The charge that the different translations are different in their content simply does not hold water.
If you check Scripture on a verse by verse basis and compare versions, you'll see that there's essentially no difference between the interpretations.
Here's a link for your convenience which shows many versions of the same verse.
And you can use it for any verse by entering it in the white field at the top of the page.
Additionally, there are not all that many different interpretations of those verses. Usually there's just one, but there may be two or at the most three, but that is pretty rare.
So both arguments fall flat.
Nor does that mean that any one organization's interpretation is the right one. Just because there is consensus by the leadership of an organization, denomination, or church, does not mean that that interpretation is by default correct.
Truth is not decided by consensus. It stands on its own whether anyone believes it or not or agrees with it or not. It stands outside man's existence or acknowledgement because it is based on God's nature, not man's interpretation.
Truth is truth because God is true, not because people believe it.
Truth is not decided by consensus.
I heartily agree. Neither is it decided by each individual. Even the Reformers realized this very early on - it's why they created their various Confessions, Principles of Faith and so on. They even split from each other numerous times over disagreements on who's interpretation of scripture, via sola scriptura, was correct.
Beautifully said!
This is my main problem with the over emphasis in institutional churches that is placed on creeds and confessions. It is one of the few areas I find myself in conflict with my Reformed Protestant FRiends. They often don't recognize it, but they can be just as guilty as the Roman Catholics of relying on man made statements as equal to God's Word.
If we are going to truly hold to Sola Scriptura as the rule of our faith we need to diminish the status of these creeds and confessions.