[Syncro]

The Bible doesn't give preeminence to one language (or translation) over another

Ah so true, the bunny trail of language and translations rears it's ugly head.

It doesn't really matter much except for obvious slanted versions of the Bible.

Study tools including all major translations, parallel Bible is nice, Strong's concordance for clarification of Hebrew and Greek text coupled with the one main ingredient:

Praying for the Holy Spirit to "speak" the Truth to the heart when reading scripture.

All this talk and accusations of Christians self "interpreting" the Bible is just a way of distracting from the message and pointing to the knowledge of men...and one woman...instead of Jesus, The Word.

[Elsie]

It doesn't really matter much except for obvious slanted versions of the Bible.

There may be some folks lurking, or perhaps even POSTING, that are not clued in to as just WHICH versions are being spoken of.

[Elsie]

All this talk and accusations of Christians self "interpreting" the Bible is just a way of distracting from the message....

Shhsh!

No one is supposed to notice.

[metmom]

All this talk and accusations of Christians self "interpreting" the Bible is just a way of distracting from the message and pointing to the knowledge of men...and one woman...instead of Jesus, The Word.

It's just a diversionary tactic and one used by the RCC to convince its followers that they can't understand Scripture and thus to keep them away from simply reading and following it.

There's far less interpretation needed for Scripture than is imagined by the average RC.

They just use it as an excuse to not read and obey.