The words Exegesis and Eisegesis both sound the same, BUT their individual prefixes “ex-” and “eis-” give us clues as to what makes them different from each other.

“ex-” means to take out of
“eis-” means into

Exegesis is reading meaning from OUT of the text
meaning…you DISCOVER the meaning of the text.

Eisegesis is reading your own meaning INTO the text
meaning…you DETERMINE the meaning of the text.

KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LUST and LOVE
IS DECIDEDLY A DECISIVE, RESPONSIBLE ATTRIBUTE

* HOW TO AVOID MISHANDLING THE WORD OF GOD *

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If we want to be faithful to the Word of God, we mut reverentially approach it and allow its message to speak to us, by not imposing our preconceived meanings into the text.

To help us, students of the Bible, pupils of God like Samuel who became a pupil of God desiring as a servant to hear and receive more of the Word of God (1 Samuel 3:10) understand and recognize when the Word of God has been Eisegesis (irresponsibly handled) and not Exegesis (responsibly handled)…EACH WEEK…we will provide a side-by-side EXEGESIS versus EISEGESIS analysis of a scripture that is frequently mishandled and taken out of context to avoid irresponsibly mishandling the Word of God our OWN selves.

On the pages of EACH EXEGESIS versus EISEGESIS illustration assessment evaluation examination exploration study depiction and then click the photo to download our Scripture Study Sheet that we curated as a tool to help you take a DEEP DIVE in accurately STUDYING the Word of God to avoid…EISEGESIS…violating scriptures by reading INTO it…your own ideas.

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EXEGESIS is based on responsible handling of the Word of God as the reader seeks to follow scripture authentically to draw true information and meaning OUT OF THE TEXT while allowing God’s Word to speak for itself with authority.  In so doing, the reader remains respectful to both its Historical Context and Literary Context; as well as being mindful of cultural settings and linguistical syntax in which the writer lived to avoid coalescing personal beliefs, ideas, and notions.  Reading with an EXEGESIS mindset reduces the risk of…Misinterpretation, Misrepresentation, and Misunderstanding…and allows understanding to what the Word of God is really saying.  As a result, the reader can proceed to apply it to actualities of our time and situation.

EISEGESIS is an irresponsible skewed mishandling of the Bible that frequently leads to…Misinterpretation, Misrepresentation, and Misunderstanding…of the Word of God with the reader who is ONLY CONCERNED with bending and making the Word of God line up with his/her preconceived beliefs, ideas, and notions while injecting his/her own meaning INTO THE TEXT.  The erroneous motivation behind EISEGESIS is for the interpreter to use scripture to fit a counterfeit narrative and viewpoint that supports their predetermined thoughts and opinions in making the Word of God mean what they want it to mean, at the expense of leading people astray and drawing wrong conclusions.