It was agreed in the Samaj that «the Vedas, the Upanishads and other ancient writings were not to be accepted
as infallible guides, that reason and conscience were to be the supreme authority and the teachings of the scriptures were to be accepted only insofar as they harmonised with the light within us.»
To repeat, history can never be regarded
as an infallible guide.
Not exact matches
In his book, The Bible Tells Me So, Peter Enns invites Christians to read the Bible
as a conversation or dialogue, rather than an
infallible text or
guide.
Chris, however, sees belief in papal authority
as standing in direct contradiction to the doctrine of sola scriptura — the Bible alone being the
infallible guide for faith and doctrine.
Leaders are certainly not
infallible, but in the New Testament (whether elders, overseers, pastors, or bishops) they are described
as those who
guide and teach the Church.
If you think about it, in science it can not be otherwise,
as there is no such thing
as a final flawless
infallible theory of everything to
guide our thinking.