June 30-July 21, 2021

Situational Hermeneutics

this pandemic, and our government’s mandates to contain it

have made for some ‘interesting” hermeneutical decisions

as we who love God work to reconcile faith with society

some, reading "submit to authority" in Romans

do this

others, reading "hold to account" in the same place

do that

some, reading "gather together" in Hebrews

do this

others, reading "encourage each other" in the same place

do that

some, reading “do not associate with evil” in Ephesians

do this

others, reading “walk in love” in the same place

do that

but God is One, He speaks now just as He ever has

the One True God cannot speak conflictingly true words

our multiple grasps of God’s good truth but yield confusion

"To the Law and to the testimony!

If men do not speak in accordance with this word,

it is because they have no dawn."