Choosing to Preach Discussion
#9 - Is Induction Selfish?
Posted by Kent Anderson on August 26, 2006 19:09
Is induction inherently selfish? Inductive study takes the student’s life as the starting point. is this appropriate, or should we require a more submissive approach to the Bible and to preaching?
(from page 75)
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re: #9 - Is Induction Selfish?
Posted by Tom Reynolds on Oct. 16, 2007 at 01:20
God took human life as the starting point of his biblical narrative so why shouldn’t we do the same? Jesus usually began with his hearer’s lives. The Samaritan woman at the well is a good example. She wanted to talk about big theological questions like which mountain is the best for worshipping God. Jesus wanted to talk about how many husbands she had and who she was currently living with. Through this the woman understood that Jesus knew her as only God can know a person and she accepted that he could provide living water. If by beginning with the student’s life the word of God will be heard then by all means because God desires to talk to selves whether selfish or not.
re: #9 - Is Induction Selfish?
Posted by Brad Olsen on Jan. 30, 2007 at 22:55
Inductive study, taking the hearer’s life as the starting point for a sermon, is appropriate because it is often true that searching hearers come to the sermon with pressing needs and concerns. I think it is responsible for the preacher to respond to these felt needs. At the same time, I would hope that as the hearer grows spiritually that he or she would begin to take a more submissive approach to the Bible.
re: #9 - Is Induction Selfish?
Posted by Steve Driediger on Jan. 24, 2007 at 18:04
Acts 3 tells the story of Peter’s ‘sermon’ to the onlookers who happened to witness – or caming running to see – Peter heal a beggar. Seizing the opportunity, Peter preaches to them. And he begins with an exegesis of the lives of his listeners. Then he demonstrates how the scriptures reveal that Jesus was sent from God for their salvation. Induction is not an inherently selfish when done with the right motive – to let the word of God rule over his people.