THE GOLDEN RULE

OF INTERPRETATION

When the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense, therefore, take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning unless the facts of the immediate context, studied in the light of related passages and axiomatic and fundamental truths, indicate otherwise.

David L. Cooper

The same rule briefly stated is:

When the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense,

seek no other sense, lest it result in nonsense.