Biblical Insights Commentary on the New Testament

C&L Ventures makes the commitment to you that we will endeavor to provide the very finest digital products for the interpretation of the Christian scriptures that are possible for us to accomplish. Our starting point is the Scriptures of historic Christianity as divinely given revelation as the core foundation of both corporate church life and individual Christian living. In the Bible we encounter the Presence of the Living God who instructs us via His divine Spirit about His calling and design of a life pleasing to Almighty God. 

The presupposed method of interpretation of these scriptures reflects a historical and literary assumption. Without proper historical understanding both at the formal history and the social history levels, one will never adequately grasp the originally intended message of the biblical text. But equally important are the various literary aspects of this ancient text. Divine revelation was given to historical individual authors who made use of then existing literary patterns and forms of communication current in their day and age. The Hebrew / Aramaic of the Old Testament writings and the Koine Greek of the original New Testament documents are the essential starting point for every potentially legitimate interpretation of meaning. So the interpretative process begins with establishing the "then" meaning of the text. Out of the perimeters of thought established by this comes the challenge to determine the most likely "now" meaning of the scripture text that falls within the boundaries of the "then" meaning. 

Determining both dimensions of meaning can be challenging. But with honest inquiry that is guided by the Holy Spirit, definitive interpretation of the text becomes possible. Pulling the perceived meaning of many scripture texts into a cohesive holistic perspective then becomes the task of biblical theology. Although often challenging and occasionally very difficult, the absolute joy and delight in traveling this path is without question. For through this interpretive journey we encounter God and hear the voice of God speaking to our hearts. In the journey, we discover loads and loads of spiritual nourishment refreshing our day to day living. 

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