Among Professing Christians
Only one is Biblical…
1. The Bible is the standard of Truth and each person is individually accountable for seeking that truth, understanding and obeying that truth, and advocating that truth. The Bible is taught with Biblical authority. Each person desires to do what is right in the eyes of God.
2. “Truth” is relative and subjective and individuals are their own standard of “truth” as they “seek truth” and define truth, dialogue & discuss & facilitate, and negotiate truth. The source is the private interpretation of the individual. There is no authority. Each person does what is right in his own eyes.
3. Religious leaders and their systems are the standard of “truth” which they enforce on their followers. The source is the private interpretation of the leader. The religious “truth” is taught with a counterfeit authority. Each person does what is right in the eyes of the leader.
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2 Peter 1:19-21 – And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
The interpretation of these verses concerns the origin of the prophecies. An application of these verses would be that none of us has the authority to use our imaginations to privately interpret scripture. That goes for any of us, including those who are clergymen or scholars or commentary writers. All of us are called to be Acts 17:11 Bereans and let the Bible interpret the Bible.