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What this passage "means to me" : Lakeview Christian Center — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:13:09 +0000

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What this passage "means to me" | The Pivot — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:50:33 +0000

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By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:25:08 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful post. I think I understand your point: the reference point in reading the bible is God, not man. But isn’t our understanding of God’s (or the human scribe’s) intent, practically speaking, still *our* interpretation of the author’s intent? It seems to me that short of literally having the mind of God, all of us can only humbly say, “this is what I think is the author’s intent.” Which is not to exclude stringent and coherent rules of interpretation when we read scripture…

By: What it means to me? « Strengthened by Grace

What it means to me? « Strengthened by Grace — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:45:44 +0000

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By: What It Means to Me? – Thabiti Anyabwile « Ramblin’ Pastor Man

What It Means to Me? – Thabiti Anyabwile « Ramblin’ Pastor Man — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:49:42 +0000

[...] February 12, 2010 by Dan Lowe Thabiti Anyabwile has posted some helpful thoughts on the proper approach to reading Scripture and the danger of reading the Bible on a solely subjective level. You can find the article here http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabitianyabwile/2010/02/08/what-it-means-to-me/. [...]

By: Hayden

Hayden — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:01:02 +0000

I would disagree with you on your perception. The American culture is rife with the ‘how does this affect me’ without ever asking, ‘yes, but what does it mean’. I have clearly taught passages to people and heard the proverbial ‘that’s just your interpretation, mine is…’ and then a line of faulty and really unbiblical thoughts on how this passage meant something completely different to them than what was clearly intended.

We are in a culture, in America (and I am sure across the world as well), of rugged individualism where the most important this is that ‘I did it my way’.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:03:06 +0000

Thanks, this is very helpful. I think that the opposite (never looking at how a passage is relevant to one’s own life) happens more in American culture. I now live in Kenya and I have found my small group here goes for the ‘what it means to me’ part first even if I am asking, “what does it say?” questions. Excellent way to put to see the importance. Bless you.

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Enriched by Eavesdropping « Convinced — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:37:17 +0000

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