Workman 8 Subjective Interpret 1

Refreshing Springs Church

May 12, 2007

Workman Series 8b

SIX PRINCIPLES TO USE FOUR ERRORS TO AVOID

1.      The principle of defining terms

2.      The error of subjective interpretation

3.      The principle of literal vs. symbolic interpretation

4.      The principle of context

5.      The error of superficial interpretation

6.      The principle of grammar

7.      The error of selective citing

8.      The principle of systematic theology

9.      The pros and cons of commentaries

10.  The return to creeds, confessions and catechisms

The error of subjective interpretation

• Biblical interpretation is objective not subjective

The error of “subjective interpretation” in personal Bible study

• John MacArthur
• Lay aside your own beliefs
• Ask the question “what did the person who wrote the passage originally mean by what he said?”

Scripture is design to renew, transform, and re-align your thinking

• An illustration
• Psalm 37 correctly interpreted
• Summation