Discernment
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What makes a responsible theologian? Consider the difference between collecting information, interpreting Scripture, and teaching with humility.
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Examine the appeal of secret spiritual knowledge and the return of Gnostic patterns in modern Christianity, with an emphasis on public apostolic teaching.
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Why can certainty outpace understanding? Reflect on intellectual humility, biblical interpretation, and the willingness to revise a theological conclusion.
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Distinguish Scripture from interpretation, doctrine, and personal conviction. Learn why historical and literary context must guide claims about meaning.
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Explore how inherited assumptions shape our picture of the gospel, and why recovering the biblical world can change the questions we bring to Scripture.
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Did God lie in 1 Kings 22? Follow Micaiah’s vision, Ahab’s prophets, and the narrative’s portrayal of divine judgment and human refusal to listen.
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Scripture contains tension, difficult language, and human particularity. Explore why honest interpretation begins by attending to the text as it stands.
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A call to read Scripture attentively before explaining it: follow the author’s argument, notice the setting, and test assumptions against the passage.
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Read Matthew 7 as the conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount, tracing discernment, genuine obedience, and Jesus’ demand to act on what his hearers heard.
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Compare a first-glance reading with contextual interpretation, and learn why an initial impression of a Bible verse needs testing against its setting.
