In Reply to: Re: the set card is brainwashing posted by Farmer on September 09, 2006 at 20:36:51:
When I posted the verses out of Revelation I really took no thought of the set card, just one of many verses that have been taken out of context, and I'm not even thinking about TF. What I put in about The passage in Revelation is an interpretation of the Assemblies of God. I have nevr heard this discussed in my denomination. In my hermeneutics class and in our text book Grasping God's Word, published by Zondervan and written by Scott Duvall and Daniel Hays it was in a section about the importance of reading God's Word in context, as reading in context is how one can know the author's intent especially at the time of writing. That is a big part of exegesis is the author's intent especially with using Greek and Hebrew translations. The example I used is just one small part of a whole and true exegesis would be done by doing a study on a larger section. I believe it is quite possible to apply Revelation 3:20 as a salvation verse as it's true that Christ is always at the door of our hearts knocking butlooking at the verse in context the intent is toward backsliders being welcomed back by a forgiving savior. The past couple of days I have not really had much time to do any in depth word studies as I was preparing the sermon I gave in my homiletics class today. It was based on 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 which makes a complete section there. My next in depth study will be for my next class starting in 10 days Theology 2 which will be consisting of the study of the ologies of angels, humanity, sin, salvation, the church, and the last things (end time)I will be working on a project on eschatology and it involves putting together a power point using at least 8 sources. I will also have to do a research and reflection paper on the same. I'll be busy as I work full time too. I will try to rest some until then but will celebrate my 25th anniversary Mon. with my lovely wife and take a day off. I'll close by saying I think scripture memorisation is great, if it's something that personally moves us and God puts it into our heart to memorise it. I also want to say that any serious study of scripture should be done by first reading in context. Asking the questions how, when where, how much etc. will give us greater understanding what was God's intent through the writers He was speaking through. (Now I'm Tired)