Quote:
Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
I agree that we should get back to just the Word, but the inherent problem with that too is this... everyone has an opinion about how a scripture or teaching should be interpreted. Who determines who is right? When you are dealing with writings that have been translated by so many different people, and we don't even possess the ORIGINAL writings, then there is a big question about which translation to go by, which idea or teaching to believe about a certain passage and so on. Basically, you can say you teach and preach the Bible, but ultimately it will be your interpretation that you are preaching and teaching, and someone else may see it differently, and both of you may be right in some way.
For example, I remember that ILG shared a scenario a while back, and I don't remember which post, but if I can paraphrase it (maybe she can repost it here), but two men were given instructions to "draw the curtain". One man took a piece of paper, and drew a picture of the curtain. The other got up, went to the window and pulled the curtain closed. Whose interpretation of the command "draw the curtain" was right? It is all a matter of opinion.
|
The correct interpretation would be the intent of the instructor. Did the person giving instruction desire a picture of the curtains to be drawn, or did they desire the curtains to be closed. While there may have been two plausible interpretations of the instruction, only one was right.
Threaded Mode
