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Is Tip of Iceberg
Abstract: Perhaps the church has some unfinished hermeneutical work.
Our friends at Word Alone were quick to respond to the decision of the San Joaquin Diocese.
The Episcopal Church in America is being torn by disputes over ordination of a non-celibate bishop, much as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is dealing with controversy over rules and guidelines regarding ordination and ministry, especially the ones requiring ministers to remain celibate if they consider themselves to be homosexuals.
The real dispute in both denominations is over the authority of the Bible.
Actually, we disagree. By and large, Christians don't dispute the authority of the Bible, they dispute what the Bible says or, more to the point, what the Bible means. Everyone who appeals to the Bible interprets it, and interpretations differ. It doesn't follow that the Bible is any less authoritative for those who interpret it differently.
