Kenneth Berding describes a sort of Bible study that is not too difficult to find.
Last week we learned that the Philistines brought the prisoner Samson into a celebration dedicated to their god Dagon so that he could “entertain” them. Lindsay, would you mind reading our passage for this week, Judges 16:28-30?”
“Yes, I’d be glad to.” [Reads the text]
“Thank you for reading, Lindsay. Alright, let’s discuss this passage together. How do you think this passage applies to your life?”
“Well, this passage really spoke to me while Lindsay was reading it.”
Berding’s parable describes an application discussion that completely bypasses observation and interpretation. Then he goes to show how it could be managed far more usefully.
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