Why Are There So Many Interpretations of the Bible and What Should We Do About It?

Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist Church · Jun 3, 2026 · 6m

Why Are There So Many Interpretations of the Bible and What Should We Do About It? Paul Sadler

Recently, I had a comment from a listener on the difference between how Catholics and Protestants view the Bible. They said, “If you give the same Bible to two billion people and tell them to interpret it for themselves, won’t they come up with more than two billion interpretations?” They then explained that the Catholic solution to this problem is the Pope, the successor of Peter, who is elected by cardinals who are in turn inspired by the Holy Spirit in their election of him.

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