Good Lee/Bad Lee: Can They Be Separated?

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Here is a position that will probably rile a few people. And it will seem a little like supporting Lee.

I believe that since we have a Bible in the language of the people, and a literate people at that, we should read and study it. But at the same time, I think that the Bible in the hands of the average person (Christian or otherwise) is sometimes the worst thing that can happen. We then are able to turn from hearing sound teaching to teaching ourselves. And we have never proved to be good at that. Focusing on the passages to which our teachers are pointing and commenting keeps us from concluding in our personal ignorance.

I might not think that every school of theology is "equal" to the task, but I would rather that the learning of the "average" Christian come from almost any of those than from the ignorance of each of us privately with our own Bible. Yes, we may get true enlightenment through the Spirit. But how do we know? Just because we know? That boat doesn't float.