Subject: Sola Scriptura supported by bible? |
Bible Note: "Claiming that there are divinely-inspired works of fiction in the Old Testament just doesn't sit well with me at all. It just doesn't "fit." " I realize that you probably consider this a heresy, but there are Christians that consider the garden story of Adam and Eve to be a parable. That doesn't mean that it wasn't inspired, or doesn't convey God's truth. It isn't out of God's character to tell parables at all. Jesus did it all the time. The Bible even says that: Hosea 12:10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. Notice the use of the word "similitudes". If Jesus uses parables, why can't they exist in the Bible? Does it destroy your faith if you find out that God uses parables? I guess you have to ask youself is the Bible a history book, a science book, or a testament of God's grace? I am willing to give on the history and the science. I don't think that was the intention. I think that people have made too much out of the Bible today. It has become an idol for many. They worship it more the Christ himself. Christ indwells the church. We are his body. The Bible is a book. When it comes down to it, I go with the body of Christ. We have the knowledge of the truth through the power of the Holy Spirit, not the Bible alone. I beleive that God can reveal himself to us without the Bible, but the Bible is nothing without the Holy Spirit in us. |