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1 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | DocTrinsograce | 191921 | ||
Hi, Parable... I'd like to expand on Brother WOS' post. Preaching is the exposing of the truth of God's Word to God's elect. In worship it allows us to see God (cognitively) and encourages us to savor God (emotionally). "Sound Bible exposition is an imperative must in the Church of the Living God. Without it no church can be a New Testament church in any strict meaning of that term. But exposition may be carried on in such a way as to leave the hearers devoid of any true spiritual nourishment whatsoever. For it is not mere words that nourish the soul, but God Himself, and unless and until the hearers find God in personal experience they are not the better for having heard the truth. The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts." --A. W. Tozer "There are always two parts to true worship. There is seeing God and there is savoring God. You can't separate these. You must see Him to savor Him. And if you don't savor Him when you see Him, you insult Him. In true worship, there is always understanding with the mind and there is always feeling in the heart. Understanding must always be the foundation of feeling, or all we have is baseless emotionalism. But understanding of God that doesn't give rise to feeling for God becomes mere intellectualism and deadness. This is why the Bible continually calls us to think and consider and meditate, on the one hand, and to rejoice and fear and mourn and delight and hope and be glad, on the other hand. Both are essential for worship." --John Piper In Him, Doc |
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2 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | Parable | 191936 | ||
As much as I respect and admire Tozer and Piper, both of whom I have read, their comments are not scripture. Can you instead idenfity the verses that may have inspired Tozer and Piper to say these things? That would be cool. |
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3 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | skccab | 191937 | ||
Parable, Good afternoon. I've started this reply to your request for scripture only several times, only to delete them, but here goes. For many people that find their way to this forum it is because they have a question. If they have a question about the Word and are using this forum then they have access to the very same scripture(s) that you are requestimg to be used in answer to their questions. This apparently isn't enough, or they would not be asking the question. When the Lord was asked questions by those around Him, He had the scriptures too, but He didn't constantly answer 'It is written in Exodus or Leviticus...', He answered the questions consistent to what was written but in a way that could be understood and applied. We can either be so spiritual and Biblically knowledgeable that we are of no earthly good to anyone or we can do our best to follow the lead of our King and attempt to open up the Scriptures to those who are having trouble understanding. Thanks for listening :-) Cheri |
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4 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | Parable | 191942 | ||
I agree that many questions relate to the meaning of a particular verse of scripture, or perhaps a biblical principle. Yet also, there are many who ask a question without any idea what verses may relate. In either case, this exercise is for those who are interested in attempting to rely entirely upon scripture either to answer a question or shed light upon itself. I'm not suggesting that this method be adopted universally, but rather be viewed merely as one option for those who wish to consider it as a hermenuetical discipline. Clearly, as has been so eloquently pointed out, we must be mindful of the limitations of such an approach. Yet, it is the purpose of this exercise to flesh out what those limitations might be, as well as possibly discover its legitimate utility. As for how Jesus responded, I note that with the devil in the desert, during his tempation, he did not engage in any dialogue other than to rebuke the devil with specific counters directly from scripture.....no expositions, commentaries or dictionaries are reported. You hit the nail on the head when you said "...or we can do our best to follow the lead of our King and attempt to open up the Scriptures..." It is the words "do our best" and "attempt" that inspire this exercise...which I offer as an attempt to do exactly that. I look forward to your next post. My next question is: What constitutes a biblical worldview, as compared and contrasted with worldliness? Please respond with the text of whatever scripture you feel is appropriate along with any necessary for proper context. |
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5 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | skccab | 191944 | ||
Parable, I will know show how much I don't know :-). As the caveman said to the psychologist - Huh? Worldliness, I know, Biblical worldview? please translate into 1st grade reader and I'll give it my best shot! Cheri |
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6 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | azurelaw | 191948 | ||
Ah....in that case, we are of the same grade, dear Sister Cheri. :-) Shalom Azure |
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7 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | skccab | 191949 | ||
hahaha Azure, thank you!! and Shalom to you to sweet Sister. You think we can sit next to each other? Cheri |
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