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1 | Are all interpretations equal? | Rom 3:4 | John Reformed | 81741 | ||
Hi Tim, While I largely agree with your statement, I do believe that it is the Holy Spirit who must illumine our minds to understand the truth of God's Word. It is a mystery to me why God has not given each and every born again child of God instantaneous and pefect understanding as we read His Word. If He had we would not be laboring with each other on the forum and denominations would not exist. For His own reasons our Lord has chosen to reserve Heaven to be the place of perfect agreement and understanding. Til then may He grant us love and grace for one another as we wrestle for understanding of the truth. John |
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2 | Are all interpretations equal? | Rom 3:4 | Morant61 | 81746 | ||
Greetings John! I understand what you mean! :-) There are obviously parts of Scripture which can only be truly apprehended by those who have been born again. However, the 'words' can be understood even by those who are unregenerate. They just won't 'believe' them until the Spirit opens their eyes. But, since Scripture is written in human language, the words themselves can be understood by any and all. What we need to avoid are those 'theories' which advocate the need for some one to help us understand Scripture. There are those, like Hank mentioned earlier, who believe that it is not study of God's Word which opens up deeper understanding, but some sort of special 'revelation' which God only gives to some. While I do believe, like my theology professor used to call them, in Spiritual 'ah ha' moments, most Scriptural knowledge comes through hard work. Then, there are those who teach that the words of Scripture are ultimately meaningless, and that only certain 'spiritual' people can explain the 'real' meaning. Well, I've got to run! Talk to you later my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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