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There are five points we must examine about ourselves as interpreters: faith, illumination, qualification, humility, and awareness. Which of these six do you believe has the greatest influence on you as you interpret a Bible passage? How does it help you when you interpret a passage? How does it hinder you?
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I think faith will have the greatest influence on me as a Bible interpreter. I believe God exists and He will honor my studies if I put my best efforts forward.
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Humility. The things I most need to hear are the most difficult to hear.
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Qualification has the greatest influence on me as I want to make sure that truly understand what I am reading. I also want to make sure I am devoting time to studing God’s Word not just for the sake of studying but for the sake of understanding. For me it is important to develop and maintain good Bible study habits.
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I think faith has the greatest influence on me when I interpret a Bible passage. I have faith that God’s word is infallible and without error. I also have faith that if I prayerfully ask the Holy Spirit to guide my reading and interpretation that I will get the best interpretation possible.
Sometimes I forget to pray for the Holy Spirit to help me interpret a passage and I usually really mess it up. -
First of all your question is wrong because you state that there are FIVE points we must examine and then you ask which of the SIX do we believe has the greatest influence.
I feel that illumination has the greatest impact because it is Ruach Hak-Kodesh that speaks to us and tells us if we are going in the right direction or not. This can also be a hindrance if we do not listen to Ruach Hal-Kodesh or we are trying to study in an environment that has so much noise or distractions that we can not hear him.
