Many find it difficult to take words that were written thousands of years ago and apply them to twenty-first-century life in the Western world. How do we read God's unchanging Word in a world that is increasingly defined by change?<P><i>How to Read the Bible in Changing Times</i> shows everyday Christians how to interpret and apply the Scriptures regardless of time and culture. Rather than seeing the Bible as a magic answer book, a list of commands to obey, or a series of promises to claim, this insightful book allows the Bible to retain its identity as a complex, inspired document while showing that the truth it contains is relevant and life-changing. It shows the reader how to<P><BR>determine the meaning of the text in its original context<BR>identify culturally relative features<BR>understand what the text teaches about God, his will, and his purposes<BR>apply the truths discovered to contemporary life situations<P>It even shows readers how to discern God's will on the many modern issues that the Bible does not directly address.
