Interpreting the Bible

www.truthforli... || By: Alistair Begg - (1 Samuel 21) How did David, the faith-filled hero who defeated Goliath, become a fearful fugitive relying on lies and deception? Before we approach difficult passages like 1 Samuel 21, we need to understand how to faithfully study God’s Word. Walking us through a list of proper Bible study habits, Alistair Begg reminds us to focus on the Bible’s main purpose and to allow Scripture to frame our interpretation. Only then can we make sense of David’s behavior while he was on the run.

[@kimvillar4480]

I have experienced such frustration in my attempt to share things I receive by the Holy Spirit with fellow Christians who dont get it. Sharing spiritual revelations have to be received by the Spirit just as they are given by the Spirit or else they fall on fleshy ears.

[@richardsheffield5873]

Dear Lord, have loving Mercy on the ones who have to dislike your divine love to us, your Word preached in your power and our humility... In Jesus Name, Amen

[@judylloyd7901]

Have to dislike? 🤪 It's a choice every individual must make.

[@georgiabulmer294]

You have no idea how much God is using you to teach us! I am so grateful sir. Thank you.

[@MicahAzanduna]

Thank you sir.

[@johnlove417]

God bless you Brother Begg! I have learned more about my walk with our Lord through your explanations of the word. I thank God for choosing you and I thank you for saying yes!

[@Humilityismyaim]

Always insightful. Yet I mourn some for the one who saw "Interpreting the Bible" and hoped for some insight in how to begin secondly to study. Once one has Defined God as the author and humbling ourselves as good students of all the Creator has to say. And for me seeing how Israel was God's chosen people, and how Christ in his earthly ministry came to Israel alone going from town to town teaching in the synagogues ( Mat 9:35 -10:6, with Matt. 15:24) only to be eventually rejected as their Messiah. And it is not until Acts 9 that the attention to Israel alone is upended, and Paul is called to go to the Gentiles, (and I note Peter going to a "single' Gentile in Ac. 10, but not to continue. Rather he would come to Paul's defense some 15 yrs later in Acts 15 w/Gal. 2) so we can find that Paul writes always to Gentile believers, with all wisdom and understanding and all doctrine that we need. "Eph 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Eph 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: " So we all would prove ourselves top students, in addressing this as a gauge as how we decide what is "to me, for me?" and what is "to Israel , for Israel?" As a Christian of 40 yrs. I find it essential.

[@whoaminoone764]

Thank you... Amen