Hermenutics

That Does Not Mean What You Think It Means

Rapp Report episode 183 Many people have heard people, even pastors, use passages from the Bible and when we study in context we discover that does not mean what you think it means. This episode evaluates the following Scriptures: Revelation 3:20 Jeremiah 29:11 Matthew 18:19 Matthew 18:20   Resources Mentioned: Get Justin Peters book Do…

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Common Christian Cliches

Theology Throw Down episode 10 The differ Christian podcasters of the Christian Podcast Community discuss some of the common Christian cliches. They were groups as those not found anywhere in Scripture and those are are form Scripture. In Scripture nowhere: “Hate the sin, love the sinner?” “God helps those who help themselves.” “God doesn’t give…

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Rewind: Rules for Interpreting Instructional Literature

Rapp Report Daily episode 65 The easiest type of literature for interpreting Scripture is instructional literature.  This is where we will get most of our doctrine from.  This form of literature is found in most of the letters in the New Testament.

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Rewind: Rules for Interpreting Prophetic Literature

Rapp Report Daily episode 64 Prophetic literature is one of the most difficult types of literature in Scripture to interpret.  Therefore must be handled carefully.  Most of the prophetic literature is dealing with history that has really been fulfilled.  In the unfulfilled prophecies, one must remember that they are often thumbnail sketches and not as…

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Rewind: Rules for Interpreting Wisdom Literature

Rapp Report Daily episode 63 Wisdom literature is one of the many types of literature in Scripture.  In interpreting wisdom literature one must understand the interpretation rules for Hebrew poetry, but it goes beyond that.  One must always remember that wisdom literature deals with generalities and not promises.

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