Basic Assumptions of Honest and Common Sense Bible Interpretation

Basic Assumptions of Honest and Common Sense  Bible Interpretation

1. The cannonized Bible (39 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books) is God’s relevant revelation to man (2 Tim 3:16,17; Matt 5:18)
2. God is the Greatest Communicator and therefore communicates His revelation clearly and simply. It appeals to common-sense reasoning.
3. God is Intelligent and Logical (in the Human sense) and is therefore capable of communicating His revelations clearly and simply
4. Man has sufficient intelligence and follows the same logic (powers of reasoning) as God and is capable of comprehending the revelation of God (created in His image…Gen 1:26)
5. God’s revelation has no contradictions and is not confusing when properly and logically understood. Otherwise, God has FAILED at REVELATION.
6. God expects man to sufficiently (and even fully) understand Him within a limited scope (Jeremiah 9:23, 24), i.e. we must be able to sufficiently, if not fully, comprehend what God's revealed word says about His KHECED, MISHPAT and TSADAQAH
7. Each passage of Scripture is DIRECTLY related to either knowing God or the Chief End of Man: To live out the Greatest Commandment. (Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-28) Deuteronomy 6:4,5; Leviticus 19:11-18
8. Treat the Word of God with utmost reverence. God is speaking. When you open the Word and start reading, realize that you are ushered into the very presence of God.
9. True learning from God requires a dialogue with God. Hence, Bible reading and prayer go together and complete the dialogue between you and God.