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Oracles that should be
remembered, as spoken by David Miller! Izzy -----Original Message----- 1.So rather than using my theology to interpret the passage, I let the passage speak for itself and then adjust my theology
to align with all the remaining passages of Scripture. 2. There is another principle of hermenutics that I follow called
Ockham's razor. This is also known as the law of parsimony. Simple
explanations should be preferred to more complicated ones. As Terry would say, the meaning is simple and straightforward, so why
not just accept it the way it is written? 3. but I do not resort to figurative interpretations simply because a
viewpoint I have seems to be diminished if I did not. For example, if
Jesus says that his father is greater than he is, while that might upset my
concept of his equality with God, I do not resort to saying that he is only
being figurative and does not really mean it. 4. so please don't make the eternal sonship doctrine a test of true faith and dedication to Christ. 5. One must not hold on tenaciously to preconceived ideas. |
