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1 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 172833 | ||
Dear Tim, :-) I quite understand. I will help you though. I will answer an emphatic "No." So you'll get all excited and say, "I got him pinned down... I disagree!" Then let me suggest that without at least life, some minimal amount of intelligence, a common language with your congregation, salvation, the illumination of the Holy Spirit, study and preparation... without each of these things, your hypothetical "someone" will need "something else in addition to Scripture in order to be able to properly preach Scripture." These are only a few of the things that Scripture itself states are required. Even some of them can be broken down into further components. Of course, if you just have a couple of these things, I suppose you could preach someone else's sermon who has done all the real work for you. But that puts you into a logical dilemma, since that is the very thing that you've been trying to argue as superfluous. The need to reduce everything to simple answers is a strong psychological one. It gives us the illusion we have things under our thumbs. Of course, as a pastor of the Word of God you ought to know that you need precisely what He has given you. Nothing more and nothing less. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 172848 | ||
Greetings Doc! You wrote: "I will help you though. I will answer an emphatic "No." So you'll get all excited and say, "I got him pinned down... I disagree!"" First of all, I already stated that in my last post. So, what would be the point of repeating it. Secondly, why would it excite me that we disagree??? You also wrote: "The need to reduce everything to simple answers is a strong psychological one. It gives us the illusion we have things under our thumbs." Insults aside, I simply wanted to make sure that I was clear on your stand my friend. A clear answer would have certainly saved us a couple of posts. ;-) It would be interesting to explore this topic further, but given how the tone is rapidly changing, I will allow your 'no' to simply stand as it is my friend. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Can anyone recommend a good study book? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 172861 | ||
Dear Tim, You wrote, "Insults aside, I simply wanted to make sure that I was clear..." Its okay. :-) I actually hadn't noticed that you had offered me an insult. It wouldn't have troubled me at any rate. "To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men." --A. W. Tozer You wrote, "It would be interesting to explore this topic further, but given how the tone is rapidly changing, I will allow your 'no' to simply stand as it is my friend." I thought you might. I kept citing Scripture and only getting quibbling... so I'm fine by your decision too. Thanks for all the questions, buddy! ;-) In Him, Doc |
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