has a unified meaning, its application can be rich and varied. Regarding this the Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics says: “We affirm that the meaning expressed in each biblical text is single, definite and fixed. We deny that the recognition of this single meaning eliminates the variety of its application.”* Both the analogy of faith and the principle of seeking the literal sense (sensus literalis) are necessary safeguards against unbridled speculation and subjectivistic interpretation.