An inquiry into scriptural interpretation is such a crucial question to answer and get correct. It goes right to the heart of not only what we understand about who Jesus is and what His interests are, but how we understand what God is saying to us in our local and time-specific context. All of Scripture calls attention to Jesus from the earliest of Old Testament times right up to what Scripture communicates today and beyond.
The practice of reading and searching the truth of Scripture comes with an obligation to understand it in its unique context. Specifically, to interpret and get relevant and accurate meaning from the text. While reading through a message of specific interest, it is necessary to view and understand the surrounding circumstances of a story or discourse.
While the Holy Spirit helps to bring awareness to presuppositions that affect understanding of His Word, we are to recognize linguistic use, social reconstruction, culture, traditions, preconceived assumptions, political realities, and historical facts conveyed to us. So our hermeneutical methodology during study or even devotional time must attend to the breadth and depth of the Word revealed by the LORD.
How we come to understand and apply the Word of the LORD is hypercritical. We must believe the LORD provided and preserved His Word for us to get to the messages and principles He intended. In practice, by attending to events, occurrences, or writings from biblical authors among various genres. We seek to grasp the who, what, where, when, and why of meaning in the original context. It is a conscious effort to sustain a viable understanding of His eternal Word and apply it.
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