John MacArthur - Pastor with No Infallible Bible

Response to comment [from a Catholic]:  "[John MacArthur]...has made his own mind and understanding his “Final Authority”."

Isn't that what anyone does?   

Paraphrased notes:  How to Interpret the Bible by Darrell Ferguson:

Words do not have meanings.  What does a word mean in scripture?--It means exactly what the author intended it to mean. 

The word "ax" can be something to cut something down or if I "ax" you a question; today it means I have an inquiry. 

The word "love" in the Bible is translated in a variety of ways:

Men did love the darkness rather than the light (Jn 3:19).

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world (1 Jn 2:15).

The word "agape" can mean God's love or sexual love (Song of Solomon). 

Meaning comes from the author's mind, then to our mind.  That is where communication happens.

Someone was able to communicate the gospel with Helen Keller.  She said that she knew him.  She just didn't know his name. 

Let's not get bogged down with which Bible is correct.  If a person wants to know God, the Holy Spirit will enable him to understand (Jn 16:13; 1Co 2:10-14).

John MacArthur - Pastor with No Infallible Bible