Subject: For Joe. |
Bible Note: Corection is helping for those who will receive it. We do not learn anything about God outside of the Bible that is not already revealed in Scripture period. Your low opinion of the sufficiency of Scripture is the root of your confusion. I still agree that I do not know it all. You did read my post, didn't you? When people couldn't read they were at the mercy of the faulty and self-seeking interpretations of a religious hierarchy. It was spiritual bondage, not spiritual freedom. God is revealed in nature, yes. However, there is nothing new that nature tells us that the Bible doesn't already say. Bottom line: spiritual growth does not occur apart from the Scriptures, which is God's direct revelation of Himself. Want to know God's character, His nature, and His plans? Read the Bible! Want to know about human nature? Read the Bible! Want to know how to honor God? Read the Bible. Want to know how to pray more effectively and intelligently? You get the idea... Peeches, I do not despise you or look down on you as a human being, but it is simply WRONG for you to declare that the Bible which God gave us Himself is not enough for the believer. It is WRONG. It suggests that God somehow "dropped the ball" and forgot to tell us something that He wanted us to know. Furthermore, it is an insult to the Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible precisely so that we would know Him. He makes the book available to us, and you put it aside and think, Where can I find answers?" I implore you to look for spiritual truth not OUTSIDE the Bible, but within its pages. And that is a point of view most on this forum would heartily agree with. In Christ, Joe! |