The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person.
Without the church to interpret for you. (false doctrine)
Without the illumination of the Holy Spirit. (false doctrine)

1. "that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit" Ephesians 3:3-5
2. "For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and I hope you will understand until the end" 2 Corinthians 1:13
3. "from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3:15
4. "He read from the book before the square which was in front of the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand; and all the people were attentive to the book of the law. ... They read from the book, from the law of God, translating [cf. Ezra 4:18] to give the sense so that they understood the reading." Nehemiah 8:3,8
5. "For the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal them." Matthew 13:15
6. "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, and some thirty." Matthew 13:23
7. "Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), Matthew 24:15
8. With the exception of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, all of Scripture is written to the Christian in general, not the leaders: Rom. 1:7; 1 Cor. 1:2 ; 2 Cor. 1:1 ; Gal. 1: 2 ; Eph. 1:1 ; Phil. 1:1 ; Col. 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1 ; 1 Pet 1:1; 2 Pet 1:1; Rev. 1:4.

Typical false statement by those who reject sola Scriptura:

"The idea that the Scriptures are self-interpreting is patently absurd. It assumes a degree of absolute objectivity that would make the most ardent positivist cringe with embarrassment. ... this is exactly what the doctrine of sola Scriptura assumes: a bare text that somehow imposes its meaning on the reader." (THE WAY: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, Clark Carlton, 1997, p 100)

by Steve Rudd

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