There’s no need for ‘magic decoder ring’ hermeneutics; at best, it’s a distraction from what should be our focus, and at worst, it is directly contradictory to the plain meaning of the text.

Written by Lita Cosner
Originally published August, 2011

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Original article: Hidden messages in Scripture?

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