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What do you do when your church's doctrines contradict the Bible?
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∙ 15y ago
Firstly, I'd take The Bible every time, since it as God's word cannot be in error whereas people can.
The trouble then is, one would also need to be sure that the Bible does indeed contradict the relevant teachings of a church. It also may be that the church is right, or partly right and is putting the emphasis in a different place to where the Bible puts it or is also taking something out of context. It may also be possible that one is mistaken about the church being wrong, however, this is impossible to discuss without any details. One of the best ways to tell if this really is so, is to study all the relevant verses on the subject, in their proper context, as well as discussing the matter with a person in the church who can explain any apparent conflict. This is the first step towards a solution.
If it is clearly established that the church is wrong then there are two options, possibly three. The first would be that the church needs to change its position, and every church has a methodology for doing so. However, given that each church usually has strong reasons for their position, this would seem an unlikely result. The second option would be for one to change one's position to line up with the church. However this would be wrong if the church does not agree (in actual fact) with the Bible. The third option would be to leave and find a church that does agree with the Bible.
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