tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post2459881103920371708..comments2023-10-25T08:44:46.963-07:00Comments on Two Friars and A Fool: Reflections on The Scots ConfessionAric Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241157655075444268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-55852019429223348042010-03-10T08:46:45.581-08:002010-03-10T08:46:45.581-08:00Oh absolutely. Interpretation and subjectivity all...Oh absolutely. Interpretation and subjectivity all the way around. I just think there is a difference in how much stress we put on which of these three measures.Aric Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241157655075444268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-8618387098369656332010-03-10T08:00:28.429-08:002010-03-10T08:00:28.429-08:00Unfortunately, the differences are not only in wha...Unfortunately, the differences are not only in what "plain reading" (if such a thing exists) constitutes but also in what those important points are and what in fact love means...Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-63459934462359514712010-03-10T07:34:31.953-08:002010-03-10T07:34:31.953-08:00I mostly agree with the "three measures of in...I mostly agree with the "three measures of interpretation" though I think a "plain reading of scripture" is awfully vague and difficult to accomplish - and also possibly wrong. I mean, it isn't "plain" that the book of Joshua is a revanchist manifesto for the House of David under Josiah, but I'm totally persuaded that that is what it is.<br /><br />The other two measures though - the principal points of faith, and the rule of love are dead on (as I define them obviously). <br /><br />Interestingly most of my disagreements with conservatives on biblical interpretation are split this way. The insist on plain readings, and I insist on certain points of faith and the rule of love as important to shaping those readings.Aric Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241157655075444268noreply@blogger.com