Final Week Discussion

Week 7 - Alex

Week 7 - Alex

by Alex Nagy -
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After reading the Bible story through in such a short amount of time, what stood out to you or struck you that you had not thought of before?

This is a great question. The biggest take away for me was how important the Old Testament is. I've spent most of my time reading the New Testament most of my life but reading thought the old testament in chronological order was very helpful. It helped me to better understand the setup for why we needed Jesus but also the grace God continued to show His people despite them continually turning away from Him.

Of the 5 directions for practicing humble interpretation of Scripture, which one do you find the most difficult to put into practice?

The practice of humble interpretation of Scripture that I find the most difficult to put into practice is not going beyond authority of Scripture. I think it's so easy to speculate as to what the bible is trying to say, especially if it's poetic in nature. I'm hoping to keep that at the forefront of my mind as I discuss scripture and biblical principals with others.

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by Jorden Gemuend -
I like how what stood out to you was the importance of the Old Testament. I've always felt like many pastors "prefer" or lean toward the New Testament and shy away from the Old Testament, and yet I've always found myself enjoying it more than the New Testament. I think I am drawn to the narrative nature and "action" of the Old Testament, whereas I can find the New Testament epistles to be heady and overwhelming at times. Maybe this is why I like the Lord of the Rings so much as well?!

I almost chose not going beyond the authority of scripture as my choice as well. It can be a very subtle shift going from what the scripture actually says and implicates, to how I believe it "should" apply. I too will be thinking through this more carefully and differentiating what is clearly presented versus what I am extrapolating.
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by Alex Nagy -
I can totally understand what you're saying about the OT vs NT. The Lord of the Rings is great but the story line is way to in depth for me!