Subject: Where do I find Paul's death in Rome? |
Bible Note: Brother Hank, I do agree. It is probably safe to read anything if one is careful to compare it with scripture and dispose of it according to how it comports. Two cautions I should add though. In agreeing that extra-Biblical readings should be taken with a grain of salt, I would say that having to take a grain of salt too too often can lead to hypertension. The second point is that, with the press of time that we experience today, we often have to choose what we read, the Bible or some other book. There is a judgment to be made on how we divide not only the word but also our time. A third caution is not really mine but Paul’s. There are other types of readings in the world. We should (1 Tim 1:4) Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. (1 Tim 4:7) But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. (2Ti 4:4) (Some) turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (Tit 1:14) fables, and commandments of men, (can) turn (us) from the truth. Let me also say that with so many authors of yesterday and today saying so many things, one can possibly become confused. Otherwise one must spend a lot of time sifting error from truth. The Bible writers, on the other hand, they do not contradict each other. Having said all that, I am not saying that all non-Biblical writing is dangerous. For example, a word to the wise is enough. |