Which of these methods do you feel is the most reliable approach for reading scripture? Anyone???
Every document written by man is open to interpretation.....my view on the bible....it is written by God through men and instead of just letting it speak and taking it in a literal sense (unless context dictates otherwise) many tend to interpret, spiritualize away, twist, reject obvious context, verbiage etc......
I firmly believe that the bible will LEAD ALL to the same conclusion on every point the bible sets forth if we are just honest with what it states......CONTEXT, the definitions of the words when originally written, who was being addressed and VERB TENSE are overlooked and or swept under the rug on a regular basis.............
Jesus wept! <---how many reasons have been given by men concerning WHY.......Let the bible speak where it speaks and or be silent when it is silent.
I know men that "KNOW" what Jesus wrote in the dirt and or what the 7 thunders uttered.....
Yeah right!!