The discussion has shifted from when Martin Luther asserted Sola Scriptura. Now, the discussion is not whether Scripture is the authority. The discussion is concerning the scope of that authority and the interpretation of Scripture. Oh, there are some who declare (by unsupported assertion) that the Bible is not authority, but they aren’t credible. Their arguments aren’t rational. Making the matter more difficult, most people don’t realize that interpretation, by its very nature, adds to Scripture. There are three ways to interpret Scripture. Scripture can be interpreted by the human mind. It can be interpreted by demons. It can be interpreted by the Holy Spirit. Thankfully, Jesus promised that no one who asks for the Holy Spirit will receive anything else. God tells us, through Paul’s writings, that we only know in part and that, if we think we know anything, we don’t know as we ought. That means, we need to hold our interpretations loosely enough that the Holy Spirit will be able to correct us.
