"When the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense; therefore take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning, unless the facts of the immediate context, studied in the light of related passages and axiomatic and fundamental truths, indicate clearly otherwise.
"The key point is that the Bible should not be approached on the assumption that it is loaded with symbols and hence hard to understand. It is not. The Bible should be approached with the assumption that this is a book that can be understood just like any other book that is taken literally. Besides figures of speech, the Bible does use symbols, but the symbols are usually explained, they are explained by the usage of literal words. Unless the text indicates clearly that it should be taken symbolically, the passage should be understood literally."
- The Footsteps of the Messiah pp 4 (Dr A.G.Fruchtenbaum)
Used with permission of Ariel Ministries
