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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. |
Subject: Faith apart from reading the Bible? |
Bible Note: Trying again ... But first, please stop introducing falsehood into my explanations - the Bible and Jesus are both 100 percent truthful. You may imagine that I'm saying something is false, but I'm not. Falsehood is not the issue. Maybe the word "revelation" is. Revelation is not the mere recitation of facts; it means to show us something. Moses got more than the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai; he saw God. Jesus does a better job of showing us God than the Bible does. Jesus has one true attribute in common with God that the Bible absolutely does not have - the ability to save. Therefore Jesus is a truer, more complete, more faithful, more accurate revelation (image, picture, representation) of God. The Bible truthfully informs us of this ability and provides examples of both God's and Jesus' exercise of this ability, but the Bible doesn't have this ability. What does it mean to you to "have the mind of Christ"? (1 Corinthians 2:16) Does it mean that Jesus is locked in Heaven unable to speak to us? There have been many times in my life when that mind has given me direction. Every time we pray for guidance, every time we see God's hand in earthly events, God is revealed through Jesus. Yes, the Bible is the standard that helps us to discern the hand of an invisible God, but every time we do discern it, another little truth, no matter how tiny, is revealed to us. So I do indeed know things about Jesus that the Bible did not reveal to me. I know how Jesus wanted me to respond to him in the midst of raising-a-teenager crisis. He spoke to me in that "still small voice" that is described in the Bible but not found in it. Please provide scripture to back up your assertion that the Bible is on a par with Jesus who is the "image of God". Peace and grace, Steve |