Often you’ll hear people say, “There are so many interpretations of the Bible, how do you know whose interpretation is right?” Or you’ll hear, “Oh that’s just your own interpretation,” if you have a different opinion than someone about what the Bible teaches. The fact is there is only one interpretation that is correct: Scripture’s interpretation, that is, the meaning intended by the author who first wrote that portion of Scripture. Therefore, determining what that author was saying with a particular passage is vital to understanding what God wants you and me to hear and to know.

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