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1 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | Jesusman | 199738 | ||
Greetings, I do forgive you, John. I take my faith very seriously. I also strive very hard to not cloud my views of the Bible with anything beyond what the original writers intended. I try very hard to put myself into their shoes and understand the Bible from their perspective. History, archeology, and science aid in that. When I teach others about the Bible, I share with them what history, apart from the Bible says about christ, as well as offer up resources they can research as well. Let me close by asking this. In college, high school, and graduate studies, and even beyond, any form of research paper, report, or type written study requires a bibliography, or a works sited page. It is a sheet that lists all the books and resources referred to during the course of writting the Paper. If every person who persues such an assignment is required such documentation of their research, why should we, as christians, be exempt from also providing such resources? We aren't dealing with a simple 3 page report for a teacher in school, but the eternal existance of a person's soul. I would rather give them the information they need about God and the Bible and even too much information, than to have them walk away with questions and not enough information about God and the Bible. Jesusman |
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2 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | BradK | 199774 | ||
Hello Jesusman, I think Heb. 4:12 provides the answer- "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." My friend, scripture does not need the support of literature, science, or history! We're not talking about a term or research paper. It is the Word of God and is sufficient in itself! (2 Tim. 3:16) According to your theology, God's Word needs outside support and a prop to help it out. That is quite simply not supported by... scripture! You're grasping at straws and your analogy is a weak one at that:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | stjohn | 199779 | ||
If I may add, Brother BradK, having a full toolbox as I alluded to most certainly isn’t enough. It’s rather in the knowing which tools are going to be effective. We should all know, The Word of God needs no help at all. We can sometimes keep an intellectual conversation going by adding some extra biblical literature science and/or history. But in the end, those things in and of them-selves would have no effect on an unbeliever’s spiritual discernment, however well it may add to their intellectual discernment. It is in the end God working through His Word that brings an unbelievers understanding to the point that they see that we are depraved sinner’s in an unchecked fall into perdition, and that we are indeed in desperate need of a savior. That, is what I would call true, spiritual discernment! Sure is hard to drive that point home isn't it! Bless you, Brother. John |
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4 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | BradK | 199781 | ||
Hi John, I agree. If he were merely asking, "can the Word of God" be aided or clarified to the unbeliever THROUGH the support of literature, science and history, I'd say yes. However, to suggest that the Word itself is somehow inadequate is not only wrong but outside the bounds of Orthodoxy. It denies sola scriptura! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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