Class 14: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.

Author’sIntendedMeaningeaningeaning

What did the author want the original audience to hear?

Historical ContextLiterary Context Context•“What did this mean to them in their

environment?”

THEN

NOW

Dial 3: Theology

• What does Scripture say about the character of God?

• Who is this God?

• Theology = the study of the nature of God

Dial 4: Redemption

• What is God doing with creation, and what role does the Bible play in that plan?

• What is the arch of the Bible?

Dial 5: Personal

• How do I apply this text to my current situation and life?

• Meaning is taken from the A.I.M.; significance is the application of the original meaning to today.

THEN

NOW

Finding the significanceof a passage & applying itto our lives today is walkingacross this bridge.

The art of “walking across”the bridge is discernment.

“Adopting & Adapting”

When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.John 13:12-17

John 13:12-17

What do we adopt & what do we adapt ?

Dial 6: Communal

• How do we apply this text to our current situation and life?

• How do we use this text to shape who we are?

Scripture is meant to be read in community -not just

personally.

• Not less personal time, but more communal time with Scripture.

• 1847 out of 2913 “You”’s are really “y’all”’s! (ex. Colossians 3:15-17)

• Reading the Bible is an act of worship. Are we giving it the proper authority in our communal time?

Scripture is meant to shape the community -not just the person.

• Scripture reminds us of our call! We read to remember!

• God is working through the Bible into the hearts of individuals & into the blood of the Body of believers!

• Our personal and communal dials must be in harmony.

I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

1 Timothy 2:9-101 Timothy 2:9-10

1 Timothy 2:9-10