Breadth and Depth

One of the key principles of properly understanding and applying the Bible is this: Scripture interprets Scripture. Christians sometimes speak of “the analogy of faith” to express the fact that we have properly understood one part of the Bible only when we have interpreted it in the context of the whole Bible. This puts the call on each of us to know the Bible both deeply and widely. While it is right and good to emphasize the importance of meditation, of slowly pondering a single verse or