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Category: Exegesis

  • Examining John 17 and Christian Disunity

    On his personal blog, Roman Catholic Bryan Cross has a post that consists of a flowchart (link to post). If you examine his flow chart, you’ll notice that in the upper right hand corner he asks the reader to “Go read John 17.” The reason to go read that chapter, per Bryan’s flow chart, is…

  • What does "Keep Under" Mean?

    I love the KJV. Sometimes, however, it uses terms or phrases that are archaic or otherwise hard to understand. One of those expressions is “keep under.” The expression appears twice: 2 Chronicles 28:10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there…

  • Irenaeus on Eisegesis

    Eisegesis is not something that Roman Catholicism invented. It has been around almost since the beginning, having been practiced by the Valentinians: Such, then, is their system, which neither the prophets announced, nor the Lord taught, nor the apostles delivered, but of which they boast that beyond all others they have a perfect knowledge. They…

  • Proverbs 3:21-35

    Proverbs 3:21-3521 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:…

  • A Day in God’s Courts is Better than 1000 Elsewhere

    A friend recently asked, in the comment box, for me to comment on the following verse: Psalm 84:10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For context, I provide the entirety…

  • Who is Barabbas?

    All four of the gospels refer to Jesus’ fellow prisoner, Barabbas, by name. First, I’ll present the four accounts and then some commentary: Matthew 17:15-26: Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Therefore when they…

  • Beyond the Looking-Glass: Exegesis and Humpty Dumpty

    One of my favorite works of fiction for children is the Alice pair: “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass.” Although there is a lot of silliness in the work, a few of the points that are made have worked their way into popular thought. One of the characters in the work is Humpty Dumpty.…

  • The Gates of Hell shall not Prevail Against the Church

    This phrase “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” is one I hear used often and misused often. The one point everyone seems to recognize correctly is that “it” refers to the church. Not any particular church, but the church: the body of Christ universal. 1. The “We will Survive” Error The most…

  • >Princes of this World?

    >An anonymous reader asked: In 1st Corinthians 2:7-8 who do you think are the “princes of this world”? and what is their goal? Thanks in advance. I answer: 1 Corinthians 2:6-86 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that…

  • Proverbs 3:11-20

    Proverbs 3:11-20 11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise of…