Christians commonly say the word of God is true and it never changes. This is true.
But then they espouse their particular doctrines which collide with those of others.
How can we know whether our particular interpretations are true without falling back on the idiotic statement: "God said it, I believe it, that settles it".
Certainly the Nicene Creed and the Trinity are true. There is no dispute with that.
How can we know whether our particular interpretations are true without falling back on the idiotic statement: "God said it, I believe it, that settles it".
This is the common problem ~
God said ~ is Gods Word. Period
I believe Gods Word ~ an Individuals confession. Period
Interpretation is a separate matter.
Interpretation is the UNDERSTANDING of words.
Men have no end of what they (in their individual minds) UNDERSTAND words/phrases, etc. mean.
However God has TWO UNDERSTANDINGS of what words mean ~
1) His OWN Spiritual Understanding, that ONLY HE can GIVE TO an individual.
2) Calling things THAT ARE ACTUALLY Spiritual ~ in terms a man already understands.
In other words, just like humans, as adults talk to little children in terms they can understand, even when what we are saying has a greater meaning.....Our Holy Father does the same with His children.
As humans we hope to expect our little children begin to learn the greater meaning of moon light, which has no light at all, but only appears as light because of the reflection of the sun.
So too, does our Holy Father expect us to seek Him for His greater Spiritual Understanding of the meaning of the Words He has given us.
However it is not news ~ men like games of logic and mind stimulation, and then like to debate with their clever mind.
Dilemma is ~ it is not the MIND that God feeds His Spiritual Understanding to ~ but rather a mans quickened Spiritual spirit, which is in the mans HEART!
How can we know whether our particular interpretations are true
If you are trying to FIGURE the UNDERSTANDING of Gods Word, with YOUR MIND, it is a fail.
If you are soaking up Gods Word, by hearing, reading, studying, and then ASKING GOD FOR HIS SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING and receiving it in your HEART, it is then, what you can know is true.
God Bless,
SBC