Don Johnson

One can know the Bible and not be a Christian, some atheists know the Bible better than most believers, the better to try to have them not believe it.

The key is having a relationship with God. But the question is how does one know that they are not deceived about what God wants? This is where the Bible comes in. However, tradition can negate the Bible, so that what it actually teaches can be misunderstood. We can try to use the Bible to justify sin. We can take some text out of context and misinterpret it and not even guess we are doing this.

So what can be done? We are to act in faith based on our current understanding, always being willing to learn more and change if necessary. (I have changed my understanding on some things after study.) And trust God to guide us into all truth.