Comments on: “You Cannot Use Your Own Mind To Interpret The Bible” https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/you-cannot-use-your-own-mind-to-interpret-the-bible/ An in depth look at the World Mission Society Church of God Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: eric https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/you-cannot-use-your-own-mind-to-interpret-the-bible/#comment-284381 Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:25:17 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=2954#comment-284381 To continue….
Because the Bible is not self-interpreting as mentioned in previous posting, hence there is a need for a referee to settle a dispute or an area of differing views over a moral or doctrinal issue. The referee’s judgement is final and all must abide by it. This was how the early Church settled the issue of circumcision. There was a referee. If there was no referee, there would be division between church members and possible splintering of the church (this is a favourite tactic of the Evil one: to divide and scatter).
Not anyone can just step in to be a referee. Christ hand-picked a referee. It was the one who previously denied Him 3 times – Peter. He gave the keys to Peter: “whatever you bind on earth, will be bound in heaven.” And this was the blueprint of the divine Founder for His Church – it was always to have a referee. That is how the unity of the faith (its doctrines) is preserved.

]]> By: eric https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/you-cannot-use-your-own-mind-to-interpret-the-bible/#comment-284380 Sun, 24 Dec 2017 06:57:49 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=2954#comment-284380 The Bible is a book. It is not self-interpreting. Therein lies the problem.

Jesus did not found/wrote a book and said “Refer to this when in doubt.” Holy scriptures recorded His actions: He founded a Church – a body of believers – with authority to preach/teach/baptise. He singled out a lead shepherd – Peter – to lead the Church after He ascended to heaven – “Feed my lambs”. This Church will not fall into error. God literally forbid it – “…the gates of Hell will not prevail against it.”
The Church as willed by Him is not a democracy. Jesus granted authority to His lead shepherd to head the Church and obedience is the necessary consequence. This is the DNA of the Church. This (true) Church is ever ancient (circa AD 33) and ever new (2017). Go find this Church with such a DNA. Not one founded in 1964 or re-emerged from a supposedly failed Church sometime in the past.
Peace

]]> By: truthwillsetmefree https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/you-cannot-use-your-own-mind-to-interpret-the-bible/#comment-716 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:25:00 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=2954#comment-716 good question 🙂

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