2 Peter 1:18-21

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"And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."

1. Introduction

a. How many ways are there to interpret the Scriptures?

b. Why is it crucial to have a solid way to interpret the Scripture?

c. Is interpretation subjective or objective?

d. Due it diligently, Cut it straight, Know your biases and presuppositions and avoid putting them into the text

2. The Five Rules of Interpretation

Picture a large bubble which you walk into and it is now all around you. Look down and see that you are wading in paper all the way up to your knees. Each piece of paper has a word on it. Now look across the bubble and see your old Enlgish teacher with a ruler in her hand who taught you grammar. Sitting behind her is a beautiful picture of a background of everything outside the bubble. On her desk is a set of scales. You will put all the pieces of paper it in a bag on one side of the scale and you will sit down on the other.

a. The bubble - What is the context of the text?

b. The paper - What are the meaning of the words invovled in the text?

c. The teacher - What is the grammar of the sentences that I am reading in the text?

d. The picture - What is the background of the text?

e. The scale - What is the balance of Scripture?