Re: Another Question For Protestants
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It is not enough to merely state that scripture in sufficient when it can be misinterpreted.
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Scripture can be misinterpreted. An "authoritative" interpreter can also be misinterpreted -- why is it necessary for God to provide a 100% correct interpretation from a single source, but not necessary for him to provide a perfect interpretation of the interpretation?
In other words: due to the limits of language and the peculiarities of personality, no interpretation, no matter how perfect, will be understood in the same way by all who hear it. To communicate the same truth (instead of merely the same words) to each person would require personalized descriptions of all of the church's teachings (to say nothing of the ability to personalize these teachings effectively).
So: Why does scriptual misinterpretation require a doctrinal remedy by God, while doctrinal misinterpretation does not require a remedy?
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