The Clarity Of Scripture - a podcast by Pastor Wei En Yi

THE CLARITY OF SCRIPTURE--The entrance of Your words gives light- It gives understanding to the simple. -Ps 119-130---1. INTRODUCTION --a. Only trained and ordained ministers could understand Scripture-----2. ANALYSIS--a. Hebrew poetry.--i. Imagery - light.--ii. Parallelism - two phrases in a single line related in meaning.---b. 'Simple'.--i. Ps 19-7--ii. Proverbs Pair 1 - Prov 1-4, 1-22.--iii. Proverbs Pair 2 - Prov 14-15, 14-18.--iv. Proverbs Pair 3 - Prov 22-3, 27-12.----3. RELEVANCE--a. Scripture could be understood by ordinary believers.--i The baseline in Ps 119-130.--ii The presence of the Holy Spirit. 1 John 2-27 ---b. Three qualifications---i. We do not discount the rigors required to understand some parts of the Bible.--- Books hard to understand.--- Books partially hard to understand.--- Passages hard to understand. E.g. Ps 137-9, Mark 13-32, Eph 1-3-4.---ii. We do not discount the role of Bible teachers. Eph 4-11-12--- OT Example - Neh 8-5-8.--- NT Example - Acts 18-24-28.--iii. We do not discount the role of Bible scholars.----4. APPLICATION--a. Believers - reshape our attitude in learning the Bible.--i. Be diligent students of the Bible. --ii. Be ambitious students of the Bible. ---b. Preachers and teachers - communicate our teachings simply and clearly. ---c. Unbelievers and seekers --i. Ps 116-6 - Be humble. The humble finds salvation. Luke 14-11, 1 Pet 5-5-6--ii. Naaman healed. 2 Kings 5-14--iii. Jesus healed. Matt 8-2-3

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