Direct Answer
The transcript does not explicitly state what habits Christians should adopt, but it strongly suggests that Bible study should include humility toward early Christian testimony and awareness of inherited interpretation. A concrete response would be to stop pretending one reads with no outside help and to take seriously the historical witnesses through whom the New Testament was identified.
Support from Transcript
- Bercot shows that Christians accept Gospel authorship because “the early Christians say” who wrote them. - He says “we have accepted without question the historic testimony of the early Christians.” - He warns that rejecting their testimony would require questioning “our whole New Testament canon.” - The canon itself came through early Christians who had to decide “which writings were genuinely from the apostles and which were not.” - He criticizes Protestant translators who claimed Scripture alone while still guiding readers through “prefaces” and “marginal notes.” - He concludes, “Sola Scriptura was a myth from the start.”
Discussion Follow-ups
Within the bounds of this transcript, the main change would be greater honesty: Christians should acknowledge their dependence on historical testimony and be cautious about assuming their own reading is neutral or self-sufficient.