Question 6

Modern Adaptation

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Scriptural References

John 5:39 (ESV)

³⁹You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,

Luke 16:29 (ESV)

²⁹But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’

Acts 8:28-30 (ESV)

²⁸and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” ³⁰So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

Acts 17:11 (ESV)

¹¹Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Traditional Formulation

Question: May all men make use of the Scriptures?

Answer: All men are not only permitted, but commanded and exhorted, to read, hear, and understand the Scriptures.

Adaptation Commentary

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