The Bible should be read plainly, since it was written for t

Quote★★★★

I believe that the Bible is to be understood and received in the plain and obvious meaning of its passages; for I cannot persuade myself that a book intended for the instruction and conversion of the whole world should cover its true meaning in any such mystery and doubt that none but critics and philosophers can discover it.

— Daniel Webster

The point

The Bible should be read plainly, since it was written for the whole world, not hidden in scholarly mystery.

Scripture

2 Peter 1:20

Audience

Adults

Tone

Instructive · Emphatic

To tell aloud

under a minute · 58 words

Subjects

Truth Interpretation Bible Understanding

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