An Example of a Method to Evaluate a Word Choice
[Retrieved from https://glory2godforallthings.com/2007/03/25/in-accordance-with-the-scriptures-2/ on October 18, 2025.] "Beyond that, stretching out from the New Testament forward, this framework of the Gospel continues to interpret the Scriptures. Within a very short span of time very mature interpretive frameworks can be found in St. Paul and St. John which will continue to be augmented though not changed as centuries go forward." - Fr. Stephen Freeman ~~ TL;DR - Too Learned, Didn't (need to) Read There's a test to discern your own veracity by swapping in a synonym and asking if it's still even technically true. The way that it's not true reveals the reason you've been lying to yourself. ~~ From this quote's use of language, we can derive an example about a method we can employ to evaluate a word choice. Notice that this Orthodox Friar is talking about the Gospel and how it can be used to understand the Old Testament. He knows that a changed Gospel i...