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Originally Posted by zeek
According to Tomes interpretation of the biblical text should lead to only one valid meaning—that intended by the author...
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1st, the author of our faith is Jesus Christ, and we call it the word of God for a reason. So, since God spoke through man this criteria (of what the human author intended) creates too much of a restriction to be able to prove that the human author intended a certain meaning. Instead, I would argue that we need to use Peter's criteria that no verse is of its own interpretation, and that any revelation from the word of God needs to be supported by other verses in the word of God.
2nd, Igzy pointed out that the revelation is unfolding, even as Paul said, in ways that the OT saints had never seen.
3rd, the Holy word is complete. As Igzy said, no one is to add to or take away from this word. No one can justify their teaching as something entirely new to be added to the Bible or to trump the Bible. Even Jesus didn't come to annul but to fulfill.