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1 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 73736 | ||
John Simply stated; After reading many of the commentaries, I see the trend is that even notable commentary authors can't even agree with each other. I have compared what the teachers of the past as well as what the modern teachers of our day have put in black and white, with the clear teaching of the Bible as the Holy Spirit guides and have yet to find a single commentary that is Scripturally accurate. I am not saying everything that is in the commentaries is unBibical. The problem as I see it is that many subtle errors that have no Bibical justification are found in every commentary, and in many instances mis-lead. That is why I personally put no trust in man's word. Just keeping my nose in God's word, and TRUSTING that the Holy Spirit will give us discernment, and help us spot truth from error, is what is needed today. IN my experience, many churches which have Bible Studies, or small cell groups, can't even do a Bible study these days without running to the nearest Christian book store to purchase Bible studies which are not rooted in a Bibical perspective, but rather in a denominational perspective. We live in the days of an aphetic, lukewarm, and even apostate church, which only desires to hear itching words that will tickle their ears and make them feel all tingly inside. If I sound negative, thats because I only see negative things happening within EVERY church I have tried. But then we know what God's word says will happen in the last days, and how there will come a falling away BEFORE the Lord's return. 2 Thess. 2:1-3 Blessings New Creature |
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2 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 73749 | ||
New Creature, The doctrine of "sola scriptura" is simply this:The Scriptures are the only and all–sufficient rule of both faith and practice. This stands in contrast to other historic criteria such as religious tradition, ecclesiastical authority, creeds, church councils, rationalism, and modern religious irrationalism which often stresses experience and emotionalism above the Word of God inscripturated. The Latin "Sola Scriptura" means "Scripture Only," or "Scripture alone." This was one of the distinctive features of the Protestant Reformation and signaled the Reformed departure from alleged Papal infallibility and the authority of Romish tradition contained in the writings of the Church Fathers and oral tradition. Both Reformed and Baptist theology claim the principle of Sola Scriptura or the all-sufficiency of Scripture as the only rule of both faith and practice. Scriptura Mensura is an elliptic statement, meaning "Scripture is [the] measure [of all things]." (http://www.reformedreader.org/sola_scriptura.htm) Did you recieve the gos[el from a person who taught you what it is or by learning it yourself from private reading of the Bible. Most likely you heard it from someone else. My point is that though no teacher is perfect, he may be used by God as a means of opening one's eyes to unexpected spiritual truth. To throw the baby out with the bathwater is foolish. On top of that, refusing to listen to others more mature in the faith and trained and educated in languages, history and hermenuetics will isolate a person from the rest of the body. Do you go to church? Do you listen to the preacher? Have you learned nothing from others? Or are you an mouth that has no use for an ear? I do not mean to be cruel; but you are on the fringe of what many believe the Bible to say. God has not made us "lone rangers" but has incorporated us into one body "the church". I truly hope you will re-consider your position on learning from teachers. John Reformed |
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3 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 73756 | ||
Have you read the book _The Shape of Sola Scriptura_ by Keith Mathison? It is one of the best historical analyses of the doctrine, and I like his summary of the doctrine better than any I have seen previously. Mathison sums up sola Scriptura as the teaching that, for the post-apostolic church, the Old and New Testaments are the only source of revelation for God's people, and the only infallible source of authority. --Joe! |
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