Hermeneutics
August 10, 2026
This brief article will evaluate the uses and misuses of general revelation in biblical hermeneutics. After defining terms, I will highlight areas in hermeneutics where the use of general revelation can be beneficial, as well as areas where misuse can and does occur. Overall, I’ll argue that a proper understanding of general revelation is indispensable in the determination of its proper use in hermeneutics.
August 10, 2026
Biblical typology can be a rich expression of biblical theology. Biblical doctrine is fuel for devotional affection. When not distorted, typology enlightens the mind and warms the heart. It reinforces Scripture’s unity and helps us savor Jesus Christ.
August 10, 2026
Cultural hermeneuticists and literal grammatical historicists can agree on at least one point: culturally-driven interpretations are not to be found in the Bible itself. As Dispensationalists, we hold to the consistent application of literal-grammatical-historical hermeneutics to find the single original meaning that the author intended.
August 10, 2026
The use of the OT in the NT is at the very heart of the ongoing debates between the Dispensational and covenantal systems of theology, and has significance also for Christology, inerrancy, and a host of other topics
August 10, 2026
The interpreter of Revelation is not to spiritualize God’s word. God said what He meant and meant what He said. The Bible student must determine the literal meaning God intended when He wrote the original texts. Here we stand. We cannot, we must not be moved.
August 10, 2026
If the church is to remain faithful, we must build theology the way the prophets, the apostles, and even our Lord Himself modeled: by appealing to the Scriptures as the final and binding authority. Biblical theology grows from exegesis, systematic theology grows from biblical theology, and our preaching and living must flow from this foundation.
March 12, 2026
The attack on God will not cease until He puts it to an end in His own timing. In the meantime, He has commissioned His church to rightly handle His word (2 Ti 2:15).
