[workerbee]

When the scripture is confirmed by scripture, you can be certain that it's so

But your wife say this particular scripture doesn't back up that one. And your father says it backs it up, but it means the opposite of what you say it does. The new non-denominational minister down the street says something else.

If you are all relying on the same words (the Bible), but all interpret something different from those words, how do you know when you have it the way God meant it? Or doesn't it matter, as long as you feel at peace?

[D Edmund Joaquin]

I'm not taking the wife's or the fathers, or even the pastor as the final word on the subject. Per the bible's instructions, I go to learned elders or even learned youngers, to ascertain the depths of their knowledge. That I can take to the scriptures which will or will not, verify that what they say is true. The scripture is the final authority.

For instance, let me say to you, I have read Genesis, and I have come to the conclusion that the Word (the torah) is the tree of life. How would I prove that this is true?