Honor Scriptures.com

We wish Scripture to explain itself.
To be faithful to the text, the words, and the context is our primary and only goal.
There is no desire to make a passage fit a specific doctrine.
There is no effort to force an interpretation to fit a viewpoint.
Scriptures should be allowed to create their own influences

Our purpose is to offer simple, easy-to-read, deeply spiritual guides to New Testament Scriptures. Not scholastically oriented with footnotes from hundreds of authors.

This material has not been copied from any other Biblical commentary or author. Instead, we use prayer, our Bibles, and Greek-language resources. All content on honorscriptures.com is original. Since Scripture commentators on books like Ephesians or Colossians have millions of references, any similarity with other authors is only coincidental.

Let me know if you borrow this material; we want it used for God’s Glory, not mine.

All Scripture quotations from within the text are New International Version (NIV), unless otherwise noted.

Our Commitment

This is a free-flowing commentary, one that is not controlled by any outside pressures of employment or the approval of religious authorities. We have a single commitment: to be faithful to what the text teaches, to the best of our ability.

Often, we gain a new and better understanding of a section of Scripture as time passes. We find it important to spend time in prayer with every passage.

Our purpose is to be thorough rather than brief as we discover the deeper meanings of each verse.

Not for Profit

“Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit” (2 Cor 2:17). Instead, like Paul, who said, “we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone, while we preached the gospel of God to you” (1 Thess 2:9), we do not use our platform to raise money.

Paul told the church, “For what we preach is not ourselves” (2 Cor 4:5). We do not believe Scripture centers on the speaker-director. We have attended many services where the speaker dwells more on themselves than on Scripture.

Our Independence

We have made every effort to consider Scripture on its own, rather than being influenced by church creeds or doctrines, which demand loyalty to their own narratives. We are not supported by a church, a school of theology, or any other organization, making us independent of these influences.

We are not sponsored by any religious or secular society. We also do not wish to speak against any church or denomination. Negative views are seldom expressed in love and are often neither truthful nor fair.

All we wish is to honor the Scriptures as best we can, as clearly as we can, a task we often fail at. Are we not told that the "Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (2 Tim 3:15)?

We do not—and never will—claim to be the final word on any passage we may discuss. There is always room for more understanding and wisdom that the Spirit gives to readers like you.

An Ongoing Work

This is an ongoing work. We frequently add to or subtract from a passage as new understandings emerge. We freely admit flaws in our grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. When we find them, we correct them.

We are never fully satisfied with what we have written; we always have more insight to learn. The Word is a living plant that must be rooted not just in the page but also in our hearts. Thus, we wish all to have absolute loyalty to the Word's context and instruction. Changing the text to please a preconceived idea is dangerous.

There will always be a need for more understanding and wisdom to discern the lessons written by the by the Sprit of God. Unlike any other book, the Word is alive. It is living.

Permissions: Any reader may borrow our work for teaching, preaching, or sharing; our work is not copyrighted. Yet we ask that you not use our work for profit; that is not right. If you wish to reprint larger sections for anything other than non-commercial use, send your request to our email at honorscriptures@gmail.com

If you wish to agree or disagree with our Biblical analyses, send a note with your observations. We welcome all discussions because no one has the final word. We all have spiritual blindness and biases; thus, we need each other.

All quotations are from the New International Version, unless otherwise indicated.

Sola Scriptura—Scriptures Alone

The Bible is our ultimate authority

for faith & practice.

Solus Christus—Christ Alone

Sola Gratia—Grace Alone

Sola Fide—Faith Alone

Soli Deo Gloria—Glory to God Alone

David Stramel

Retired Pastor and Teacher

honorscriptures@gmail.com

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