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Originally Posted by Socialite
This sort of arrogance is what gets me about Pentecostal Cons. As if they ideas that inform them about a parable are purely objective, and the light of Glory descended into their reading to reveal to them the meaning of the parable. They are above exegesis. Above the nuances of cultural ramifications in the story. Above identifying the audience and overall trajectory of the stories. Above attempting to gain authorial understanding of what Luke is conveying through the words of Jesus.
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Sister, the Bible is its own best interpreter.
Real arrogance is thinking that the words of some trinitarian commentator trump the clear statements of the Word itself.
The Scripture was written for God's people to read, prayerfully and with their hearts open to the Holy Spirit.