Christian Foundations I

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Christian Foundations I

• Application

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Introduction

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• Study Guide
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Introduction

• How can several people study the same passage and
  come up with completely different applications?
• Can we say one application is wrong and another
  is correct?
• What are some strange applications of a text that
  you have heard?

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Principles for Application

• First, valid application is built upon accurate
  exegesis
• The original meaning of the text is the starting
  point to build application
• Second, we must recognize the assumptions we
  bring to the text
• What does it mean to be self-critical?

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Principles for Application

• Third, we must analyze the historical background
  of the original audience
• Old Testament Laws
• Fourth, we must relate the text to the larger
  context
• Verse to Chapter
• Chapter to Book
• Book to Bible

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Principles for Application

• Fifth, we must bridge the gap between the
  original audience and the target audience
• Original audience is the person or group who
  first received the message
• Target audience is the person or group to whom
  the message is being applied
• We need to determine the relationship between the
  two
• We link the Biblical world with the contemporary

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Sample Texts

• How would we apply the following texts using the
  stated principles
• Romans 143
• I Corinthians 1126
• Galatians 67-8
• Jude 12