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NASB | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ. |
Bible Question:
To Joe only, please, How do you know if your pastor/minister teaches truth? How do you know if your church holds to the truth? No church or pastor/minister is going to say, "Come and hear false teaching." Everyone in Christendom thinks that they proclaim the truth. Many (not all) Baptist would say you've got to be immersed to be saved. Catholics and Methodists would say the sprinking is fine. Pentecostals would say that you need to be baptized in the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Conservatives would say that those gifts have passed away. One church says you can't have musical instruments. Another says its fine. One church says you have to worship on Saturday. One says you need to worship on Sunday. One church says you need to confess your sins publically. Another says that open confession is not necessary. One church says that anyone can partake of communion there. Another says that you can only if you are a member. One church says they believe in the free will of man. Another says they believe that God is completely sovereign and man has no choice in the matter. Once church says you can't have female pastors. Another says that there is no male and female in Christ so it's OK. One church says that the Christian is no under Law. Another says that Christ in us enables us to fulfill the Law as He did. One church says that your salvation is secure because it comes from God. Another says you can, at some point, reject it and fall away. Joe, how do you KNOW that you are being taught truth? Everyone of these churches have certain scriptures to back up their view. EVERYONE! So it is not a matter of the church not following scripture. So how do you know what the truth is? In Christ, Bill Mc |
Bible Answer: Middle Ground?................................ Greetings Bill and Joe! May I propose that both of you are right, but that you are both focusing on only side of the coin? Bill, I think that you are obviously correct that we each must go directly to Scripture. We can't simply go by what someone else tells us. Joe, I think that you are obviously correct that we also need to give heed to the godly men and women who have preceded us. But, it takes both! If we go to the Bible and come away with some belief that is in total opposition to what the church has taught for 2000 years, then we need to reexamine what we think. I really don't think you guys are that far apart, one is just focusing more on the personal and one more on the corporate. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |