March 3, 2024 - Holy Boldness vs Unholy Fear

CAUTION:
Do not make the mistake the disciples made and spiritualize the Scriptures
If you do, you will walk away with a faulty interpretation
Jesus holds people responsible to know the Scriptures and to watch and be ready – Luke 19: 43-44

They did not know the Scriptures and what to expect of Messiah’s arrival

Zechariah 9: 9-10 –
Messiah’s first coming was lowly, riding on a donkey
Messiah’s second coming speaks of a horse and battle bow; He brings peace by establishing His kingdom

LESSON:
To understand what is coming will require a literal application of Scripture

One’s hermeneutics, how the Bible is interpreted, will affect one’s future view:

Literal: This approach seeks out the “plain meaning” of the text
Moral: This approach is supposed to reveal the ethics behind any text
Allegorical: This approach focuses on stories that impart a lesson
Devotional: This approach is on proper interpretation and application to one’s life

The Golden Rule of Interpretation:
Biblical passages are to be taken literally, as read, unless the text indicates otherwise

The Law of Context:
A text apart from context is pretext; a verse can only mean what it means in context

Our Goal:
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth” - 2 Timothy 2: 15

EISEGESIS: The interpreter makes the Scripture say what he wants it to say.
EXEGESIS: The interpreter makes the Scripture say what God has to say.

Today, God is speaking; allow His Word to penetrate your soul and go deep into your being!

This will help us:
"I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways. I will delight myself in your statutes; I will not forget Your word." Psalm 119:15-16

Those immersed in the Word, and filled with the Holy Spirit, will have a spring of hope!

HOLY BOLDNESS will mark their lives!

Hated by the world yet loved by God!
Shunned by the world, yet stand with HOLY BOLDNESS!!

Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in. the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless. - Psalm 84:10-11

This is our time . . . . .
Make this the best of times! Make a difference

Brothers and Sisters . . . . .
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!

WALK WITH HOLY BOLDNESS!