When people privately interpret Scripture; hunting and pecking verse in order to construct a theology that is different from all previous theologies, it seems to me that this is constructing one’s own personal god.
I may misconstrue some posts; I am not perfect. I hope that I am misconstruing more since they depart from what I consider to be core Christian beliefs.
But I know that I am not misconstruing some that are highly objectionable both to the Church and to Christianity in general.
I agree. It's a watering down of the Gospels to suit what someone wants to psychologically convince themselves they are in the Spirit of God. There is no model of discipline or historical interpretations they can turn to in many cases as well,so they look to themselves as the pillar and foundation of truth.
What you end up with is the gifted intellectual "aka Calvin types",who prey upon the weak in faith and appeal to the undisciplined intellectual who still wants to believe in God only on his own terms.When they disagree amongst themselves,they run off and start another community of believers who agree with them. This viscous cycle never ends.
I wish you a Blessed Day
***When people privately interpret Scripture; hunting and pecking verse in order to construct a theology that is different from all previous theologies, it seems to me that this is constructing one’s own personal god.***
Name someone who did this. I can think of a couple, but neither name is Calvin. Who did you have in mind?