With the arrival of November, we look forward to Thanksgiving. We certainly have much to be thankful for. I am grateful that I only have to endure those annoying campaign ads for a few more days. I am also thankful that of the three hurricanes which made landfall in Florida, only one affected us in Central Florida. Even though the eye of Hurricane Milton came close to us, we experienced no significant damage to our property. I am thankful that Milton spared my fall garden for the most part, though I did have to replace a couple of tomato plants. Finally, I am thankful that the end of November also marks the end of hurricane season here.
The Biblical Resource Group of Ethnos360 continues to produce doctrinal papers. Our latest paper is titled "Key Principles of Bible Interpretation." It has four main sections:
1. Interpreting God's Word
2. Viewing Israel and the Church
3. Understanding God's Purposes in History
4. Embracing the Freeness of God's Grace
The paper begins with the following purpose statement:
This paper will explore some key principles of Bible interpretation, an area of study known as hermeneutics. Hermeneutics provides the rules and principles that guide us in correctly interpreting the Bible. It acts as a bridge, connecting the world of the Bible with our own. A correct understanding of Scripture helps us apply God's Word to our lives today.
The Biblical Resource Group has produced 27 doctrinal papers covering various topics such as Salvation, Calvinism, End Times, Bible Interpretation, and Theistic Evolution. Several people outside of Ethnos360 have asked how they might get access to these papers. The original doctrinal papers contain information that is only pertinent to our missionaries. However, we recognize that these papers could be an invaluable resource to a broader audience. Therefore, we revised the papers to accommodate that broader audience and reposted the 27 papers on the website of Sanford Bible Church for all to access. The web link to those papers is: https://www.sanfordbiblechurch.org/Resources.
If you go to the main webpage of Sanford Bible Church, click on "Resources." Then click on "A Collection of Doctrinal Papers." We hope you find them helpful.
Because of Calvary,
Bob
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Allegorical Interpretation
The faultiest style of teaching is to corrupt the meaning of scripture, and to drag its reluctant utterance to our own will, making scriptural mysteries out of our own imaginations.
–St. Jerome (347-420 A.D.)