Direct Answer
It would mean reading Scripture to discover what is actually true, not merely to defend what one already believes. Christians would need to examine all relevant passages, including inconvenient ones, with the same objectivity and care that a title lawyer uses when examining every document.
Support from Transcript
- In title examination, the author’s job is “to read and analyze every single document that affects title to the land.” - His client pays him to be “absolutely objective, unbiased, and even nitpicking.” - In title law, “the actual truth is what matters,” not what the seller “thinks.” - He says he is paid “to find out the truth… even if it contradicts what others think.” - By contrast, Christians often “build a case from proof texts” for a verdict already reached. - He says Scripture must be approached with “the same unbiased, objective honesty that a title lawyer employs.”
Discussion Follow-ups
The transcript suggests that inconvenient passages should not be suppressed, ignored, or explained away. If eternity is at stake, careful honesty is even more necessary than in questions of land ownership.