Cornerstone Curriculum, Official Certification Edition

LESSON 2 | BIBLE INTERPRETATION: THE THREE-STEP MODEL / 107

2. To discover biblical principles which summarize the teaching of Scripture and offer God’s wisdom and insight which are binding upon all and can be applied to all

3. To change our belief and practices and conform our lives to the truths contained in the Word of God

C. Elements

1. It corresponds to the grammatical-historical method : determine the meaning of the text in its original setting before applying its meaning to another time and place.

2. This model looks for the plain sense of the text.

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3. This model affirms progressive revelation .

B i b l i ca l S tud i e s

a. The Bible shows that God unfolds the meaning and method of his purpose, culminating (i.e., “summing up”) in Jesus Christ, Heb. 1.1-3.

b. Jesus surpasses and fulfills the meaning of all that God communicated before (i.e., John 1.14-18; Matt. 5.17-18; John 5.39-40; Luke 24.27, 44-48).

4. It affirms the unity of the Scriptures .

a. The Bible is a single canon (collection, library) of texts, written by a single author, 2 Tim. 3.16-17; 2 Pet. 1.20-21.