The Bible should be interpreted according to its literal sense.

Continue in the things you have learned (v. 14).

Your Mind Matters John Stott writes:

“You want me to make the Bible come alive? I didn’t know that it had died. In fact, I never even heard that it was ill. Who was the attending physician at the Bible’s demise?” No, I can’t make the Bible come alive for anyone. The Bible is already alive. It makes me come alive.

Some have even despaired of their own ability to make sense of it.

anagogical.

particular statement may have numerous possible personal applications, but it can only have one correct meaning.

Historical analysis involves seeking a knowledge of the setting and situation in which the books of the Bible were written.

This principle rests on the prior confidence in the Bible as the inspired Word of God.