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1 | Praying to Mary isn't worship? | Bible general Archive 1 | gracefull | 71307 | ||
"I know some Christians who revere the Bible more than they do God." Hi Steve and Happy New Year.. Please explain what you mean here? The word and God are one and therefore inseperable. So are you speaking of the Bible as a a literary book? God bless.. |
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2 | Praying to Mary isn't worship? | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 71313 | ||
Hi, graceful; God and the Bible are not the same. The Bible is a book - the most important book, a priceless book, a book whose authors were uniquely inspired by God, a book provided by God for our guidance and edification, a book that is the standard for spiritual truth, a book that is the only reliable witness to Jesus, but it's still a book. Neither is it God's truth; it is a representation of God's truth. God's truth is bigger than the Bible; it exists outside the Bible and existed before there was a Bible. The Bible is a book whose original manuscripts are long lost, a book that has been copied and translated countless times. Not one word in my NIV (or KJV, or NASB, or Latin Vulgate, or Textus Receptus, or any other existing version) was actually spoken by Moses, or David, or Jesus. The book that we have represents the work of legions of human scribes, scholars, and translators doing their best to preserve these words and more over a period of three or four thousand years. I don't believe that God would allow the preservation of his inspired words to drift very far astray during this long handing-down process. I believe that God has always provided the people and tools to keep the Bible close to what the original authors wrote. Indeed, I think that the Bible as we know it is an accurate representation of God's truth, even if it may not be a perfectly accurate representation of the original manuscripts. I think God would see to that. So I read and study the Bible with confidence that the Holy Spirit will take those imperfect patterns of ink on paper and transform them into the truth of God that my mind and spirit can absorb and feed on. But the Bible is still a book, a representation. Just as the tabernacle was but "a copy and shadow of what is in heaven" (Heb 8:5), so the Bible is but a copy and a shadow of God's truth. "The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming – not the realities themselves." (Heb 10:1) I hope you don't find my views too shocking.... Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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3 | Praying to Mary isn't worship? | Bible general Archive 1 | gracefull | 71384 | ||
Hi Steve, I did not say 'the Bible and God are one'...I said the word and God are one. Based on John 1:1-3 The difference being the book the words are recorded in and the words themselves being the revealed truth of God. The book is not God but the words are Spirit and life.... God bless! |
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4 | Praying to Mary isn't worship? | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 71402 | ||
Hi, graceful; Oh, well; at least you know what I meant. ;-) Indy |
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5 | Praying to Mary isn't worship? | Bible general Archive 1 | gracefull | 71622 | ||
Hi Steve aka Indy.. I certainly was not intending to sound argumentative. I apologize if it sounded that way. But I was concerned because there are many who do not acknowledge the word of God as absolute authority. And there are those who religiously protect their 'book' displaying it prominently and keeping it dusted off and puting their faith in that like an idol. I was relatively sure I knew what you meant but one must not asume. Thanks for taking the time to clarify your statement for the many who may pass this way. God bless!! |
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6 | Praying to Mary isn't worship? | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 71623 | ||
Hi, graceful; You didn't sound argumentative; I probably did. So I apologize as well. I agree with you completely; I have seen both attitudes too. As my post may have revealed, I am passionate about both sides - the Bible IS the revealed word of God, but it is NOT an idol or an object of faith in and of itself. I have conversed with Christians who seem a little confused about who or what is most important, the Bible or Jesus. Sad. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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