“I see no reason not to get help on understanding scripture but I am not going to put my life in the hands of some one unless what they say is word for word backed by scripture.”
I largely agree.
Once in my first year of seminary, a fellow student asked the prof a question. The prof answered that if the student was a third year student, he would answer it, but since he was in his first year, he encouraged him to ask in the future. I share that because in my third year, I’d already reached a point in my understanding of how the scriptures fit together, that I didn’t need to ask.
In the interim, God provides teachers to keep us from error and help us climb the rungs. In the end, we still search the Scriptures to “see if these things are true.” Some things we must set aside for the time until later.
I share that because in my third year, I’d already reached a point in my understanding of how the scriptures fit together, that I didn’t need to ask.