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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now about the spiritual gifts [the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. |
Subject: Am I ignorant |
Bible Note: Dear Brad, James White has said, "The doctrine of sola Scriptura, simply stated, is that the Scriptures and the Scriptures alone are sufficient to function as the regula fide, the 'rule of faith' for the Church. All that one must believe to be a Christian is found in Scripture and in no other source. That which is not found in Scripture is not binding upon the Christian conscience. To be more specific, I provide the following definition: The Bible claims to be the sole and sufficient rule of faith for the Christian Church. The Scriptures are not in need of any supplement. Their authority comes from their nature as God-breathed revelation. Their authority is not dependent upon man, Church or council. The Scriptures are self-consistent, self-interpreting, and self-authenticating. The Christian Church looks at the Scriptures as the only and sufficient rule of faith and the Church is always subject to the Word, and is constantly reformed thereby." But then, Dr. White further explains, "Sola Scriptura is both a positive and a negative statement: Positively, the doctrine teaches that the Bible is sufficient to function as the sole, infallible rule of faith for the Church. Negatively, it denies the existence of any other rule of faith as being necessary for the man of God." You see, sola Scriptura includes the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture. The Word itself is a powerful, explicit revelation of God. It is pertinent, necessary, personal, certain, and clear. How does that stand up to someone abandoning reason and making a "leap of faith" based on an some sort of trumped-up, private, mystical experience? Who needs to find their way with the light of a glow worm, with the light of the midday sun? Is the sun's light somehow enhanced by the glow worm? Silly thought, isn't it? Peter didn't even take his own experience as augmenting the Scripture. "For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,' we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." (2 Peter 1:16-21 ESV) Let's magnify our Lord with a high view of the Word. Other forums can spend their time on experience and mysticism. In Him, Doc |