Is it possible to have too much individuality? Now I consider my self to be a very individual person. I don't like when people try to impose their beliefs on me. I think I can manage pretty well on my own, whether its financially, achievening my goals, or just getting by in life. But I have been noticing, particularly since I have decided to become Orthodox, is that there is a whole lot (I mean a WHOLE LOT) of people who feel that its okay to individually interprete and almost design their religion.
Before finding Orthodoxy I'm not certain I would have had any issue with this; in some ways it was how I operated, how I believed. I dont know that I would have gone as far as interpreting the Bible on my own but I did believe that I could individually espouse beliefs that had some basis in religious thinking. As I am learning, leaving the interpretations of doctrine, Bible, etc is best left to the experts - being the Church. And really when you think about it, it makes much more sence that way. There are so many parts of the Bible left up to intrepretation, why should I (without any basis or formal training) attempt to make those interpretations on my own, individually?
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