Subject: An Enemy Has Done This! (Matt 13:24-30) |
Bible Note: Hi Doc. you say 1.) "The doctrine of sola scriptura helps us understand the many aspects of the Word of God. When we consider things like the sufficiency and the necessity of Scripture, we come to understand that God has providentially provided at any given time in human history all that is needful for "all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience." Whether the divinely inspired writer realized that he was penning the Word or not, is really neither here nor there." ---------- I Agree 2.) "Even in the times of the primitive church, we have clear assurances concerning what the Holy Spirit was providing in terms of revelation of the Word of God to His own. Peter, consequently, assures us that these precious epistles are part of Scripture. Consider the following:" ---------- I Agree 3.) "Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things [the denouement and consummation of God's purposes in redemptive history], be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless, and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction." (2 Peter 3:14-16 NASB)" ----------- I Agree 4.) As R. C. Sproul put it once, we have a fallible canon of infallible Scriptures. We may be confident, though, that God has assuredly provided and protected the Word for us (Hebrews 1:1-2). ------- I Agree Doc, What would give you the Idea, I do not believe these things you have just posted to me? If they are in a response to my post to John, I may have worded things wrong, thereby giving you that impression, I am sorry for that. It was my intent to only ask a legitimate question of John. For the purpose of clarification, before I posted him. His statement to me was worded in such a way, I was of the understanding, his (Johns) statements were based on knowledge "HE" now possess, 2000 yrs. after the parables were spoken, having all of the canon within his possession, and that I was going against that canon. I am not. I am not saying that the parables cannot be used as a Teaching Tool. I am saying that Jesus did not use them that way, for the reasons I have stated. This is a Study Bible Forum, if I am in error, show me the error, everyone wants the bible to be read literally, you can't get any more literal than taking what has been said at face value. Quoting it. I have not used any other verse within the whole canon of scripture, I have not jumped around from book to book, attempting to draw together what I have stated, only those verses to be found within Matt.13 itself. I have done nothing other than voice my exegeses of the chapter. So Doc, in conclusion, please take the time to go over what I have posted on this subject, my conclusions. Then post me back, on where the error has been made. Thank you for your time, I respect your opinion. Vintage68 |