A Study of How the Apostles Teach Us to Read the Bible “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” — Acts 17:11 (KJV) Jump to Table of Contents How to Read This Series…
Why Literalism Fails the Word’s Own Integration Test In software development, a new line of code might pass a unit test—it does what it’s supposed to in isolation. But later, during integration testing, it might break the whole system. That’s exactly what happens with a lot of modern Bible interpretation. People plug a literal meaning…
Whose Lens Are You Reading Through? “Dispensationalists believe in a literal interpretation of Scripture… especially prophecy.” — Mike Vlach, Dispensational Theology Literal interpretation sounds safe — even faithful. But what happens when “literal” becomes legalistic, and the spiritual becomes invisible? (See also Phil Mauro’s take on “Literalism) This post examines how dispensational hermeneutics can lead…