Understanding the Bible Archives - Lyfe102! https://lyfe102.org/tag/understanding-the-bible/ Living Your Faith Eveyday! Mon, 19 Feb 2024 23:53:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/lyfe102.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-fullsizeoutput_e88-1.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Understanding the Bible Archives - Lyfe102! https://lyfe102.org/tag/understanding-the-bible/ 32 32 153021186 Is this passage prescriptive or descriptive? https://lyfe102.org/is-this-passage-prescriptive-or-descriptive/ https://lyfe102.org/is-this-passage-prescriptive-or-descriptive/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://lyfe102.org/?p=1977 Reading and studying the Bible is an integral part of our growth and development as Christ’s followers. Learning how to read and understand the Bible, God’s Word, is an area where we continue to grow. At least, I know I am! One aspect of reading and studying the Bible I have learned is to understand […]

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]]> https://lyfe102.org/is-this-passage-prescriptive-or-descriptive/feed/ 1 1977 The Clarity of Scripture https://lyfe102.org/the-clarity-of-scripture/ https://lyfe102.org/the-clarity-of-scripture/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://lyfe102.org/?p=1752 I struggled in English literature, especially with poems. I could never understand them. Why could the poet not just tell us plainly what they meant? Unlike my struggles in English literature, the Bible has been written so we can understand it. When reading and studying the Bible, I am sure you have come across passages […]

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]]> https://lyfe102.org/the-clarity-of-scripture/feed/ 2 1752 Historical Context https://lyfe102.org/historical-context/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://lyfe102.org/?p=1442 “Historical background information can certainly enrich our understanding of individual passages of Scripture, making it more precise and more vivid…..” Wayne Grudem I love history. Pairing it with the Bible is exciting to me. Historical context is looking at the historical background within a scripture passage. History tells a story. Certain events shape how the […]

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