Does reading alone, outside a church, count?
Is there something essential I'm missing by reading on my own?
Is there something essential I'm missing by reading on my own?
質問の前提そのものを一度疑ってみると、別の道が開けるかもしれません。参考文献を挙げておくので、興味があれば当たってみてください。この箇所は翻訳の段階ですでに解釈が入っているため、注意が必要です。
私は牧師ですが、この問いには「分かりません」と答えることにしています。
It may be worth questioning the premise of the question itself.
In my experience the practice changes before the understanding does. Worth adding: a non-canonical text treats the same theme and the comparison is illuminating. The original language has a wider range of meaning than the English suggests.