Word of the Week: "Interpretation"

Hello and welcome to the Middletown Baptist Church podcast,

where we are proclaiming the truth to the

words that have great significance to our

with in scripture. So come along with me.

we looked at biblical inspiration and

God breathed. And so when we look at

to us from God. It's another thing to

warns us against false interpretation or

in two TimoTHy, chapter two, verse 15,

in on that last phrase. They're rightly

us to strive to study the scriptures,

to dive deep into scriptures, and to rightly

the word of God has to say. You know,

I believe that this is the word of

this. And so we can come down the line

on different sides when it comes to

that this is the word of God. So how can

what we need to understand first and foremost

and methods of interpreting scriptures,

that can sometimes be a little daunting

to think about. But the Bible does tell

And so our application must be tied to right

of scripture, we must rightly interpret

the word of God. And so I believe one of the

is to take the Bible literally or basically

that comes with interpreting scripture

is what is figurative and what is literal?

Well, we have to look at context, and that's

the interpretation of scripture. Is interpreting

in the chapter and in the book that

to application, we have to see contextually

And if we're interpreting correctly,

because we could look at a passage and misinterpret

is historically, who is the original

author through the inspiration of scripture,

that were in the time of the Bible had

a different culture. Historically speaking.

she was doing with Boaz, right. That

And all of that can be seen throughout

the Old Testament and the New Testament.

So it takes some study to understand contextually

today that are available to us online,

it's very easy to dive deeper into those

that. We have to understand that as we read

a passage of scripture, we can't just

unto goddess a workman. So it takes effort.

We need to have godly counselors around

to get to a place where we can feel,

you know what? And we can know. For that

where Jesus says, you know what? Love your

it from the wrong context, might say,

the street from me. But we know through

there is that word love. Our culture today

way, a very selfish way. But Jesus is speaking

of sacrificial love. He's not talking

What is it talking about here? Now, we

itself. Sometimes there can be what we would

if we read the Bible in its complete

form, we know that this isn't contradicting

this. This is just seeing this from a different

would be the book of James. If you read

at that from an isolated standpoint

and didn't understand all of what the

be tempted to think that, hey, you know

through that true faith. And so it took context

with interpretation, but it is so important

to understand interpretation when it

And next week, we'll look more at the

of the inspiration. And so I would encourage

and foremost, to read scripture. Study,

do your best, strive to dig deeper into

of clearing our minds and emptying our

so important to interpret scripture

because as we interpret scripture properly,

can guide our steps. I love what psalm

that I might not sin against thee. That's

it, as we meditate upon it, it allows us

the word of God. And so, as we meditate

upon the word of God, as we dwell upon

and have respect unto thy ways. Verse

16, I will delight myself in thy statutes,

I will not forget thy word. And so,

we are reminded of the importance of

that as we interpret scripture, we need to

is a term for the action of us, taking

what we already believe and what we want

is looking at the text and pulling out

that's there. And so it's important to practice

And so Iseousis would be me saying, I

And so where can I find in scripture

that to fit into my belief system? So we

out of the passage to the truth, or Isajesus

And so sometimes there's some justification

with that. Right. Well, I feel good about

in scripture that can make me feel better

in that hermeneutic model is to pull out

to fit their lifestyle, their belief

it with that mindset. And so there's

this is the culture now. We can change

that teaching then basically, we have

the latitude and the freedom in our own

never change. The Bible says that the grass

And so the word of God standing forever

Its impact is timeless. It doesn't change

of, okay, let's look at iPhones, right?

Or smartphones. Smartphones weren't

around 2000 years ago. And so obviously

the Bible doesn't speak directly to smartphones

but it does speak to the principles that

there. And so, again, we're not going to be

But it's so important for us to dig deeper

into understanding those checks and balances

So I could say this, scripture is always

And so for that reason, make sure you read

or maybe it kind of contradicts what

I mean, ultimately, in John 1717, Jesus

of God, grow in the understanding of

So start with the understanding of inspiration.

This is coming from God, not a work of

and say, okay, what is this saying? What

stage? So, thank you so much for listening today.

for you. I hope that you can continue

to study the word of God, and as the

chapter two, verse 15, to rightly divide

the word of truth. Well, God bless you.

to scripture. Thank you so much. God