Advanced Hermeneutics · Foundational
The Bible Interprets the Bible
Scripture is its own best interpreter: clear passages shed light on harder ones, and the whole counsel of God guards every single verse.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
Why the Bible, with one divine Author and one story, is its own best interpreter
2
How to let clear passages shed light on difficult ones, and why no doctrine should rest on one unclear verse
3
Why context, local and biblical, controls meaning, seen in four often-misused verses
4
How the Spirit uses the whole counsel of God to connect Scripture with Scripture
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