Some Christians handle Scripture as if figuring out its meaning is all that matters. They expound it, but don’t apply much of it today. Some other Christians lay hold of and claim Scripture, but they don’t pay attention to context and so misunderstand it. Faith is only as good as its object, so if we misunderstand Scripture we may believe what it’s not saying.
Some Christians value both, but are more gifted in understanding or in faith. We can learn from both sorts of Christians. So:
(1) Let’s do our homework, so we understand God’s Word. (Read Scripture in context, take into account background, genre, etc.)
and:
(2) Let’s believe God’s Word, embracing its truth for our lives and living that faith.
(This was the subject of my book, Spirit Hermeneutics, if anyone wants this argument in a few hundred pages of greater detail!)
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