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Then the question is, is your perception of truth infallible? We both agree that there is absolute truth, the question is how do we determine that truth if 2 people believe that they hold the truth and come to opposing positions? Does my position become truth if I convince you that I'm right? What gives the Nicene creed the authority to bind our conscience to its standard, if you will? Arianism had a great, logical, biblically based argument, and convinced many that their position was orthodox. If you determine that my position is heterodox, is your opinion the objective standard, and does your interpretation have the power to excommunicate me from the body of Christ as a heretic? I think it's a slippery position.

Veritas ✝️🇺🇲⚓⚡💊 2y ago

The scriptures themselves are infallible. If you require infallibility in interpretation, there are 2 choices, yourself or someone else. I think it's most reasonable to choose myself because I know why I interpret as I do and I can change my interpretation at any time if I gain additional insight. Moreover, I can examine myself for bias or prejudice to a degree that I can't examine others.

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Bass 2y ago

Yes, we are in logical agreement, and yet come to 2 different conclusions. I would say that I am safer trusting in the church consensus and apostolic tradition to tell me what the church has believed from the beginning, while you find it safer to intellectually discern the truth yourself by your personal devotion and interpretation of the scripture.

Veritas ✝️🇺🇲⚓⚡💊 2y ago

Thanks for the discussion. Blessings.