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Everything we've ever posted about contextual interpretation:

the method of understanding a text by letting literary, historical, and grammatical contexts guide meaning.

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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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Who Said That?

The Bible is God’s Word for us—but not every line was written to us. Confusing the author, recipient, speaker, and audience can twist meaning and create contradictions. Learning to track these “four parties of Scripture” clears the noise and lets us hear God’s Word as it was meant.

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Pigeons and Parrots

When reading Scripture, the plain sense is usually the safest ground. Yet too often we chase exotic interpretations—“parrots” instead of “pigeons.” Occam’s Razor reminds us: avoid stacking assumptions. God’s Word transforms us best when we let context, not speculation, guide its meaning.

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Light rocks, sharp point

Words rarely carry just one meaning. “Save” in Scripture can mean heal, rescue, preserve—or eternal salvation—depending on context. Misreading lexical range leads to confusion, as even Jesus’ disciples discovered. Letting context guide us protects the author’s intent and opens us to God’s transforming word.

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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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