In asking the right questions, we addressed the original context and the canonical context. Today we're exploring how we can determine God's message for you today.Here are some suggested questions:
Ask questions to get definition: Who or what is being discussed? What does this (word, phrase, sentence) mean?
Ask questions to learn reasons: Why is this so? What’s the purpose? Why is this important?
Ask questions to understand the means: How is this accomplished? [1]
What is God trying to say to me?
How should I think differently?
How should I feel differently?
Ask questions to learn reasons: Why is this so? What’s the purpose? Why is this important?
Ask questions to understand the means: How is this accomplished? [1]
What is God trying to say to me?
How should I think differently?
How should I feel differently?
How should I act differently? [2]
[1] These questions come from Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981, 1993).
[2] These questions from from Dave Ferguson, The Big Idea(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006).
Next time: A word about translations
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