THE BIBLE IS THE AUTHORITY FOR CHRISTIAN FAITH AND PRACTICE. A wrong method used to get meaning from that Bible CAN HAVE DRASTIC CONSEQUENCES. An approach that would get meanings from pagan papyri, allow multiple meanings for its words, and used an inconsistent grammar structure -- this would make God's message ambiguous. Men would pick out the meaning to suit their idea of a context. Actually that is what has happened, and Christendom is hopelessly divided. How we approach the Bible for its meaning is of prime importance. We need to be exercised in this field of learning called hermeneutics. Let us compare two ways of interpreting the Scriptures: The Singular-meaning Hermeneutic: 1. It sees the Bible as supernatural. It is Holy Spirit Greek instead of common Koine. 2. It posits God as unambiguous in His communication. 3. It compares spiritual things with spiritual, considering that the Bible is its own best commentary. 4. It arrives at objective interpretations of Bible teachings. 5. It assumes that the Bible itself supplies the necessary historical and cultural settings to understand a passage. 6. It represents the highest view of God, accrediting his Word with the qualities of holiness, certainty and justness, so that he is blameless in his judgments. Traditional Western Church Hermeneutic: 1. It sees the Bible as reflecting more of the natural characteristics of the human author and written in common Koine Greek. 2. It teaches that God uses words with multiple meanings. 3. It compares spiritual things with pagan papyrus. 4. It allows subjective interpretations suitable to premil., postmil., Calvinistic, Reformed, even Catholic etc. 5. It depends on the understanding of extra-Biblical historical and cultural settings to understand a passage. 6. It represents God as being somewhat vague in some of his instructions; hence he cannot judge fairly.

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