Clarity of Scripture
Analogy of Faith
Bibliology · 6 verses
Scripture must be interpreted in light of Scripture, comparing spiritual things with spiritual, allowing clearer passages to illumine more difficult ones. This hermeneutical principle assumes the unity and harmony of biblical revelation, rejecting interpretations that pit one passage against another. The analogy of faith prevents private fancies and ensures that our exegesis accords with the whole counsel of God.
Scripture References
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;”
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:”
“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.”