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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Bible Question: I need a bible References on this question? Is God's Word to be taken literally? I know the answer is Yes, I need a bible verse to go with this? |
Bible Answer: 'The key to consistent Bible interpretation, including the Book of Revelation, is to have a consistent hermeneutic. Hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation. In other words, it is the way you interpret Scripture. A normal hermeneutic or normal interpretation of Scripture means that Unless the verse or passage CLEARLY indicates that the author was using figurative language, you are to understand it in its normal sense. Don't look for other meanings if the natural meaning of the sentence makes sense. Don't spiritualize Scripture by assigning meanings to words or phrases when it is very possible that the author under the guidance of the Holy Spirit means for it to be understood as it is written.' (www.gotquestions.org/Book-Revelation.html) 'When spiritualization is introduced into one's interpretation, Pandora's box is opened and various meanings can be understood. The only way the integrity of the Author/author's wording and meaning can be preserved is by taking Scripture at face value. Taking Scripture at face value means that the student of Scripture recognizes the difference between what can be called the "simple sense" of a passage and what is understood as a literal understanding. A literal understanding includes the examination of the historical/cultural and lexical/syntactical considerations. It also recognizes symbols and figures of speech and realizes there is a referent for them. For further information on hermeneutical principles, see the "links" section of this website for an explanation.' (www.solagroup.org/articles/ endtimes/et_0003.html) 'In my opinion there is only one legitimate hermeneutic we can use if we seek to know the truth of God's Word. The text must be understood at face value, in its most natural, normal, customary sense, making allowances for obvious figures of speech, its context, and all the other passages of Scripture dealing with the same issue.' ("The RAPTURE QUESTION Answered: Plain and Simple" by Robert Van Kampen, Fleming H. Revell publishing, 1997.) 'As I look back over years of wrestling to understand what the Word of God teaches, I have come to realize that the only valid way to truly discover what the writers of Scripture intended to communicate is to accept what is written at *face value*. By face value I mean the normal, natural, customary sense of the text intended by the Author/author at the time it was written...' (Emphasis added, page 5, Understanding Scripture at Face Value: Plain and Simple, published by Sola Scriptura, 1999). 'By employing a face value method of interpretation, the reader of Scripture attempts to discover the normal, natural, customary sense of the text as it was intended by the Author/author (God/human) at the time that it was written. 'When a consistent hermeneutic is applied, the meaning of Scripture can be understood. Then, as A.W. Tozer put it, "When you find the truth of Scripture, that truth always stands in judgment of you; you never stand in judgment of it." (www.signministries.org/hermeneutic.htm) 'The text of Scripture can be understood when taken at face value, making allowances for obvious figures of speech, near/far interpretations, its context, and comparative passages of Scripture that harmonize with it, without contradiction.' (www.signministries.org/hermeneutic.htm) "The basic principle of interpretation is to interpret plainly. The word *literal* is avoided here because it creates connotations which have to be corrected. Plain, straight-foward interpretation includes at least the following concepts: (...) "(2) Plain interpretation does not exclude the use of figures of speech. Indeed, a figure of speech may communicate more clearly, but what it communicates is plain. In other words, behind every figure of speech is a plain meaning, and that is what the interpreter seeks. (...) "(5) Expect the Bible to use what is technically called phenomenal language. This simply means that it often describes things as they appear to be rather than in precise scientific terms. Speaking of the sun rising or setting (neither of which it does) is an example of this (Matt 5:45; Mark 1:32), but this is a plain and normal way to communicate" (From "A Survey of Bible Doctrine, by Charles C. Ryrie." Quoted in the Ryrie Study Bible, pp. 1959-1960, Moody, 1976, 1978) |