The Critical Starting Point for Interpretation
Why is it so important to search for the original meaning of biblical passages?
Searching for the original meaning in biblical passages is critical because that's where our basis of divine authority is. If we don't know what God intended in a passage of the Bible, then we can't say what its meaning is for us today. So, original meaning is a critical starting point for making modern application. And, in fact, saying the Bible means things that are contradictory to, or even outside of original meaning, can be one of the most unhelpful and even self-serving things that people do in the church.
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