Subject: I NEED A TRUE FRIEND THAT IS A CHRISTIAN |
Bible Note: Hello MWLaine, sorry to take so long to respond, I didn't even turn on my computer last night, my wife had me baking cookies. I appreciate that you are not a theology major; nether am I. The concern that I expressed regarding your post was sincere and most definitely in the spirit of encouraging bible study. But more importantly, I was concerned that we don't allow unbiblical teachings to hang out there on the forum unaddressed. I might use even your last post that I am responding to as an example. You wrote: "PS: Jeff the Holy Spirit was bearing witness with your spirit that you should not have been watching whatever scary movie you were watching." Really? Why would you make such a statement? "the Holy Spirit was bearing witness..." It is these kinds of unfounded statements that stray far from bible study and deep into speculation based on a whole lot of assumption. So the point that needs to be made here is this. Absolutely God gave us emotion. We are mistaken, however, if we believe that those emotions are in any way intended to validate what is true and what is not. Once again, and referring back to your original post, it is only by God's word, the Holy Bible, that we are to test what we here to see if it is true. Acts 17:10-11 (NASB95) 17:10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Please also see 2Tim 2:15. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |