Title: Don't Turn Back (17 of 66)
Series: The Supremacy of God
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Hebrews 6:4-8
I have been your pastor for nearly 20 years and have preached over 2500 sermons. None of them have been on this passage. And I reason that I could preach another 20 years and never touch on it. And I'd be happy to do so...except that I am preaching through the book of Hebrews.
The passage before us today is one of the most controversial in the Bible. To some people, it is THE most controversial.
J. Vernon McGee - This is the most difficult passage in the Bible for any interpreter to handle regardless of the theological position he may hold.
When I listen to John MacArthur, Jerry Vines, Warren Wiersbe, and others...and discover they each hold slightly different views, it makes a faithful interpreter approach the text with humility.
So, if you hold, or come to hold, a different position, that's OK. We don't have to agree on it. I will also add that a written commentary can go on and on, but a Sunday morning sermon is limited by my clock and your bladder.So keep in mind there is a lot more that will be unstated than what will be said.
Before we get to today's text, I want to share 4 principles of Bible interpretation that good students apply to every text. And I think these hermeneutical principles are especially helpful here,
1. CONTEXT
Context is king
A text without a context is a pretext
The verses before and after...the chapter before...the meaning of the book...the audience of the book
2. CONSISTENCY
The Bible does not contradict itself.
Any one verse must be consistent with the whole Bible
3. CLARITY
Theologians call it "the doctrine of perspicuity." It's the belief that the main message of the Bible is clear and understandable...and that the simplest, unlearned person can understand the central truths aided by the Spirit.
Psalm 19:7 - "The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."
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Series: The Supremacy of God
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Hebrews 6:4-8
I have been your pastor for nearly 20 years and have preached over 2500 sermons. None of them have been on this passage. And I reason that I could preach another 20 years and never touch on it. And I'd be happy to do so...except that I am preaching through the book of Hebrews.
The passage before us today is one of the most controversial in the Bible. To some people, it is THE most controversial.
J. Vernon McGee - This is the most difficult passage in the Bible for any interpreter to handle regardless of the theological position he may hold.
When I listen to John MacArthur, Jerry Vines, Warren Wiersbe, and others...and discover they each hold slightly different views, it makes a faithful interpreter approach the text with humility.
So, if you hold, or come to hold, a different position, that's OK. We don't have to agree on it. I will also add that a written commentary can go on and on, but a Sunday morning sermon is limited by my clock and your bladder.So keep in mind there is a lot more that will be unstated than what will be said.
Before we get to today's text, I want to share 4 principles of Bible interpretation that good students apply to every text. And I think these hermeneutical principles are especially helpful here,
1. CONTEXT
Context is king
A text without a context is a pretext
The verses before and after...the chapter before...the meaning of the book...the audience of the book
2. CONSISTENCY
The Bible does not contradict itself.
Any one verse must be consistent with the whole Bible
3. CLARITY
Theologians call it "the doctrine of perspicuity." It's the belief that the main message of the Bible is clear and understandable...and that the simplest, unlearned person can understand the central truths aided by the Spirit.
Psalm 19:7 - "The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."
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