Exegetical and Expository Principles

Today I would like to share some of my thinking processes and guiding principles that go into what I write on this blog.

• I belive that YHWH is the creator of the universe and the source and purpose of everything.
• I believe that Jesus or Yeshu'a of Nazereth is the Messiah expected by the Jews, the Prophet promised by Moses, and the Son of God. I believe He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died to redeem all mankind, rose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven. I believe that He sits at the right hand of his Father in heaven, and all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him. I believe that He will return to gather His own and judge the living and the dead.
• I believe in the Holy Spirit which has been given to God's people.
• I believe that the Holy Scriptures are a gift from God to all peoples.
• I believe that, "Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work." 2Tim 3.16-17 (NET)
• I believe that the Scriptures are full of hidden treasure that can be discovered by those who humbly dig for it. I believe that God delights in people seeking His treasure and will reward those who are humble and who persevere. No person will uncover all the treasure in one lifetime.
• I believe that without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, it is impossible to understand the Scriptures, so my Bible study and the writing of this blog are always accompanied by constant prayer to the one who buried the treasure.
• I am eternally grateful for all the treasure seekers who have gone before me, and who have shared with me the treasures that they have uncovered. I am grateful for all the scholars who have translated the Scriptures into my language, English. I am grateful for all the scholars who have made biblical languages Greek and Hebrew accessible to me. I am grateful to all the historians who have made Biblical times and culture accessible to me.
• I acknowledge that I am a fallen sinner with a finite IQ and limited wisdom. I am prone to make mistakes.
  
• Because of wonderful grace of the Holy Spirit, and thousands of scholars on whose shoulders I stand, I cannot take any credit for any of the good things that appear in this blog, but I will take blame for any of the errors.
• The purpose of this blog is to graciously share with others, because others have graciously shared with me.