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1 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | armond888 | 228757 | ||
Wow, certainly shows our enthusiastic approach to scripture. I find scripture is best understood through the agency of the Holy Spirit. Even how the Spirit of the LORD communicates truth comes under great debate, this of course is nothing new. Jesus Himself said the Holy Spirit would lead us and guide us into all truth and yet there are numerous opinions regarding the truth more numerous to count even within the "Church", depending on our background. I find the biggest deterrent to understanding the Bible is the intermingling of secular thinking in the reasoning process of many Christians. Here is my kicker on this topic and others, real truth is based on revelation knowledge, the same way we receive salvation. Without revelation knowledge everything is up for debate with revelation knowledge nothing is up for debate. Matt 11:25 At that time Jesus began to say, I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [and I acknowledge openly and joyfully to Your honor], that You have hidden these things from the wise and clever and learned, and revealed them to babies [to the childish, untaught, and unskilled].By the way GOD is not looking for perfection in our behavior, God is expecting us to serve HIM through acts of service and not living a lifestyle of sin, this is NOT perfection. We may stumble on occasion but since we are dead to sin it will be a rare occurrence. Rom 8:5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. |
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2 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | biblicalman | 228760 | ||
When Jesus said, 'I will guide you into ALL truth' He was speaking to His disciples. These words guarantee that the New Testament revelation is reliable. No one today is led into ALL truth (not even me lol). This is evidenced by the fact that He also said, 'But the One called alongside to help, even the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My Name, will teach you all things AND WILL BRING TO YOUR REMEMBRANCE ALL THAT I HAVE SAID TO YOU' (John 14.26) Certainly the Holy Spirit leads us into truth today, but He is hindered by our presuppositions, church background and personal prejudice. Yes we have revelation knowledge if you mean by that the Holy Spirit illuminates the word to us. But we do not have revelation knowledge if you mean by that that we are guided in such a way that we are not in error. When Jesus thanked His Father for the revelation that He had given His disciples and followers He was not suggesting that at that stage they had been led into all truth. We know very well from what followed that they had not. What He was thanking God for was that they had appreciated the truth about Him while the great teachers were still in ignorance. |
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3 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228762 | ||
Dear Biblicalman, If you read the John 16:13 verse in context, we understand that the phrase "all the truth" is not meant to mean "exhaustively all things that are true." Instead, it means all that is necessary for saving knowledge, faith, and obedience; i.e., the text of the New Testament itself. It is all that is needed, not all that there is. All that is needed entirely, without excess and without omission: I like how John Calvin puts it in his commentary on John 16:13: "That very Spirit had lead them into all truth, when they committed to writing the substance of their doctrine. Whoever imagines that anything must be added to their doctrine, as if it were imperfect and but half-finished, not only accuses the apostles of dishonesty, but blasphemes against the Spirit. If the doctrine which they committed to writing had proceeded from mere learners or persons imperfectly taught, an addition to it would not have been superfluous; but now that their writings may be regarded as perpetual records of that revelation which was promised and given to them, nothing can be added to them without doing grievous injury to the Holy Spirit." These things appear to be consistent with the conclusions you posted. In Him, Doc |
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