THE THIRD RULE OF BIBLE INTERPRETATION


The third rule of Hermeneutics (Bible interpretation) is this, "The only valid meaning of the words of Scripture is the plain grammatical meaning of the words, the meaning ascribed to those words in everyday usage according to their context, the same meaning you are ascribing to my words as you read them". This rule rests firmly on the doctrine of the clarity of Scripture, and is also taught by the words, "We have not written anything to you, other than what you read or understand" (2Corinthians 1:13). Furthermore, the alternative (interpreting the Bible to make its words say something other than they actually say) is condemned by all of the passages that tell us not to add to or take away from the words of Scripture (Rev. 22:18-19).
   
Those who would reinterpret the words of Scripture in a vain attempt to make them agree with or even teach the unscientific myth of evolution violate this rule of Hermeneutics. And because their interpretations contradict what the Bible plainly says (Exodus 20:11), those interpretations must be rejected as false (Isaiah 8:20). The fact that these people ignore the thousands of scientists who reject evolution, and choose to believe the atheist scientists tells me that man's word has replaced God's Word as the authority in their lives.