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Lesson 2 : Some Basic Presuppositions & Principles

Lesson 2 : Some Basic Presuppositions & Principles. Basic Presuppositions. God exists. God has revealed Himself to mankind. He has revealed Himself naturally. He has revealed Himself supernaturally. Basic Presuppositions. The Bible is a supernatural revelation from God.

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Lesson 2 : Some Basic Presuppositions & Principles

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  1. Lesson 2: Some Basic Presuppositions & Principles

  2. Basic Presuppositions • God exists. • God has revealed Himself to mankind. • He has revealed Himself naturally. • He has revealed Himself supernaturally.

  3. Basic Presuppositions • The Bible is a supernatural revelation from God. • It is inspired and therefore infallible. • It is authoritative. • It is all sufficient. • It has been delivered once for all. • It is enduring and unbreakable. • It is absolute truth. • It is not to be: Added to, Subtracted from, Modified. • It can be understood. • It can be understood correctly. • It can be understood alike. • It is “reasonable.” • It is relevant to our lives today.

  4. Basic Presuppositions • God exists. • God has revealed Himself to mankind. • The Bible is a supernatural revelation from God. • God has not revealed some things to us, and some things we will not know in this life.

  5. Basic Principles • Study the content of each individual passage. • Define words. • Observe grammatical relationships. • Note seemingly insignificant words (and, so, for, etc.). • Note the relation of one sentence to another. • Recognize figures of speech.

  6. Basic Principles • Study the context of each individual passage. • The Literary Context • Who is writing the passage? • To whom is the author writing? • When was the passage written? • What kind of literature is being used? • The Immediate Context • The specific sentence • The immediate context—the verses before and after • The remote context—the chapter and surrounding chapters

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