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 8/3/07 12:03 AM |
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Not quite Hopalong. Are you sure you don't need some correction?  Jesus says "He who hears you hears me." I haven't put the Apostles above God. Jesus is the one who promised that what we hear from the Apostles is the perfect truth. Their writtings are alone infallible truth. And "Thy word is truth." He didn't promise a theolgical interpretation after the Apostles is the word of God. He didn't say "He who hears you through a particular sect gathered around a doctrine popularly discussed long after I'm gone, hears me." So I'll still pose questions to you and others--putting your ideas to the test. It's what we're supposed to do. "Prove all things," is what the Apostle says. There are those who believe the word of God constitutes more than what is written. Do you agree with them? I won't do that because God says "Ye shall not add unto this word nor diminish ought from it" and "If any add unto this book, I'll add unto him the plagues." Jesus says "It is written, man shall not live on bread alone but every word of God." There's no guarantee what somebody is saying is God's unadulterated word, except what's in the Bible, especially when those ideas say one thing but the Bible presents an opposing example. I don't believe God will contradict himself. |
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 8/2/07 2:26 PM |
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Abigail,
The reason you and I are presumed to hell is because we are challenging an interpretation of the scriptures...not the deity of Christ, his relation to the Father, the authority of the Scriptures, etc. There is nothing wrong with questioning(and rejecting) a devout following of an interpretation of the Bible(or more precisely certain parts of the Bible). We are called to follow Christ and the testimony of the Bible. Rejecting or even just questioning the validity of Calvinism, OSAS, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, etc doesn't send someone to hell. We're treated just like the Roman Catholics treated Protestants. Questioning or rejecting a doctrine which draws its own special group/church to follow it means you're bound for hell or are part of a defective church(as said by the pope recently and a basic standard of Mormonism). If others need the help of a favorite commentator to get them to heaven, they are free to use their assistance. However, they are not the rule by which one shall pass judgement on those who question the credibility of these men and their doctrines to which people subscribe. |
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| 8/2/07 1:26 AM |
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Donnie,
I cannot judge you and I don't know what all you are wrapped up in, but we're not talking about becoming a monk or saying prayers 24/7. I don't see in the Bible where God is going to give up on you just because you've gotten yourself into a hectic schedule. On the contrary, I think He can help you get better organized. I was pondering this article more and I began to have many thoughts about the creation account in Genesis. God made a good model for us there. He worked six days and rested on the seventh. I hope and pray you have one day to at least relax from your regular weekly job obligations. Can you take time for worship one day a week for an hour or two(not necessarily sunday, but a day that would be most convenient)? Daily devotion is good also. Take time frequently to let God speak to you from the pages of the Bible and to pray, even if it's just for five or ten minutes..a few scriptures and the Lord's Prayer. Just some of my ways of doing things to help my spiritual life. Maybe this helps you. |
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