, inventiveness or novelty in interpretation.
We examine the text carefully from as *many angles* as possible, not adding, subtracting or distorting the intended meaning.
*1.*
*Text.**
**(Lower or Textual Criticism)*
a) What was the *original text*?
b) What’s the logical and original starting and ending point of the passage?
| μιᾶς | | γυναικὸς | | ἄνδρα |
| εἷς | | γυνή | | ἀνήρ |
| of one | | woman | | man |
| JGSF | | NGSF | | NASM |
*Greek: One woman’s man *
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*Scope – 1 Timothy 3:1-7 also linked to 3:8-13 (vv8 likewise)*
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*ejpi>skopov presbu>terov*
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*2.* *Translation.**
*The goal is a translation so natural and appropriate to the receptor language that the exegete can fairly say that the translated text *conveys the same thing to the mind as does the original text*.
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*1 Timothy 3:2a* ~~ *An overseer, then, must be… **Scope*
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*1 Timothy 3:2~* ~~ **the husband of one wife* (KJV & NASB et al.)* **committed to his wife** *(TM) *he must be faithful to his wife *(NLT)* **married only once *(NRSV)* **and he must have only one wife *(NCV)* \\ \\ *
*One woman’s man **We’re not talking about husband specifically its ambiguous so leave it ambiguous for now.*
*3.*
*Historical Context.**
**(Archeology)*
*a)* The historical *backdrop affecting** *the passage.
*Greek language & customs Roman civil law city of Ephesus & Temple of Artemis Island of Crete.*
*b)* The *foreground**,* anything that it led to or anticipated.
*Church **governance – Episcopal vs. Presbyterian*
*c)* The original *social setting*.
*Marriage geared for divorce, women’s funeral vs. men’s – an appropriate activity for men.*
*d)* Any *geographical* contents or allusions.
*Ephesus & Crete*
*e)* The *date* of the passage’s composition.
(*About 64 E x 12, C x 30)*
*4.*
*Literary Context.**
*What has *already been* said to the reader, and what does it tell the reader about *subsequent* passages?
*a)* The *literary function* (how it fills in, adds on, begins, completes, or balances the portion and~/or book in which it occurs.
*b)* Examination of the placement of the text.
*c)* Analysis of the detail it provides.
*d)* Analysis of authors other uses or purposes.
*1 Timothy 3:12 & 5:9 (5:14 remarry) plus Titus 1:6*
*ICB – NCV – NLT – NIV *all have 5:9* a faithful wife*, But* NIV *has: *the husband of but one wife*
*5.*
*Form.**
**(Higher~/Historical or form analysis or criticism)*
There are many *genres* of literature or types of written material* *
*Instruction in the form of guidelines*
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*6.* *Structure.**
*The structure of a unit of literature is invariably a guide to its logic.
*All are qualities & the verbs are present, active, continuous - today and each day.*
*7.*
*Grammar.**
*Idioms, Hebraisms and syntactical structure.*
**Anarthrous so, qualitative *
*8.*
*Lexical Analysis.**
*In all lexical study, it is imperative that the meaning in the present context be given precedence over all other considerations.
*Cardinal #, female & male*
*9.* *Biblical Context.**
**Micro & Macro context* and *the reuse of the passage elsewhere* in Scripture if it or any part of it is quoted or alluded to.*
Guidelines for community leadership applicable in America today within the overall Biblical scope of Christian life \\ *
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*Theology.**
D*efined as the *systematic study* of revealed truth.
*Elder led Christianity** *
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*11.* *Secondary Literature.**
M*any kinds of books and articles, such as grammars, commentaries, atlases, lexicons, etc.
*1st century = no polygamy so sexual self-control, 2nd & 3rd = no remarriage at all, 4th - 16th = increasingly negative view of marriage, 17th – 19th no remarried divorce’, 20th & 21st full devotion to spouse \\ \\ *
*12.* *Application.**
T*he primary goal of exegesis is the determination of the meaning of a passage to its /original /audience.
\\ *Hermeneutics,* the science of interpretation, attempts to bridge barriers that would prevent a modern understanding of a biblical text.
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Application.
Is Hermeneutics \\ \\ **1) A passage cannot mean now, what it could not have meant originally.
\\ \\ 2) The same concepts cannot mean different things in different passages.
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