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If it conflicts with Scripture, then I don’t. Better?

Slightly. The problem is, of course, that many times the judgment of whether or not something "conflicts with Scripture" is subject to interpretation -- necessarily so, because things we encounter in our daily lives have no direct counterpart in Scripture.

The question in that case is, do you believe your interpretation of Scripture? What if my interpretation differs from yours? Given that Scripture is not directly on-point in such cases, on what basis do we decide which interpretation, if any, is closest to true?

There are a number of practical difficulties with the principle of Sola Scriptura (which is the traditional term for what you've called "biblicism").

Theologian Bruce Metzger offers the following very interesting discussion on the problems inherent in taking the Bible literally (however you define the term); and he also refers to N. T. Wright's wonderful discussion, How Can the Bible Be Authoritative?

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The question in that case is, do you believe your interpretation of Scripture? What if my interpretation differs from yours? Given that Scripture is not directly on-point in such cases, on what basis do we decide which interpretation, if any, is closest to true?
That isn't the right question. The question is not which interpretation is correct, rather, the question is which understanding is truly revealed by the Spirit of God to our spirit. If it all emanated from us, true, there would be no solid ground to hang our hats on. It would all be interpretation. But that is not where it rests.

The infallible Spirit of God teaches us the inconceivable (apart from Him) truths of God through the inerrant Word of God. To the extent that we yield ourselves to Him, we get it right. It isn't our interpretation. It is His revelation. When we walk in the Spirit, our minds are like Christ. Problem comes in when we don't walk in the Spirit. God still speaks, but our understanding may be a bit dimmer.

I do not expect to reach heaven being the only person who got it all right. However, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I have One who leads me into ALL truth and that anything that conflicts with His written Word (either explicitly or in principle)should be disdained. I may not always get it right as far as my understanding of that conflict, because I yield way too much to the flesh. But, my own failure does not in any way negate sola scriptura or the biblicism I speak of.