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even if it be such that the bible be infallibly 'written', yet can the bible be infallibly 'interpreted'? - Is 29:11 The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed book, which when they give it to the one who is literate, saying, "Please read this," he will say, "I cannot, for...

can people really be trusted to interpret the bible for themselves? or should an established authority structure mandate interpretational guidelines? i'm sometimes told that my biblical interpretations are inaccurate because they may not agree with somebody else's. i also seem to get many...

how does one tell if any given text is symbolic or literal? for example, the book of revelation also refers to the 'tree of life' in a manner similar to the genesis account: Revelation 22:2 (New International Version) down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river...

i sat down in a church service tonight, to listen to a pastor friend of mine whom i've known for twenty years. i don't attend all of his services, but only a few once in a while. he often asks me to come and listen to his sermons. tonight, the pastor made an assertion that conservatives...

is the person of the Holy Spirit omnipresent everywhere? for example, is the Holy Spirit omnipresent within the righteous and the wicked? within animals, plants and rocks? within heaven and hell? or is the Holy Spirit only half-present? location-specific? not everywhere at once? only in some...

i'm trying to figure out if the soul is more physically-based or more spiritually-based. i'm hearing two different viewpoints from people in general, and trying to reconcile the two if such a thing is possible. several scriptures have been quoted, but definitions and contexts may vary, and thus...

is the soul eternal or does it dissolve after death? my mom passed away three years ago, and somebody told me that her soul had ceased to exist. is a soul still eternal without faith in Jesus? what about other religions such as buddhism and hinduism? some of these seem to suggest that...