We believe that the historical, grammatical method of interpretation should be applied to all Scripture. The Bible's authors intended that their writings be understood according to the normal use of words (including figures of speech) and the accepted rules of grammar. We believe that God has been working out His purposes for world history by giving progressively more extensive revelation to men and ruling the world in various ways, which the Bible calls "dispensations." This biblical method of interpretation, consistently applied, does not demand a reinterpretation of the Old Testament in light of the New, nor set aside Old Testament prophecies and promises. The method also leads us to recognize a distinction between Israel and the Church of Jesus Christ. God's revelation to His Church is complete in the Person of His Son and the books of the Old and New Testaments.
· Genesis 9:1-17 ; Genesis 12:1-3 ; Genesis 15:1-21 ; Deuteronomy 30:1-10 ; 2 Samuel 7:12-16 ; Jeremiah 31:31-34 ; John 1:17 ; 2 Corinthians 3:9-18 ; Galatians 3:13-25 ; Ephesians 1:9-10 ; Ephesians 3:2-10 ; Colossians 1:24-25 ; Hebrews 1:1-2 ; Revelation 20:2-6 .
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