Tag: exegesis

  • Samantha Grace Newcastle

    no cherry picking

    Biblical interpretation requires more than the ‘cherry picked’ quotation of isolated verses; it demands careful attention to context, literary purpose, and the unity of the canon.A text cannot be adequately understood by extracting a single statement from its surrounding argument or narrative and treating it as self-contained.Truth and proper responsible interpretation requires the reader to examine the whole passage, the…

  • Samantha Grace Newcastle

    in heavenly places

    God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love for us, did not leave mankind in a fallen and helpless condition. Even when we were spiritually dead, without strength, without hope, and unable to come to Him:God intervened.Man, dead in trespasses and sins, had no ability to restore himself, no power to change his nature, and nothing of…

  • Samantha Grace Newcastle

    True or False

    “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you,…

  • Samantha Grace Newcastle

    which Bible,….

    I trust KJV, Webster, ASV I do not trust living Bible, niv, nkjv, esv, cev, message, passion translation, etc etc This is a tiny article of the reasoning behind my writing and thoughts. The multiple numbers of modern Bible translations like the NIV and ESV, passion translation, message, cev nasv, living Bible and more , has led to great confusion…

  • Samantha Grace Newcastle

    No condemnation….

    Justification is the act where a holy, just God declares a believing sinner righteous not because of their goodness but because of Christ’s finished work on the cross.It means God cancels the guilt of your sin and credits you with Christ’s perfect righteousness so before Him you are treated as not guilty.This declaration happens the moment a person truly believes…

  • Samantha Grace Newcastle

    numbers for example?!

    Biblical patterns of any kind are meaningful, but they are descriptive, not prescriptive. Many Christians have shown interest in the symbolic meaning of numbers found in Scripture. The Bible often uses numbers such as seven to represent completion, twelve to symbolize God’s order, or forty to mark periods of testing and transformation. Yet many take it to another level and…

  • Samantha Grace Newcastle

    Red Dead Redemption, GTA, Wolves and Sheep

    March 7 2026 I was asked my opinion on a preacher playing games watching poor choice movies and why the church isn’t growing. This is my response… well, at least a few words, as I had several hundred more. The pulpit is not for men who refuse to be corrected by Scripture and conscience in their private lives. A pastor’s…