When we read a Scripture, It is useful to ask these questions: What does the scripture tell us to do? What does the Scripture tell us to think? How does the Scripture tell us to act? Then we should ask ourselves: What is it we WANT to do, think, act? After that, it would be helpful to think: How are these two positions different from each other?
Is there an obvious way to resolve the differences? If there is no obvious resolution, are we going to attempt a change? Which are we going to change: our ways, or the meaning of scripture?
Although sometimes difficult we can always change our ways. Almost never can we change the plain, evident, obvious meaning of the Bible.
