The Basis of Premillennialism
We should interpret Scripture according to the normal use of language, studying words and phrases in context, and comparing Scripture with Scripture.
We should interpret Scripture according to the normal use of language, studying words and phrases in context, and comparing Scripture with Scripture.
With no perfect and unassailable view of the identities of the sons of God, daughters of men, and nephilim available to us, we must make do with the least-bad one.
Two of the most popular views of the sons of God from Genesis 6 are held with very little in the way of direct contextual evidence.
We are never going to iron out all of our wrinkles, and the more we learn the more questions arise that need answering.
A word’s root meaning and how it came to be can be helpful in giving us insight into its meaning in a particular passage. But we must be careful when applying this kind of study technique, because sometimes it can lead us wrong.