Bible Question: What I am mainly asking is how can we as a body disagree on something that important? I konw that it will happen, why it will and how it will, but nobody knows when. |
Bible Answer: We disagree because we are human and our thinking is tainted by sin, that I think is the primary reason. I think also we disagree because the Bible, at least to me, (and I run the risk of really sounding bad here) is often hard to understand. For example, the issue of speaking in tongues. Both sides, those that believe tongues are for today and those that say tongues have ceased, both prove their point by quoteing scripture. How can that be? We all have one major flaw when it comes to reading the Bible, well two, the mentioned at first, our sin tainted mind, and the fact that we tend to bring a lot of baggage with us when we read the Bible. How many of us can honestly read the Bible with an open mind? Not many. How many of us are really willing to change when proving wrong on something we have believed the Bible taught since we were children? Not very many of us. That is why it is so important to pray before studying the Bible and seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit. That is also why I like this forum so much, it allows to see and hear things I might not have ever thought about. I do believe that it is God's will for us to be one, and if we all were lead wholly by the Spirit, we would be, God is big enough to do that. But I kinda doubt it will happen on this earth. later...wdc |