Perry wrote: > The canon is closed. You repeat what > you have read in the scripture, you do > not deliver new inspired scripture.
I do not only repeat what I have read in Scripture anymore than those mentioned in the New Testament only repeated what they read in the Hebrew Scriptures. I repeat what I have read in Scripture, but I also speak by the Holy Spirit. Perry wrote: > Otherwise, following Revelation we would > have "The Book of DavidM". Which of us knows what the future holds? I am like you in that I don't expect any future Scripture to be added to the canon, but I do not take this position with authority. It is not my place to do so. Who determines what holy writings become Scripture? No man determines that. God does, and God's Providence as it is worked out in history. Perry wrote: > I am convinced that even if we let hapax mean > purely the word "once", that my argument still > can be made. Yes, the argument can be made, but if you accept the Textus Receptus, then you are not being consistent when you consider the use of hapax in Jude 5 just two verses later. Perry wrote: > I guess, since you have dismissed both > the work of McArthur and Zodhiates as > biased I don't have a leg to astand on. > And to think, I trusted those guys! Well, that is the problem. We ought not put trust in the flesh. We ought not to have respect of persons. :-) In any case, I did not dismiss Zodhiates because I don't think he was making the point as strongly as you were. If you are really interested in this, I can quote you several Greek scholars on this word hapax, Greek scholars which both of these men have based much of their Greek understanding upon. Perry wrote: > ... I think "labels" are okay if they help us understand > the beliefs, characteristics, religions, and other obvious > groups. I agree. Perry wrote: > Why is it that all of a sudden "pentecostal" > and "charismatic" become taboo? These words are not any more taboo in describing me than Methodist, Presbyterian, Nazarene, etc. To many, a Pentecostal means someone from a denomination like Assembly of God, Church of God, United Pentecostal Church, etc. The word charismatic means someone in a traditional non-Pentecostal denomination who has received the baptism with the Holy Spirit and spoken in tongues, or who is from some non-denominational church such as a Word of Faith church. None of this presently describes me. I was just trying to help you not get confused by the labels. :-) Perry wrote: > What is not right, is when people use the > labels to deny people under a label their > basic rights. Now, that is a misuse of labels. > Also what is not right is when the label's > purpose is to abase a group of people. > Do you think that either of the labels > "pentecostal" or "charismatic" is abasing, > or being used to deny those in the groups > their rights? I have seen Christians use the labels frequently to divide those who are "charismatic" from those who are not. Charismatics always suffer from the characterization from non-charismatics as being a group of people who *think* they have something that other non-charismatic Christians don't have. Some non-charismatics react humbly toward charismatics, asking them how they can receive the Holy Spirit in the same way that they have it, but more often other Christians react with hostility and consider the charismatics as arrogant and divisive. There really is suppose to be only one kind of follower of Christ, and I think if we paid less attention to labels like Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, charismatic, pentecostal, etc. and more attention to truth, then there would be a whole lot less fighting and division and more appreciation for each other and the aspect of Christ that we bring. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida USA ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
