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Scripture Cannot be Broken

The Scripture Cannot be Broken: Twentieth Century Writings on the Doctrine of Inerrancy

Ever since the serpent in the Garden of Eden asked Eve, “Hath God said”, Scripture has been under attack. Unfortunately, this attack is not merely coming from outside the walls of Christianity. Increasingly, the questioning of the inerrancy of Scripture, in particular, has reared its ugly head within the Christian blogosphere, and also within many […]

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The History of Interpretation and Current Approaches To The Bible

Biblical Interpretation through the Centuries Throughout the centuries there have been hot debates about the meaning of Scripture. In fact many church councils were called to end what was considered heretical teachings and debates about the meaning of God’s written Word. At the heart of all biblical interpretation lie two basic questions: (1) How many

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Preaching Christ in All of Scripture (Edmund P. Clowney)

Most of us read the Bible as if it is telling a story, one that culminates in the person and work of Jesus Christ. We get the overarching narrative of Scripture and can see that Scripture sets out to tell a story about Christ. For some reason, however, it is more difficult to make this

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Three Keys to Sermon Listening and Note-Taking

Going to church each Sunday and sitting under godly, loving, biblical, and practical preaching week in and week out should be enjoyed as a privilege by God’s people. While some people, like myself, learn best by sitting and listening, I know many people get more out of sermons by taking notes. When I’m listening to

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The Illuminating Work of the Holy Spirit in Daily Bible Reading and Discipleship

“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” (John 16:13) In verse 12 of chapter 16 of the Gospel of John, Jesus says, “I still

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Reading the Bible with the Church

Bible reading, meditation, journaling, meaty theology books—they are crucial and quite individualistic. And while there is a place for your personal, passionate pursuit of God, the Bible was never meant to remain a solely singular endeavor. The Word of God was and has always been a community experience. These books, letters, stories, poems and prophecies

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What is Bible Preaching?

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_button admin_label=”Button” button_url=”https://servantsofgrace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/HermeneuticsTheArtandScienceofBiblicalInterpretation.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Hermeneutics: The Art and Science of Biblical Interpretation” button_alignment=”left” background_layout=”light” custom_button=”off” button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ /][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] One of the most penetrating series of imperatives that explode from the pages of Scripture is found in Paul’s letter to his young protégé, Timothy, “Preach the word; be

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