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Lesson OneThe Bible Tells God’s Story8 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe Power of God’s Story7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeThe Message of God’s Story7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourThe Reader of God’s Story7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveThe Context of God’s Story7 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities
Participants 82
Share Your Thoughts
Share your responses to the following questions.
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Why is it important that you recognize explicit communication (“Don’t touch that!”) from implicit communication (“That’s hot!”) when you read the Bible? What does Dr. Cohick say are the benefits of being able to discern the implications in a passage of Scripture?
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6 Replies
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When we recognize explicit communication is a warning, perhaps of some impending danger or trouble, we can learn from it. Implicit communication informs a listener what could happen when one fails to understand what the writer or speaker says. These are the benefits in one being able to see the understanding in a passage of scripture.
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Knowing the difference helps responding the right way to the message
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It helps you to close the communication circle. If you don’t know the difference even after understanding the context of the communication, you can leave actions or understanding uncertain. The benefit goes back to closing the communication circle which means the communication is has been understood.
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This is the implicit communication equally has a purpose and an expected response which we might miss because of the implicit nature of the communication. Our ability to discern the implications in a passage support accurate understanding of God’s nature, ways and expectations of us; they enable us to provide an appropriate response to God and close the cycle.
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Some communication is very explicit and applies directly to all of us, whereas other communication requires us to respond as the part of our story contextually