The Bible Is Secondary

[seekerman]

Originally Posted by kclee4jc

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Where is His holy temple? And how do you worship toward it?

1Co 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Which temple do you worship?

[Luke]

Originally Posted by seekerman

Actually, Christians have taken certain scriptures in the bible and built their idea of a standard of truth around them. The problem with that is detrmining who's standard of truth is THE standard of truth. There are several thousand Christian sects, all who have varying standards of truth, in the world today. Which sect is it? Which sect teaches the correct standards? Is your standard of truth different from a roman catholic's standard of truth. How about the Baptists, the Presbyterians? You have yours, I have mine, they have theirs.

You'll find the standard of truth isn't standard at all.

The standard of truth is the Word of God otherwise known as the Bible.

[seekerman]

Originally Posted by Luke

The standard of truth is the Word of God otherwise known as the Bible.

That's what I'm saying, this standard of truth has produced thousands of differing standards in Christianity.

You believe your standard to be true, I believe mine to be true and then there are many others who believe our standards are in error and have their own biblical standards.

The bible isn't a standard book else there wouldn't be thousands of differing Christian sects.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by seekerman

That's what I'm saying, this standard of truth has produced thousands of differing standards in Christianity.

You believe your standard to be true, I believe mine to be true and then there are many others who believe our standards are in error and have their own biblical standards.

The bible isn't a standard book else there wouldn't be thousands of differing Christian sects.

This is not the fault of the Bible this is the fault of mans interpretation of the Bible.

The Bible is the ultimate standard not my interpretation of the Bible or your interpretation or anyother persons interpretation of the Bible.

[seekerman]

Originally Posted by Luke

This is not the fault of the Bible this is the fault of mans interpretation of the Bible.

The Bible is the ultimate standard not my interpretation of the Bible or your interpretation or anyother persons interpretation of the Bible.

But it IS our personal interpretation. That's precisely what it is.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by seekerman

But it IS our personal interpretation. That's precisely what it is.

I dont understand what you are trying to say here.
If what I or you believe disagrees with the Bible then my/your interpretation is wrong but the Bible is right because the Bibile is the standard. Do you agree with that statement?

[seekerman]

Originally Posted by Luke

I dont understand what you are trying to say here.
If what I or you believe disagrees with the Bible then my/your interpretation is wrong but the Bible is right because the Bibile is the standard. Do you agree with that statement?

No, I don't agree with that statement. Again, if the bible is standard, if it's plain in it's teachings, if there's no ambiguity, then there would't be thousands of differing Christian sects. The bible isn't an absolute standard.

[Luke]

Is there an absolute standard?

[seekerman]

Originally Posted by Luke

Is there an absolute standard?

No.

[TGBTG]

We might have to decide which is the absolute standard, the catholic bible or protestant bible?