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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: Hi Cheri, I don't argue for or against certain gifts at this point. My understanding has changed because of arguments given which go beyond scripture to validate the teachings. My position is, I'm not sure :-) So I continue to look at the scriptures and the arguments laid out by mankind for their teachings to see if they line up with scripture. For me, once we began to leave the doctrine of sola Scriptura I lose trust in the teaching. You said "There are many circumstances today that don't seem to be addressed in the Bible as fully (or at all) and they need to be." Humm... so Cheri or Steve or Joe etc... has the ability and knowledge and authority to determine what needs to be in the word of God? If this is your reasoning Cheri then it has no scriptural proof or foundation to establish the proper understanding of the passage in question nor activity of the gifts in the church today. Can you see that? There is nothing that needs to be explained today that God did not explain in His word. Sorry but that is assuming mankind knows what needs to be or should have been explained or that there is something that is needed that God didn't provide to us. Our questions and/or inability to understand is not the determining factor of what is or is not in the word of God. We have the RC Church, JW's, Mormons, etc... and even the straw man arguments from mainstream protestant churches that find themselves in error today because they go outside of God's word and/or think that God's word is not sufficient as He deemed it so. These are the results of man deciding what is or should be the truth and look how far off the mark they get. What do the Scriptures say? That should be our question and when Scripture no longer speaks on the matter then surely we began teaching the precepts of men. Just my opinion :-) Steve |