Are there as many interpretations of the Bible as there are Protestants?

Question

Then how could anyone know what is true?

No angea just thinking the next one up.

Answer 1

I find I agree with most of my Protestant brothers on most points.
I also agree with the Catholics on many points.
But I aspire to agree with the Word of God on all points.
And if I disagree with the Word of God, the Bible; as it is written "Let God be true, though every man a liar"

Answer 2

1. There is a red car.
2. There is a car. The car is red.
3. There is a car that is red.

Three different ways to say the same thing. That is exactly what all of the confusion is about. It really is that simple and dumb.
Which of those three ways is correct? Which way means something different is being said? How would you have said it?

Edit:
Is it conceivable that in a society where an event takes place that many things will be written about that event? Some of those writings might cover every detail. Other writings may leave a few things out. Even another writing might reference the event but contradict what actually happened. Not everything that was written by man was done so with honesty.
The New Testament is centered on Christ as revealed by those he chose to be his closest disciples. These are those we recognize as the Apostles. Their words and actions are recorded in the four Gospel accounts. They went on to write other instructions and give insight as their ministry to the church progressed. These are the other books of the New Testament. Many other works are contemporary with them, but those other works do not necessarily contain information that pertains to the things revealed by Christ to the Apostles. Those works have not been destroyed but are available for anyone to study. The majority of Christians will not study them and will not lose anything of the message Christ gave.
Despite the Quranic description of Christians as "people of the Book", Christians do not worship the Book. We live by the words of Christ.

In Islam there are also many writings. Those are separate from the Quran. Is that not so? Does Islam worship those writings? Does Islam worship the Quran? Wouldn't worshipping the Quran assign a partner to Allah?

Answer 3

Nah, that's just the ones without the sense to realize tradition actually has a place.

I have to disagree with usafbrat64 on this one. We Lutherans quickly realized that sola scriptura is all well and good, but the Church still has to interpret the Bible. In 1576 the leading Lutheran theologians met in Torgau, Saxony, and hammered out the Formula of Concord; and they adopted this alongside a handful of Reformation-era writings as the Church's interpretation of scripture. All traditional Lutheran bodies adhere to this collection of writings, called the Book of Concord.

No other Protestant denomination, to my knowledge, has anything approaching the scope of the Book of Concord. Their unwillingness to define themselves so extensively is precisely why there are so many interpretations of the Bible.

Answer 4

Don't worry about it God is in control. If you want a real relationship with God be a real seeker. Get honest with God about what you want, truth about His Word He will answer you Believe that how you become faithful. God only answer the sincere of heart. But you want to have an excuse like there so many interpretations well you never experience Him remember God gave you free will. It if you will it. (It) being you want a relationship with God. God is a gentleman is not going push Himself on you. You got to want God to be in relationship with you.Different Interpretations well that just I believe God allow it because he wants everybody to come to Him. But in the Hebrew this is interesting not one dot is misterpretated. The jewish people are so exact in copying the manuscripts one person is hired for 40 years to copy one manuscript only one letter by letter. Slowly very very slow. I bet you did not know that? This one Rabbi is trained since he is a child to only study the Torah letter by letter. The whole Jewish community support this student all of his life dedicate for this one task. So there be many interpretation but one truth God will see to that.

Answer 5

Lutherans only use scripture to interpret scripture. You won't find many variations on a theme within the Lutheran church... Sorry, but you'll have to count us a just a mere handful, instead of hundreds of thousands!

Answer 6

This I say and testify in The Lord , that ye henceforth walk not as other gentlies walk ,
in the vanity of their mind , having the understanding darkened , being alienated from
the life of God , through the ignorance in them , because of the blindness of their hearts

Answer 7

Because God doesn't get involved with the religions, they run rampant. Interpretations are a dime a dozen.

Answer 8

Over 50 in English alone. Now you know why Christians can't agree who God is."My Bible says Jesus is the Son of God,not God." "My Bible says Jesus is God" "My Bible says Jesus is not the Father"'My Bible says Jesus and the Father are one""The word Trinity is not in my Bible" "My Bible says there are 3 divine persons in the one God" "My Bible gives no mention to Mary as God's Mother" "My Bible says Mary is the Mother of Jesus,not God."My Bible says Mary is the mother of God"??????????????

Answer 9

Exactly. Ask a 10 Christians what it is to be Christian and you'll get 10 different answers.

Answer 10

Yes, just like there are as many versions of every religion are there are adherents to it. Got tired of asking sacrifice questions, huh?