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NASB | Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deut 6:5] |
Subject: "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! |
Bible Note: So you don't listen to what your pastors have to say? After all, they are "uninspired"... And let's talk about Paul's instructions to Timothy, since you brought them up. "An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, ABLE TO TEACH" --1 Timothy 3:2 "Prescribe and TEACH these things." --1 Timothy 4:11 "Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and TEACHING." --1 Timothy 4:13 "Pay close attention to yourself and to your TEACHING; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you." --1 Timothy 4:16 "The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and TEACHING." --1 Timothy 5:17 "INSTRUCT those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. INSTRUCT them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share" --1 Timothy 6:17-18 "The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to TEACH others also." --2 Timothy 2:2 Hmmm...seems that Paul understands that some men are indeed to teach, wouldn't you say? And these are not HUMAN teachings, despite the fact that the teachers are human. Let's look at one more, just for kicks: "The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will." --2 Timothy 2:24-26 Seems to me that this passage implies that there are some in the church who can be WRONG on doctrine. Seems that God didn't set it up to be "just me, my Bible, and the Holy Spirit." Now you are not answering my specific questions regarding your own beliefs, but you seem to have a real problem with some individuals that have played a prominent role in church history, particularly in the Protestant Reformation. Despite the fact that you (or whomever you quoted before) completely got a lot of Calvin's teaching wrong, if Calvin was indeed teaching what is in the Scriptures, shouldn't we accept it as truth? I wholeheartedly agree that, if his doctrine is man-made and not supported by Scripture, we should throw all the bad parts right out the window. However, you did nothing but mention his name in derision, lumped him in with all them "big, bad, human teachers," misrepresented his theology, and spent the afternoon saying that one should not listen to teachers and their creeds (no matter how Bible-based they are). Pretty unscriptural, considering the verses above... --Joe! |