Apparently Jesus not only believed it was possible for us to understand the Bible alike, He both prayed that we would (John 17:17-23), and commanded that we should (I Corinthians 1:10). The means by which we are to obtain this unity is given in (Ephesians 4:11-16). The apostles and prophets (through their inspired words), along with the evangelists, pastors and teachers are to equip saints to do the work of ministry and the edifying of the body of Christ till we all come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, no longer tossed by every wind of doctrine, but speaking the truth in love, with the whole body joined and knit together.
Remember that the Lord promised us that we would be judged by His words (John 12:48). Therefore, there is an absolute standard by which we will be judged. That standard will not be different for each person depending on how they understood the scriptures.
Furthermore, to believe that the Bible cannot be understood alike, is to believe that it cannot be understood in the way it was originally intended. Such a belief indicts God with the inability to reveal His message in a way that His own creation could understand it and be unified in obeying it. We would not so indict any other book! Is the Department of Motor Vehicles able to write a manual that drivers can understand and by which we can be unified in our observance of traffic laws? Who would deny it? So also God can write a Bible that men can understand and obey alike.
Possibly related:
- What about my mother/father? They died without doing these things and if what you say is true, they are lost!
- John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10 and Acts 16:31 plainly tell us that all a person has to do is believe in order to be saved.
- Why are there so many different interpretations of the Bible? It seems that everyone thinks they are right.