Using Scripture to Interpret Scripture

A few months ago, I posted "Inner Knowledge of the Creator" on another site. Professing atheists often claim to "lack belief" that God exists because there is supposedly no evidence. Christians who play their game and let them judge the Creator of the universe to see if he is worthy of their worship offer evidences. Those are rejected. Leaving the Word of God out of such a discussion is wrong — in fact, it is sinful. Not only is the evidence for God abundant (Rom. 1:18-23), they have an inner knowledge.

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Everyone has what is called general revelation, knowledge about God available to everyone. We are also given special revelation. This is the written Word of God, which obviously goes deeper and shows us the way of salvation. The Bible is the final authority, not the opinions of scoffer and other nay-sayerks.

It has been discussed here and elsewhere that to interpret Scripture (as well as refuting scoffers, compromisers, and cultists), context is vitally important. People twist Scripture by making verses seem to say something, but immediate context, the chapter, culture, and linguistic contexts can be used. It may be surprising to some, but Scripture interprets Scripture.

The first part of this series examined the two aspects of general revelation, creation and conscience, and the first of two aspects of special revelation, the person and work of Christ. The second part of this series covers the final aspect of special revelation, Scripture itself.

To read the rest of the article and see some in-depth examples, visit "Scripture Interprets Scripture—Case Studies in Context."