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FAITH DEVELOPMENT (Workbook)

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no mistake as to what the Bible teaches<br />

about this most important subject.<br />

A. Principles for Accurate Scriptural<br />

Interpretation<br />

The Bible teaches that there is no private<br />

interpretation of scripture, which suggests<br />

that there must be rules for proper<br />

interpretation of scripture. The rules are<br />

simple but must be respected for<br />

consistency in extracting truths by which<br />

to live.<br />

1. First, scripture must be interpreted with<br />

contextual accuracy. If the context is<br />

talking about something natural, the<br />

natural inferences cannot be ignored.<br />

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