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NASB | Jeremiah 8:7 "Even the stork in the sky Knows her seasons; And the turtledove and the swift and the thrush Observe the time of their migration; But My people do not know The ordinance of the LORD. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 8:7 "Even the stork in the sky Knows her seasons [of migration], And the turtledove, the swallow and the crane Observe the time of their return. But My people do not know The law of the LORD. |
Subject: Knowing the Word |
Bible Note: Beja Let me go out on a limb on this if I may. To all that I offend let me apologize but I'm trying to clarify my position on this topic. I object to the idea/concept of Sola Scriptura because it is an invention of man not to glorify God or to become more Christ like but rather it was invented by politically motivated people to cast off the restraints of Rome. Certain teachings within the church prevented the casting off of Rome without violating church teachings thus having the appearance of disobedience to Jesus and to the order of the church He established. So to overcome those handicaps men many with only political intentions devised the concept of Sola Scriptura thus providing them the freedom to cast off any restraint of any church teaching that was not specifically listed in scripture. That means any teaching, ritual, tradition that existed in the early church and was totally agreed to by all the apostles could and would be abandoned because it was not found in scripture. I do totally agree that man before Sola Scriptura wrongly invented things to preserve their agenda within the church, but I also believe many good and righteous things have also been lost by concept of Sola Scriptura. One of the last things our Lord Jesus prayed before His ascension into heaven was for the unity of believers. I see the biggest division in the church occuring when men started inventing things like Sola Scriptura. |