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1 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 15037 | ||
Dear Ed, Should the Bible be taken literally? is a poor, if not silly, question. Insert any other book in that question and you’ll have your answer. Whether a book is to be taken literally depends on the type of literature it is. And since the Bible is made up of many books of several types of literature, whether one takes it literally depends on what book or what portion of Scripture one is reading. The are no writings that don’t contain some figurative or non-literal expressions. In terms of reading a text of Scripture, with the exception of reading it reverently, it should be read like any other book. The only difference between the Bible and other books is that the Bible alone is the Word of God. Peace, Lionstrong |
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2 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 15092 | ||
Lionstrong a silly question? Excuse me! I forget there are so many with the wisdom of Solomon that when one of us mere mortals happen to ask a question it appears to silly. | ||||||
3 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 15160 | ||
No offence, dear brother Ed, As Hank said your question is really not about literalness, but about interpretation as a whole, about people imposing unbiblical presuppositions on Scripture causing them to reject portions of Scripture as being outdated or only for the time it written. Scripture must be interpreted by Scripture, not by the current "wind of doctrine" of our culture. From the Westminster Confession of Faith: The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly. Peace, Lionstrong |
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4 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 15163 | ||
Lionstrong, thanks for posting the statement on interpretation from the Westminster Confession. I know of no other words in the English language that speak so clearly and definitively, yet so succinctly, on the interpretation of Scripture as this one beautiful sentence. --Hank | ||||||