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Forum 3 (Modules 5 and 6)

Forum 3 (Modules 5 and 6)

Q Choose 1 of the following options and respond in a thread. Option One: Charles Spurgeon once said: “How often shall we have to tell people that the Bible is not a mere collection of separate sentences which they may tear from their context just as they please? We are not to treat the verses of the Bible as pigeons might treat a bushel of peas—picking out one here and another there, without any thought of the surroundings of that particular passage! No, this blessed Book was written for men to read right through—and if they are to understand the meaning of it, they must read each sentence in the connection in which it is found.” How does Spurgeon’s quote reflect the material on historical and literary context in Everyday Bible Study? Be sure to interact with material from both Chapters 24 and 25 (both text and videos), Spurgeon’s quote, as well as the Scriptures in order to support your answer. Option Two: Over lunch one Sunday after church you and a couple of your friends are discussing the pastor’s sermon. His message was convicting, challenging, and encouraging. However, one of your friends says, “I don’t get why Pastor Edgewater always has to talk about the meaning of this word in Greek or the meaning of that word in Hebrew. It does not matter to me what a word means. What I care most about is what the passage means.” Using the material from Chapters 23–26 in Everyday Bible Study (both text and videos), how would you respond to your friend so that she realizes the importance of doing a word study in order to understand the meaning of the passage? Remember to support your answer using material from Everyday Bible Study as well as the Scriptures. Replies: Once you have completed the assigned text readings (Everyday Bible Study Chapters 23–30), select 2 threads you wish to reply to and address your classmates' thoughts and ideas. The content of each reply must reflect an excellent knowledge of the reading and interact with both the thread and relevant chapter material. You must support your thoughts and ideas by quoting from Everyday Bible Study and citing related Scripture. Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 5 and your replies by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6.

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I think that the meaning of every word in the Bible is important to be understood apart from the meanings of the passages and the parables in the Bible. This is because there had been different ancient languages from which the Bible has been translated into the English language. Therefore, the hidden or the implied connotations in the words of the Bible (according to different national, dialectical and lingual origins of the words) are important to understand the meaning of a word in the Bible. The meaning of one word in the Bible can have closely associated correlations and associations with different connotations for different origins and backgrounds.