Master Class

[Van]

Our founding fathers where brilliant, even possibly genius. The Constitution is their work product, as interpreted and amended.

James Madison was the primary designer of our Constitution. And in Federalist Paper 41, he conducted a "master class" in how to interpret its general and specific statements such that none are nullified by errant interpretation.

Our bible should be considered in the same light, interpreted as a consistent whole rather than claiming one part is inconsistent with another, therefore picking and choosing which parts are valid.

Here is the paper:

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The Avalon Project : Federalist No 41

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[Van]

1) By asking ourselves this question, "what is the least God is saying" we attempt not to add to the text, avoiding enlargement the scope of each statement, without taking away any assertion conveyed by the text.

For example, the phrase all things could refer to everything imaginable, but that is highly unlikely. Better would be all the things indicated by the context.

2) Key words should be studied to see how the Greek word is translated in the other places it appears in scripture. Common words that appear hundreds of times in scripture by just looking at how the author uses the word, and if still too many, how the author uses the word in the book under study.

3) Careful study of the context is necessary to find the most probable meaning for ambiguous words or phrases.

4) Last point, consider similar or parallel statements, such that they all fit a common understanding. Such as "called" into the kingdom, or "given" to Christ or transferred into the kingdom of Christ. Or baptized into Christ. A study might look for all the ways this spiritual change of location into Christ is described.