PRIVATE INTERPRETATION
As I work to expose the evolutionary delusion that
grips our society I am daily reminded of God’s warning of a time when men,
“will turn their ears away from the truth, and will be turned to fables” (2Tim.
4:4). Now, it should be obvious to every thinking person that “evolution” is a
fable. Nevertheless, Christians who have been taken in by that fable often try
to twist the words of Scripture to make them agree with it. The fact that the
words of Scripture clearly teach a six-day creation does not slow them down in
the least. They just make up elaborate explanations aimed at getting around
what is said. And, that is clearly contrary to the will of God. The words, “No
prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation,” tell us that God did
not intend for us to find any meaning in His Words “other than what you read”
(2Pet. 1:20, 2Cor. 1:13). In other words, because Scripture did not originate
in the mind of man, its meaning is not to be found in the explanations dreamed
up by men. And, because it does not need to be explained by men its words mean
just what they say, nothing more (2Cor.