Sure, it's what the concept has been taken to mean. Look at this thread, a good part of the posts effectively say if it's not in the Bible it don't mean squat. I think John is advising us to be open to teachings not in the Bible. Use all the resources open to you. Of course with all caution, cannot be discordant with the Bible. Compound that with the Bible means what I think it should mean and any other thoughts on the subject are just send-you-to-hell wrong and you get a confusing mess.
Seems to me we see things much the same way.
I like this, makes me think. Sometimes about stuff I hadn't thought about for 40 years.
