GROWING THROUGH LEARNING
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THE FIVE-STEP INTERPRETIVE METHOD
THE FIVE-STEP INTERPRETIVE METHOD
Observation — What does the passage say?
Interpretation — What does the passage mean?
Correlation — What does the rest of Scripture teach?
Principle — What timeless truth is taught?
Application — What should I do?
STEP ONE: OBSERVATION
STEP ONE: OBSERVATION
WHAT DOES THE PASSAGE SAY?
WHAT DOES THE PASSAGE SAY?
Remember:
Remember:
At this stage we simply observe.
We do not explain.
We do not speculate.
We simply notice what God has written.
Read the passage three times. Each time look for something different.
First Reading
First Reading
Who?
Who?
People
Who is speaking?
Who is being addressed?
Who are the “newborn babes”?
What?
What?
Actions
Actions
What must believers remove?
What must believers pursue?
Repeated Ideas
What word or idea is repeated?
What is emphasized?
Second Reading
Second Reading
Circle repeated words.
Underline commands.
Highlight comparisons.
Third Reading
Third Reading
Notice transitions.
Notice cause and effect.
Notice key verbs.
Why should believers desire God’s Word?
What is the result?
Key Observation
Verse one begins with
“Therefore…”
Ask:
“What came before this?”
Never ignore “therefore.”
STEP TWO: INTERPRETATION
STEP TWO: INTERPRETATION
WHAT DOES THE PASSAGE MEAN?
WHAT DOES THE PASSAGE MEAN?
Now we explain what Peter intended to communicate.
Immediate Context
Immediate Context
Read 1 Peter 1:22-25.
Read 1 Peter 1:22-25.
Answer:
What had Peter just taught?
How does chapter one connect to chapter two
Book Context
Why did Peter write 1 Peter?
Word Study
Word Study
Therefore
Laying Aside
Malice
Deceit
Hypocrisy
Envy
Evil Speaking
Newborn Babes
Desire
Pure Milk
Grow
Tasted
Main Interpretive Question
Main Interpretive Question
Why does Peter place removing sin before craving Scripture?
Why does Peter place removing sin before craving Scripture?
