We All Error In Bible Interpretation, But . . .
Quoting William Plumer
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"The knowledge of God possessed by angels and by the spirits of just men made perfect in heaven, is very different in degree from that possessed by even good and able men on earth. Here all men are liable to err, and all men do err.
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No man on this earth is without some wrong view, or some ignorance, which mars his knowledge.
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This is no reason for sloth or discouragement; but is a good reason why we should be humble and careful and teachable, and pray for divine light and guidance.
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It is far different in heaven. There they do always hold the face of God. Matthew 18:10. They do not hope for anything, for they already possess all good. Romans 8:24. "Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known." 1 Corinthians 13:12.
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Knowledge without any mixture of error belongs only to the heavenly state. And yet a great part of the knowledge which the inhabitants of heaven have - concerns the very things which good men are learning in this world. Those above know perfectly what we know in parcels only. "
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There are those who would say: "This is the reason we must embrace mystery, and try not to be so arrogant as to think that any of us has the truth cornered."
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William Plumer on the other hand, was a theologian who believed that the truth could be known and understood, and if you thoroughly studied your Bible, and you earnestly seeking truth, the Holy Spirit just might give it to you.
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We don't need to shy away from doctrine because we are slow of learning. There is no reason we should be slack in learning the Word.
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Its not arrogants to say we are studying theology to know the knowledge of God.
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