Subject: Properly Interpreting the Bible |
Bible Note: I'd like to add to our discussion five generalities as to why the interpretation of Scripture can, at times, be a complicated matter. 1. Literary Limitations: Absolute precision is impossible due to the fact that there are gaps between the writer and the reader 2. Spiritual Perceptibility: Sometimes interpretation is an intellectual matter, but it is often a matter of spiritual maturity 3. Profundity of Truth: Truth is not simple, shallow, or trite; it is deep and rich 4. Natural Resistance: Men are not born desiring truth; the flesh resists the truth 5. Problem of Pop Culture: The world tries to make the Bible more palatable |