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A hermeneutical Chess game
The demand for explicit statements is becoming an increasingly large problem. Where does Jesus say the exact words “I am God”? Where does...
Bible Brian
2 min read


Emotions make poor arguments
Imagine two women. Both have experienced something horrific. One of them, a mother, has lost her child in a school shooting. The other...
Bible Brian
3 min read


Test all teachers, especially Bible Brain
Every good teacher will tell you what I am about to tell you: Test everything I say. That isn't just me trying to appear more credible,...
Bible Brian
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Scripture means the same when quoted as when read
One benefit of basing your theology on the word of God is that you need to make very minimal alterations to the word of God. Obviously,...
Bible Brian
8 min read


Exegesis vs. Eisegesis: The rules of hermeneutics
I often say that God does not give us His word so that we can draw our own conclusions, but so that we can draw His conclusions. When...
Bible Brian
2 min read


How Facebook is manipulating you
If you're active on Facebook, no matter what you believe at this exact moment in time, you are being manipulated by one of the most...
Bible Brian
8 min read


How seriously do you take your "interpretation?"
As the Bible is the Christian Holy Book, correctly believed to have been inspired by God Himself, those who claim to be Christians are...
Bible Brian
4 min read


Statutory interpretation and the Sabbath
Statutory interpretation is the process by which the courts understand the law, and seek to apply it to individual cases that they come...
Bible Brian
4 min read


Divide pure scripture from the impure men who twist it
It's not often I find comments worth reading on large Facebook groups, but sometimes I get lucky. Someone had shared a meme with three...
Bible Brian
3 min read


A letter I hope Christ would never send me
As much as I have always struggled with the book of Revelation, the 7 letters to the 7 churches have always been of great interest to me....
Bible Brian
5 min read


Deductive reasoning is valid. The exact words criteria is not.
The exact words criteria is the bane of any intelligent discussion. Time and time again, we hear people saying "show me where the Bible...
Bible Brian
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A struggle with context
A lesson that must be repeated so often that it has become a cliché is that you must read the Bible (and indeed any written work) in...
Bible Brian
12 min read


Your interpretation should at least FIT the words
Communication is one of many things that sets us apart from the animals. Whereas they can barely communicate beyond basic "words" or...
Bible Brian
5 min read


Statutory interpretation and scripture: The thoughts of an ex-law student
Mankind has always been a species to believe anything it wants, even to the point where we'll accept a comforting truth (such as "Jesus...
Bible Brian
9 min read
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