Talk:Perspicuity of Scripture
From “Tota Scriptura”, Joey Day’s personal Scripture topic index wiki
Todo
- Continue reading Chapter 6 in Grudem’s Systematic Theology. Left off on section B.
- Parse through any Scripture references in the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.
On Holy Spirit’s role
From Wikipedia:
Perspicuity of scripture does not imply that people will receive it for what it is, as many adherents to the doctrine of perspicuity of scripture accept the Calvinist teaching that man is depraved and needs the illumination of the Holy Spirit in order to see the meaning for what it is.[1]
Great quote from Grudem
In a day when it is common for people to tell us how hard it is to interpret Scripture rightly, we would do well to remember that not once in the Gospels do we ever hear Jesus saying anything like this: “I see how your problem arose—the Scriptures are not very clear on that subject.” Instead, whether he is speaking to scholars or untrained common people, his responses always assume that the blame for misunderstanding any teaching of Scripture is not to be placed on the Scriptures themselves, but on those who misunderstand or fail to accept what is written. Again and again he answers questions with statements like, “Have you not read . . .” (Matt. 12:3, 5; 19:14; 22:31), “Have you never read in the scriptures . . .” (Matt. 21:42), or even, “You are wrong because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God” (Matt. 22:29; cf. Matt. 9:13; 12:7; 15:3; 21:13; John 3:10; et al.).[2]
- Wikipedia:Clarity of Scripture #
- Grudem, Wayne (2009). Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (p. 106). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. #