All Christians respect the Bible. They believe these writings are inspired by God himself, and that they have "supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct".
Yet if we ask around among such Christians, we discover that they often don't agree with one another on what the Bible means. No matter what the subject, the pros and cons are vigourously supported by references to the same book, the Bible.
This book supplies tested guidelines for interpreting Scripture to enable us to distinguish between the foundations of our faith and matters of lesser importance.