tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post1125472266404970106..comments2024-03-01T10:04:23.949-06:00Comments on A Fort Made of Books: Scripture: Its Own InterpreterRobbieFishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post-36022141998231029902008-06-16T09:49:00.000-06:002008-06-16T09:49:00.000-06:00Dave:I fail to see any bitterness in what I wrote....Dave:<BR/>I fail to see any bitterness in what I wrote. You apparently take truth which contradicts you as "bitterness".<BR/>Secondly, I have absolutely no nervousness about "Lutheran". I believe that as far as one strays from the Lutheran faith, so far does one stray from the Christian faith and from Scripture as well.<BR/>I am not nervous in the slightest. I am not bitter either. I hope you find the truth, but judging by your comments, you are not even looking.<BR/>By the way, I did not say that the idea of Scripture interpreting itself was novel, I said that it is so little used that it might yet be considered a novelty. If you read everything with as little attention to what the words are actually saying as you read my comment, it is small wonder you have confusion over what the Scriptures actually teach.Cudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619556299719255490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post-71718144098960273252008-06-15T21:27:00.000-06:002008-06-15T21:27:00.000-06:00Dave - No, the Bible doesn't tell us any of that s...Dave - No, the Bible doesn't tell us any of that stuff. Claims like yours are the reason hermeneutical principles need to be established. Go back to the text and pay attention to what it says, and stop trying to dig hidden messages out from between the lines.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post-23446529103610639412008-06-15T15:33:00.000-06:002008-06-15T15:33:00.000-06:00cuda, you've made some statements that, sadly, poi...cuda, you've made some statements that, sadly, point out a bitter spirit (in you). maybe the nervousness about "lutheran" is at the root of it...who can know? for you to admit that the Bible interpreting itself is "novel" only provides support for your need to immerse yourself in the precious Word of the Creator. i hope that you will be so predisposed.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988703673305166829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post-80563538623966328712008-06-15T13:01:00.000-06:002008-06-15T13:01:00.000-06:00How absurd!Scriptures cannot pre-date any Lutheran...How absurd!<BR/><BR/>Scriptures cannot pre-date any Lutheran concept, since "Lutheran" simply means "what Scripture teaches".<BR/><BR/>The principle that Scripture interprets Scripture is so little recognized, and even less used, that it might yet be considered a novelty. The silly attempt to say that the Bible says when Adam and Eve sinned (in terms of how many years ago) demonstrates the need to rehearse basic and Biblical concepts. "Dave" apparently has no contact with the reality of Scripture himself.<BR/><BR/>When you approach Scritpure full of your own ideas of what it must say, you can hardly claim that Scripture is the one doing the interpreting.Cudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619556299719255490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post-36856821612316584972008-06-14T20:14:00.000-06:002008-06-14T20:14:00.000-06:00To say that "Scripture is its own interpreter" is ...To say that "Scripture is its own interpreter" is a "Lutheran concept" belies the fact that the Bible says plainly enough that it is is own interpreter ("comparing scripture with scripture"); that, of course, means that the Bible, which pre-dates any Lutheran concepts, is vastly more authoritative than any of man's establishments.<BR/><BR/>All of that back-patting aside, I think it's refreshing that someone else has "found" a basic principle that was never lost...except on those who want to put man's interpretation equations into the way of the Bible alone.<BR/><BR/>Did you know that the Bible will tell us how long ago Adam and Eve sinned (13020 years), the months, days, and years of Jesus' birth, death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven? Well, it does but only if Scripture interprets Scripture. When we let the Bible speak, we find that many of our so-called doctrines are full of error.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988703673305166829noreply@blogger.com