Attempts to understand the Holy Scriptures solely through personal perception, without taking into account the common ecclesiastical interpretation, leads to ambiguity and fragmentation of doctrine because, without a unified, tested, and historically established approach, it is impossible to fully grasp all the levels and context of the revelation.

Unified Doctrine Through Collective Interpretation

Attempts to understand the Holy Scriptures solely through personal perception, without taking into account the common ecclesiastical interpretation, leads to ambiguity and fragmentation of doctrine because, without a unified, tested, and historically established approach, it is impossible to fully grasp all the levels and context of the revelation. This is evident in several aspects:

1. A proper perception of God’s revelation requires considering the Holy Scriptures as the “book of the Church,” where one must take into account the historical context, linguistic nuances, and the internal hierarchy of knowledge. When a person tries to subject their personal judgments to an autonomous analysis, they miss a complex array of prerequisites, which results in misunderstanding and the isolation of individual statements from the overall context.

2. In certain cases, even the author intentionally employs ambiguous or unclear expressions, which by itself indicates that the text is intended for multilayered and collective interpretation. A solely personal approach is often incapable of adequately reflecting these nuances, as individual perception may not cover the entire spectrum of historical and cultural context embedded in the text.

3. As noted in one source, when a person, like Heaquil, relies solely on his own reasoning and personal interpretation of the Bible, it leads to a loss of doctrinal unity. The author writes:
"We can see how Heaquil, who was aided by the stubborn Bishop Goodman, slid further and further into relying on his own reasoning, his own interpretation of the Bible. Therefore, studying the Scriptures through a personal approach without the Church’s assistance can lead to fragmented doctrine and misunderstanding." (source: link txt)

Thus, without the common ecclesiastical interpretation, the verification and consistency of interpretation disappear, ultimately causing individual understandings of the revelation to diverge, thereby putting the unity of doctrine at risk.

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"We can see how Heaquil, who was aided by the stubborn Bishop Goodman, slid further and further into relying on his own reasoning, his own interpretation of the Bible. Therefore, studying the Scriptures through a personal approach without the Church’s assistance can lead to fragmented doctrine and misunderstanding." (source: link txt)

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What can we rely on to correctly understand and internalize God’s revelation?