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Holy Spirit - Gift of Interpretation

Zorro1227

Zorro1227

Active Member
So I have always wondered why it is that all "christians" feel they have an ability to interpret the scriptures because of the holy spirit. If this were in fact true, wouldn't all christians have the same interpretations? If there is one holy spirit, then why would this spirit give all people different interpretations? I honestly feel like if I hear another christian tell me "Well, that is because you cannot interpret the scriptures", I am going to scream!

Let's discuss!
 
cardero

cardero

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As you may know Zorro1227 that there are some people who have contact with a “holy” spirit that does not resort to written scriptures but does make claims to their followers that closely resemble what they are taught from their “holy” books.

If I were to prescribe an answer, I would probably use an example that most Christians would readily understand and that is either GOD does not care how one interprets its Scriptures (in other words, if it was important enough to GOD, you will never hear of GOD truthfully correcting any of these misunderstandings) or that many are being misled by an entity who is not truthful but is rather elusive and possibly "unholy".
 
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Zorro1227

Zorro1227

Active Member
cardero said:
As you may know Zorro1227 that there are some people who have contact with a “holy” spirit that does not resort to written scriptures but does make claims to their followers that closely resemble what they are taught from their “holy” books.

If I were to prescribe an answer, I would probably use an example that most Christians would readily understand and that is either GOD does not care how one interprets its Scriptures (in other words, if it was important enough to GOD, you will never hear of GOD truthfully correcting any of these misunderstandings) or that many are being misled by an entity who is not truthful but is rather elusive and possibly "unholy".
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I would have to say that I agree with you. It's just always interested me. I feel like the holy spirit is just an excuse to "interpret" the scriptures any way someone wants to.
 
cardero

cardero

Citizen Mod
Zorro1227 said:
I would have to say that I agree with you. It's just always interested me. I feel like the holy spirit is just an excuse to "interpret" the scriptures any way someone wants to.
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A sure way for me (personally) to tell if someone is not in contact with a "holy" spirit is that they do not have (the capacity of) truth but are rather (content with) practicing faith.
 
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Dunemeister

Dunemeister

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The gift of interpretation has nothing to do with interpreting scripture. It is a partner to the gift of tongues. A person who speaks in tongues does not know what she is saying; a person with the gift of interpretation has the ability, under the right conditions, to interpret what someone else says in tongues. That way, the community is edified rather than just the tongue-speaker. See 1 Corinthians 12 - 14 on this.
 
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