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  14 points on the Method of Interpretation   1.                  Every word must have its proper bearing on the subject presented in the Bible. Matt. 5:18. 2.               All scripture is necessary, and may be understood by, a diligent application study. 2 Tim. 3:15–17. 3.              Nothing revealed in the Scriptures can or will be hid from those who ask in faith, not wavering. Deut. 29:29; Matt. 10:26,27; 1 Cor. 2:10; Phil. 3:15; Isa. 14:11; Matt. 21:22; John 14:13,14; 15:7; James 1:5,6; 1 John 5:13–15. 4.               To understand doctrine, bring all the scriptures together on the subject you wish to know; then let every word have its proper influence; and if you can form your theory without a contradiction, you cannot be in error. Isa. 28:7–29, 35:8; Prov. 19:27; Luke 24:27,44,45; Rom. 16:2...

When Does the Judgment of the Living Begin? Has inspiration given a certain sign or is Inspiration ambiguous and indifferent so that it is left up to every single individual to have his version of uncertainty? Many are having a hard time affirming what the prophet wrote because of unproven untested cherished theories. They have failed to see the matter from the "writer's point of view." Others have taken up popular private ideas they wish only to assert and have no intentions of ever seeking an occasion to have their idea closely scrutinized. However, Inspiration counsels against this attitude. "…You should examine the truths you have been led to believe, until you know that they are without a flaw.…"—CSW:33.1 …We should all know what is being taught among us; for if it is truth, we need it. We are all under obligation to God to know what He sends us.… {CW 43.3}      Examination of New Views.—Truth is eternal, and conflict with error will only make manifest its ...

  What does “evening” mean? evening (n.) from Old English  æfnung  "the coming of evening, sunset, time around sunset," verbal noun from  æfnian  "become evening, grow toward evening," from  æfen  "evening" (see  eve ). As a synonym OF  even  (n.) in the sense "time from sunset to bedtime," it dates from mid-15c. and now entirely replaces the older word in this sense. Another Old English noun for "evening" was  cwildtid . morning (n.) "first part of the day" (technically from midnight to noon), late 14c., a contraction of mid-13c.  morwenynge, moregeninge , from  morn, morewen  (see  morn ) + suffix  -ing , on pattern of  evening . Originally the time just before sunrise. As an adjective from 1530s; as a greeting by 1895, short for  good morning .  Morning after  in reference to a hangover is from 1884; in reference to a type of contraception, attested by 1967.  Morning sic...