40 Questions About Interpreting The Bible Quotes

“genuine manifestation of love for God and love for others (Mark 4:1–20; James 1:22–25).”
― Robert L. Plummer, 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible

“Secondly, [in your study of the Bible,] you should meditate, that is, not only in your heart, but also externally, by actually repeating and comparing oral speech and literal words of the book, reading and rereading them with diligent attention and reflection, so that you may see what the Holy Spirit means by them. And take care that you do not grow weary or think that you have done enough when you have read, heard, and spoken them once or twice, and that you have complete understanding. You will never be a particularly good theologian if you do that, for you will be like untimely fruit which falls to the ground before it is half ripe. Thus you see in this same Psalm [119] how David constantly boasts that he will talk, meditate, speak, sing, hear, read, by day and night and always, about nothing except God’s Word and commandments. For God will not give you his Spirit without the external Word; so take your cue from that. His command to write, preach, read, hear, sing, speak, etc., outwardly was not given in vain.6”
― Robert L. Plummer, 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible

“The biblical writings have an inherent authority as works uniquely inspired by God. Canonization is the process of recognizing that inherent authority, not bestowing it from an outside source.”
― Robert L. Plummer, 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible

“2.  The Book of Revelation. Does the book of Revelation give us a blueprint of coming world turmoil (the futurist position)? Or have some of the events in Revelation already taken place throughout church history, with some still to come (the historicist or historical approach)? Or does Revelation report events that were current at the time of writing but are now completed (the preterist view)? Or does Revelation speak in a timeless, symbolic way of the life of the church between the comings of Christ (the symbolic or idealist view)? Or is some combination”
― Robert L. Plummer, 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible

“Only as we live out our faith in Christ together do we come to understand with depth and clarity what God has done in and through us”
― Robert Plummer, 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible

“El corazón humano pecador fabrica pruebas para justificar su perspectiva distorsionada.”
― Robert L. Plummer, Preguntas y respuestas sobre cómo interpretar la Biblia