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Supposing you are right that the Bible is inerrant, does that mean that your understanding of the Bible is inerrant too?
after all, we are all humans, we all make mistakes, and you say the same thing yourself that we all make mistakes. so, what if you are wrong in how you understand what the Bible is saying?
would you still want other people to follow your lead?
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2007-10-10 08:01:17 · 12 answers · asked by The Asker 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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by the way, just because you call your own voice "Holy Spirit" doesn't mean it is. please give a serious answer, PLEASE!
2007-10-10 08:06:35 · update #1
dreamdress2, you already assume you are right, so why would I ask you that question?
2007-10-10 08:08:10 · update #2
The Bible says the Holy Spirit leads us into all truth. So yes, we can, do, and will have correct understanding of the Bible.
2007-10-10 08:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by CJ 6 · 3⤊ 9⤋
Since we are human, it's wrong to assume that our understanding of the Bible is inerrant. People misinterpret things all the time and it's arrogant to assume that we can't be wrong. As people grow in their Christian walk, their understanding grows as well... But none of us is perfect, so yes, we can make mistakes. The same can be said for any human regarding anything.
2007-10-10 08:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The majority of those who claim to 'hear' the Holy Spirit do not. They are called illuminists.
Scripture says a great deal about the conditions necessary before one is uncluttered enough to detect the gentle voice of God speaking in the depths of a person.
For illuminists, those who have so assurred themselves that they have privileged access to the Holy Spirit, no amount of external evidence will change their minds.
Those who have the most reliable experiences of God place the least stock in it. Those who readily speak of listening to the Spirit for specific directions are probably the least likely to be in contact with him.
In the whole of the Church's history, our most authentic and lofty mystics are the men and women who are the least impressed with detailed messages from God. (St John of the Cross, St Teresa of Avila, etc)
And, if those claim that their understanding is correct, then why are there thousands of denominations and non-denominations all 'hearing' something different and all claiming to be correct?
I guess that would make God a god of confusion, wouldn't it?
2007-10-10 08:14:29 · answer #3 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As infallable as a book of stories written by a bunch of guys writing about long past events and edited by a theocratic dictatorship can be.
2007-10-10 08:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd like to know how they get "Bible Only" and then negate that by trashing the part that talks of Oral Traditions.
2007-10-10 08:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by Midge 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No one has EVERYTHING right!
The main point is that Jesus is God and
Jesus saves. That is 100% clear to
those who have really heard God's
"voice" and want to follow Him.
It's WHO you know, not WHAT you know!
Love is of more value than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited, God's love is not!
2007-10-10 08:12:45 · answer #6 · answered by Nickel-for-your-thoughts 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The most important thing you need to know is that Jesus is the only way to heaven. Everything else will fall into place.
2007-10-10 08:08:16 · answer #7 · answered by D.A. S 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
The Holy Ghost is the only one who can help us understand
what the Bible say,s,and he will lead us in all truth,that is how we understand his word.
2007-10-10 08:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
May I ask you why do you think you are human? How did you come to realize that? The same we realize the truth God reveals us. By observing ;)
2007-10-10 08:12:23 · answer #9 · answered by Even Haazer 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
You're getting to be my new favorite person
2007-10-10 08:09:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋