Knowing Scripture II: Rules for Private Interpretation
Christians have the privilege and responsibility of reading Scripture for communion with God. We are not only responsible to read the Scripture, but also to study, understand, and apply it. But who are we, the average Christian, to say we have a proper understanding of Scripture when we are reading it privately?
That was one of the largest criticisms from the Catholic church toward the Protestant Reformation. Their argument was that if every individual had the ability to read and interpret Scripture by themselves, there would be no end to the heresies that would develop.
R. C. Sproul offers us some wonderful help in this regard by explaining some of the rules we must adhere to when individually reading and interpreting Scripture. In chapter two of Knowing Scripture, Sproul teaches us the difference between objectivity and subjectivity and the importance of listening to the right teachers. Get your copy of Knowing Scripture here.
For this week’s giveaway, we want to thank Reformation Heritage book for donating the Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible.
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