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1 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | Jesusman | 199789 | ||
Is there some huge falicy in supporting what you teach others? Is it some giant sin that I'm not aware of? In the course of this discussion, I've been accused of throwing the Bible away, speaking for God, not trusting God, even so far as not having Faith in God, and worse. Quite frankly, I'm tired of it. What happened to research and study? What happened with trying to pull out every ounce of understanding from a passage of scripture? This is a "STUDY" Bible forum isn't it? Or have I been going to the wrong place for the past few years? Studying the Bible involves more than reading a text from the bible and praying about it. Hermaneutics is the study into the background of the Bible. Exegesis is a study into the context and language of the text and pulling out the meaning. Apologetics is defending the faith against other religions and beliefs. All of these areas involve not simply reading the text of scripture, but also involves the history and culture of the land and time surrounding and pertaining to the text of scripture. My entire original point at the start of this mess was to simply incorporate that level of study into your witness. Adding in some additional truths and support that may not be found in the Bible, but will help support the Bible isn't wrong. You're not speaking for God, throwing the Bible away, or anything of the sort. So where's the Big huge sin???? Jesusman |
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2 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | DocTrinsograce | 199799 | ||
Dear Jesusman, Uh... so... what was the answer to my question: "Where do we find an expert or an authority in excess of that inherent in God's Word?" It was not a rhetorical question. You shouldn't be afraid of it. As an unbeliever a scant number of years ago, given your line of reasoning, I would have asked that question. That being the case, mightn't you encounter another lost person with the same mindset? As an unbeliever, I would also have been quick to dismiss what you had to say in the midst of all the hyperbole and ad hominem. If you are going to teach others how to speak to unbelievers, it would be prudent to unemotionally and clearly communicate with people who actually love you. The lost people you encounter, will be less gracious. In Him, Doc |
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