Protestant Reformation: "Some portion of traditional Church interpretations of scripture are in error!"
Just about every modern American protestant denomination splitting in favor of womens' ordination and SGM inclusion: "Some portion of traditional Church interpretations of scripture are in error!"
Thoughts?
@swcollings Maybe. But there's also at least a portion of "traditional church reliance on scripture is an error!"
@SecondJon Sure, just as there's a portion of "We're not interpreting scripture, WE'RE JUST READING IT!!!"
@swcollings I suppose. But i think it's categorically different to shift away from scripture as authority vs have different interpretations of it as authority.
Today I hear church leaders moving beyond scripture rather than rediscovering a more accurate way of understanding it
@swcollings Maybe you're right,at the individual level.
But if we all claim scriptural basis, as was the case in the idea of the reformation you started the thread with, then we have common ground to discuss and evaluate interpretative. If we move away from scripture, that's categorically different... and the common ground is gone?.
@SecondJon that's definitely a fair point. Though those who consider their interpretations equivalent to scripture may not lack common ground, but they do lack interest in discussion as a concept. Practical outcome is the same.
@SecondJon I'm not sure there's a significant difference, in that both groups are often making up their own non-scriptural authority. One claims to be scripture, but distorts scripture to mean whatever they pre-decided it should mean. The other just ignores scripture. Both are ways to justify living the life you've already chosen.