Tag: interpreting Scripture
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To Plumb the Depths
Hebrews 7:1 “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.” One of the keys to understanding the Bible is demonstrated to us in the verse above. Here, in this one verse, we have the appearance of a name seemingly out of the…
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The Importance of Context
James 1:19-20 “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” How often have you heard the verse above quoted when someone is trying to get the point across that it is better to…