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1 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | 2 Tim 2:25 | lionheart | 155965 | ||
Hey Doc, Greetings my brother.I thought I'd share a few things here as I've spent the last hour or so going over some of the same things with a close friend. This is an issue that can be very emotionally charged.I will not deny ones experience,however we gotta make sure that what we experience,what we are seeing falls within confines of Gods Word. We have a habit of focusing on one thing and we wind up getting spanked. Heb 3:13, 5:12-14 God wants us strong,He wants us mature. We have to be willing when we see something in our daily lives that may or may not fall into the paremeters of The Word to do what ever it takes to be in line with Gods Word.If that means we gotta change our beleiving to get in line with Gods Word then so be it. Love ya brother, lionheart. |
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2 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | 2 Tim 2:25 | DocTrinsograce | 155968 | ||
Hi, Brother Lionheart... You're right! Indeed, one might proclaim, quite correctly, that unless our Christianity is experiential, it is not valid! (cf Matthew 7:22-27; John 17:3, 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:2) We must carefully define, however, what we mean by experiential. Looking carefully at the definition of the term, we see that it has its roots in a Latin word, "experimentum," which comes from a verb meaning to "try, test, prove, or put to the test". The same root verb can also mean "to find or know by experience", giving rise to the word "experientia", meaning "trial, experiment, and/or the knowledge gained by experiment." John Calvin, for example, used experiential and experimental interchangeably. From the standpoint of Biblical preaching, both words indicate the need to examine or test experienced knowledge by the standard of Scripture (Isaiah 8:20). Yet, we can firmly assert, that the Holy Spirit causes the objective truths about Christ and His work to be experienced in the heart of sinners (i.e., His elect). (cf Romans 5:1-11) The problem arises when we use experience to validate Scripture -- or anything else! What we are saying, then, would be that experience has greater authority! The Word is true because it is the Word! Period! To try to persuade anyone of truth based on experience is repudiating the veracity of God! In Jewish tradition, when men wanted to affirm the verity of a truth that they just heard spoken they would say, "Amen, amen!" Christ, not needing the affirmation of men, stated "Amen, amen, I say to you" before He even asserted the truth! The Word of God is our plumb-line, our standard, our judge, our guide, and our teacher. It is both sufficient and necessary for leading lives pleasing to our Lord. "He Lives! He Lives! You ask me how I know He lives; He lives within my heart." is a great song, but it is lousy theology. :-) Thank you, brother Lionheart, for your comments. In Him, Doc |
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