I’m kind of a ‘words in context mean what they say’ person. That is what the Holy Spirit’s work is to lead us into all truth and I really don’t think God would ever contradict Himself.
But how do you know? How do you know the Holy Spirit is leading you? I sure didn’t. When I took a very Islamic POV to a few verses in Romans. How do you know?
The Devil comes as an angel of light. One can never be sure that a Bible Study class and much prayer will give one the right interpenetration of the verses. You see it the way you want to see it. With no guide, except other people studying it.
I trust the people who put the Words on paper.