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I'm all for difficult questions. I'm asking if people would be silenced and banned for stating what the Bible teaches.
I'm a Bible scholar. "What the Bible teaches" eludes most Christians. "What I think the Bible teaches based on my own historical-traditional interpretation" is fine. "How I approach the Bible, taking all known context into consideration" is even better. Whenever someone says, "the Bible teaches," it's a major red flag to me.
Whith this you are implying that you think your interpretation of the Bible is the right interpretation.
Is it only a red flag when others say they know what the Bible teaches or also when you say it?
By "I'm a scholar," I mean I have an MA and 12 years of experience studying the historical contexts and literary history of the textual witnesses, and the history of conversation on cosmology and it's influence on the history of interpretation. I know just enough to know I know very little, which is why you'll never, ever hear me say something as ridiculous as "The Bible Teaches ." Overconfidence in one's own interpretation without all context (which none of us have) is a red flag in ANY field, let alone one so close to our limbic needs.
But you did exactly that, you just worded it a little differently. You implied that you know what the Bible teaches and it is quote "fine".
I was saying the hypothetical quote would be fine. I wasn't applying that to myself.
OK I think I now understand your comment better. I overlooked the quotes. Sorry.
When words are in quotes they are as if another person is saying them. OP wasn’t actually stating that as their own.