Class 10:Moving Forward

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Dial 1: Humility

• When we read Scripture,we need to come with a humble, listening heart.

• When we read Scripture, we need to allow it to shape us.

• When we read Scripture, we need to be looking for a Who before a what.

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What did the author want the original audience to hear?

Before application is interpretation.

Matthew 3:7-10

• But when [John] saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Luke 3:7-9

• John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Luke 3:10-14

•“What should we do then?” the crowd asked.

John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

“Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”

The who has helped shape how the story is

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Dial #2: Context

Historical Context

•“What did this mean to them in their environment?”

•Ephesians 5:22-6:9

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Literary Context

•Each section of Scripture has a purpose in what they wrote and how they wrote.

•What are they communicating?

Literary Context

•Understanding the variety of genres

•How are they telling the story? What questions are they answering?

Literary Context

•Understanding the literary tools

•How are they shaping the story?

•Matthew 19:23-24

•Key background

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