Step 1: Grasp the text in their town by summarizing the original situation (historical-cultural context) and the meaning of the text for the biblical audience.
Step 2: Measure the width of the river to cross. What are the differences between the biblical situation and our situation?
Step 3: Cross the principlizing bridge. List the theological principles communicated by the passage.
Step 4: Grasp the text in our town. How should individual Christians today apply the theological principles in their lives? This step consists of several substeps.
a. Observe how the principles in the text address the original situation.
b. Discover a parallel situation in a contemporary context.
c. Make your applications specific.
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