Bible Question:
Two sincere believers read the same Bible. After prayerfully reading, studying, mediatating, and trusting for the Lord's guidance in properly interpretaing the Bible, these two come away with differing theological perspectives, and doctrines. Both find Bibical support for why they believe the way they do. Is it possible that: A) one of then is wrong? B) both of them are wrong? C) both of them are only partially correct in their understanding? D) both are holding onto only half of the whole truth? E) other? "Whatever is only almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is more likely to lead astray. Precise knowledge is the only true knowledge, and he who does not teach exactly, does not teach at all." (H.W. Beecher) |
Bible Answer: New Creature, the only possibilites in your list are A and B. Choice C is the same as saying that a woman is only partially pregnant. And D is not a viable choice either, since a "half truth" is no more than a euphemism for a lie. Of course, I would observe that in your hypothetical, "two sincere believers read the same Bible...prayerfully...studying, meditating and trusting for the Lord's guidance.": I would question by what measure we KNOW with absolute assurance that your characters in your hypothetical actually did this? You see, we can do little more than assume that they were sincere believers who were guided by the Spirit. What I am driving at is that the flaw in the hypothetical lies in the possibility that one or both of these "sincere believers" could, just could, be not so sincere after all. It was a tempting question, even if it was hypothetical and I always view these hypotheticals with misgiving, but in this instance, I fell for it, enjoyed toying with it, and now repent for the "transgression" of answering it, even though it was great fun! :-) --Hank |
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