Everything we've ever posted about the Context Compass (C12):

the biblical interpretation model using twelve context types to clarify original intent.

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The Force Beneath the Phrase

Words do more than state facts. Illocutionary force helps us ask what a speaker is doing through the words: warning, comforting, rebuking, inviting, or strengthening. Without context, we may preserve the sentence while missing the communication.

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The Context Compass

Interpreting Scripture can feel like wandering in the wilderness—every verse pulling a different way. The Context Compass (C12) offers bearings: twelve “directions” of context that orient us to author, history, genre, and theology. Not a rigid map, but a compass—guiding readers toward clarity without losing the text’s voice.

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The Problems of Allegorical Interpretation

When allegorical interpretation ignores grammar, history, and authorial intent, it breeds chaos—overloading words, merging unrelated contexts, and inventing hidden codes. The result is subjective “truth” that weakens Scripture’s authority. Here’s how these errors work—and what to do instead.

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