UNLESS SOMEONE GUIDES ME
Acts 8:30-31
So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
Encouraging Words
One of the significant differences between the Orthodox Church and the modern church is in how we address the interpretation of the scriptures. Orthodoxy teaches that the interpretation must be grounded in the church, her saints and teachings for 2,000 years, Gen traditions, and her sacraments. The enrich in this passage was trying to understand what he was reading. Philip, who had walked with Jesus and learned from Him, as well as being one of the apostolic leaders of the early chord, interpreted this reading in the context of that setting. So many, today, believe that as long as I have a printed version of the Bible, then they can interpret it by themselves. This is not so according to the teachings of the Church. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
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