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Ignoring scripture is the same as believing it is wrong only if your belief in the interpretation disagrees with your own belief about its correctness

That's the ultimate narcissism (self-love), arrogance and pride, FK, because then one appoints himself as the sole arbiter of what is true and what is false.

On the issues you mention, like covering, there is more than one colorable interpretation. So, one would be contradictory for not covering only if the Holy Spirit revealed to that person that covering was intended for all (women) Christians of all time.

What you are saying is what Gnostic heresy is all about! The inner, secret knowledge revealed only to you by God. That's not how God's Church was established.

Also, think about it: if the Bible has more than one interpretation then it has more than one truth. And that is a slippery slope.

I hope you didn't think I was trying to be mocking

I know you give me credit, FK, and no i didn't think you were mocking me. :)

FK: "Ignoring scripture is the same as believing it is wrong only if your belief in the interpretation disagrees with your own belief about its correctness."

That's the ultimate narcissism (self-love), arrogance and pride, FK, because then one appoints himself as the sole arbiter of what is true and what is false.

AAaaaarghhhhh! But this is what you do! :) You openly default to whatever the Church says as your "official" position, but in your heart you have honest disagreements on the truth of some scripture. From my statement, your "belief in the interpretation" is the Church's. However it disagrees in some cases with "your own belief about its correctness". The Church does not say that Paul was wrong, instead it says that he did not mean what he said. At least your approach is the more honest. :) (And just to be clear, I don't think of you as any of those things from your statement. :)

Also, think about it: if the Bible has more than one interpretation then it has more than one truth. And that is a slippery slope.

I don't look at it that way. The reason for more than one interpretation is that no one is right about everything, EVEN GIVEN that all believers are individually led by the Spirit. God's timetable is God's timetable, and we will know what He wants us to know, when He wants us to know it. Otherwise, sanctification would not be a lifelong process, and I think we all agree that it is.