Direct Answer
Bercot says this assumption must be reconsidered because “just go by the Bible” has already been tried and has not produced unity among Bible-believing Christians. He argues that individual or denominational interpretation needs help from the historic witness of the next generation after the apostles.
Support from Transcript
- He says not to answer, “Well, if everyone would just go by the Bible, we could all be one.” - He calls that “plan A” and says, “That’s what the reformers tried.” - He adds that “millions of Christians have been trying” the same thing ever since. - “Plan A hasn’t worked because we can’t agree on what the Bible teaches.” - He proposes “plan B, the common-sense approach.” - He says the available “third-best system” is to ask “the next generation of Christians.”
Discussion Follow-ups
The transcript does not deny the Bible’s authority; rather, it questions whether isolated interpretation is enough to unite Christians. Bercot’s concern is interpretive agreement, not replacing Scripture with another canon.