Pastor _rob's Blog – October 2008 Archive (3)

Parables

10 Facts about parables

1) Gr. Parabole, A comparison (Mk.4:30). Figure (Heb.9:9; 11:19). Proverb.(Lk.4:23). And an illustration(Mt.13:3;10,13,18 24:31-36, 53, 15:15 21:33;45 22:1 24:32;Etc.).

2). They illustrate truth and make it clear by comparison with something that is already familiar.

3). They impart instruction and rebuke without causing offense(2Sam.12).

4). They create interest and hunger for further information(Mt.13:10-17 2Sam.12).

5).The… Continue

Who is your Daddy???

(Romans 8:15)

When we were children of the world, we may have known or not who this individual was or is. We may have met them in person or not, Maybe we did and they did not meet or expectations of what a Father should be. Those of us that were blessed to have the good Lord take them before we had a chance to meet them. Praise God! Some of us in the Body of Christ only know of Him. They have never touched our lives or us, physically or Spiritually. And some how… Continue

Hermeneutics

1. Learn the native tongue in which one reads his/her Bible, For example master the English language if the Bible is to be read in English, Spanish, Etc.

2. Give the same literal meanings to words, and apply to the Bible the same rules of grammar, figures of speech, types, symbols, allegories, parables, poetry, prophecy, history, and all other forms of human expression if they were found outside the Bible.

3. Learn the… Continue