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It might not be as easy as some think.

Danny Hyde says, “Yes!”

This topic came up at the PB the other day. The question arose whether it was right, as has been reported, for someone to tell a former WTS/P prof that if the Bible contradicted the confession that he should follow the confession.

This way of recounting what was said or of stating the problem produced a reaction from those who think that there is a move to place the confession over the Bible and to stifle intellectual freedom at WTS/P. In the words of Thomas Aquinas, “Sed contra.” The question here is not whether the bible is normative. The question is whether one person’s reading of Scripture is normative for everyone else.
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