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The vision of Ozark Christian College is to glorify God by evangelizing the lost and edifying Christians worldwide. The mission of Ozark Christian College is to train men and women for Christian service as a degree-granting institution of biblical higher education.
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Begin with the right goals.
We cannot succeed in anything until we know what we’re trying to accomplish.
What are we trying to do when we read the Bible?
Our goal in reading must be rooted in the kind of book the Bible is.
The Bible is a living WORD (act of communication) from God to his people through his people.
Therefore, our goal is twofold:
First of all, our goal is to discern the voice of God.
Second, our goal is to discover the author’s intended meaning.
- Think about how communication works…
AUTHOR ......... TEXT ......... READER
- Who determines the meaning of a text?
- We pursue “exegesis” and try to avoid “eisegesis”
- Exegesis = drawing meaning out of the text
- Eisegesis = reading meaning into the text
- This is not separate from hearing God; it is how we hear God.
- We don’t bypass the human author to get to the Divine author.
Our goal is to discern God’s voice by discovering the author’s intended meaning.
Put simply, we listen to God by understanding the text.
2 Tim 2.7: Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.