significance. Thus, each Scripture passage also points “allegorically” or “typologically” to Christ and his Church. Because believers are members of Christ’s body, the Scriptures that point to Christ also apply “tropologically” to individual Christians and church life. Because the Jesus who has come will come again, passages about Jesus “anagogically” anticipate the end of all things. Scripture teaches us what to believe, what to do, and what to hope for.
