We have all been there.
You present your doctrinal position and give biblical support for it.
The response is, "Yeah, but..." and then your "opponent" gives their differing doctrinal position with biblical support.
So basically, Bible versus Bible. (who will win?)
Ironically, the "Yeah, but..." is an agreement. "Yeah" means "Yes" in proper English.
Shouldn't they say, "No, but...", if they disagree? (nope) That doesn't even make sense.
This is a strange little dance that we do with each other.
Since our opponent gave scriptural support, we are compelled to agree while we disagree.
Has this happened to you? How do you handle it?
What do you do with the "Yeah, but..." response?
Whether it is a “yeah, but...” or a “No, but...”, the “but” shows there is a conflict between two interpretations of proof texts, individual verses. You cannot have a conflict in the word of God; so a study of the verses that seem in conflict is called for and the historic approach is the only way to solve it.
“The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture, is the Scripture itself; and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it may be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly.” Westminster Confession
For me as an individual, I do not consider myself an original thinker. There is nothing new under the sun. Therefore I go view the arguments on the verses in question by men of God that history has shown to be valued and respected. I then can compare the various arguments presented to my thinking from that approach. On my computer softward Bible commentaries I include and check from various denominational understandings: Matthew Poole a Presbyterian/Puritan; John Gill a Particular Baptist; Adam Clarke and Joseph Benson Methodists; Paul Kretzmann a Lutheran commentary from 1925. On the NT I have Heinrich Meyer/Lutheran Greek scholar as well.
I do not believe in individualistic free lancing on biblical doctrine! Why did God give the church “pastors and teachers” -
“And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers;
for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” (Eph 4:11-13 ERV)
I find it arrogant and prideful to come up with unique and weird doctrinal ideas that cannot be found in the history of the church in the past, through commentaries, Creeds, Catechisms and Confessions. What individual believer has more illumination of the Holy Spirit that the body of Christ in agreement through the centuries. What person goes to a doctor who does not have proven qualifications? Who strikes out on their own trying to get to a destination without the aid of correct maps?