People have a tendency to make Scripture say and prove whatever they want it to mean. It doesn’t matter whether they’re talking about homosexuality, the character of God, social justice, socialism, or any of a number of other ideas that permeate the world. Of course, just because someone takes verses out of context doesn’t make…
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Pastor Dana’s Prophetic Dreams
As a Bible prophecy guy, I look at the world through a Biblical, prophetic lens. That means I read what the Word says and apply it to what’s going on in the world. That’s called exegesis. The opposite of that is eisegesis, where one takes preconceived notions and reads them into the text. This leads…
Why Bible Prophecy
It seems as though Bible prophecy has a bad name these days. When believers in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture espouse this position, there are numerous “Christians” who ridicule the notion that Jesus will come back for His church in a timely manner. Why is this such a strange and unpopular notion? If these scoffers were to…