Dean Moore
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> Date: 1/5/2004 8:12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Extra-Biblical Revelation
>
> David wrote:
>
> The Bible is not what Jesus promised would guide us into all truth. The
> Holy Spirit is the promised teacher, counselor, comforter, advocate, and
> the one that will guide us into all truth. The Bible certainly has
> functioned in the lives of many of us to bring us to truth, but
> ultimately the Bible points us to the Holy Spirit which is the true
> promise of Christ. We are to receive the Living Word not the Written
> Word. Our lives should be focused upon the Spirit rather than the
> Letter. Use the Letter for correction and instruction, and in all
> matters pertaining to sound doctrine, but let our lives be focused upon
> the Spirit of Christ that we may live and walk in the Spirit.
>
> Blaine:
> Well said, David. Your commentary is truly a thing of beauty--In fact, I
> have seldom seen it worded so nicely. (:>)
> But hope you don't mind me adding a few thoughts. That which is
> observable to the five senses is heavily emphasized by the old law
> (bearing false witness, adultry, murder, worshipping idols, showing
> disrespect to parents, stealing, etc) whereas that which is internally
> experienced is emphasized by the higher law of Jesus Christ (anger
> control, not lusting, loving one's neighbor, control of thoughts, etc)
> Not controlling these internal motives/emotions tends to destroy one's
> spiritual sensitivity, therefore it sins against the body. HATRED, ENVY,
> JEALOUSY, LUST, GREED, PRIDE, etc, all affect the body in subtle but
> nevertheless important ways, but all have the net effect of diminishing
> one's sensitivity to the spirit of the Holy Ghost. Some persons I have
> known are apparently so hardened they can wave other people's sacred
> clothing in public, blow their nose in it, etc. People who do that show
> themselves clearly to be in the bonds of sin, according to the standards
> of the higher law, although it might be difficult to show that they had
> broken a more observable law according to the old code. As the saying
> goes, as a man thinketh, so is he.
Dean writes:
The problem we have with this is that the "old law" is still in effect.Gods
commandments are to be observed not replaced-Jesus didn't come to do away
with the law-but to complete what the law said he would do-He fulfilled the
law. The emotions you mentioned would fit under the law. The greatest
commandment to love the Lord thy God with all thy might and you neighbor as
yourself are of the first and second table of the commandment given on
mount Sinai-they are the same. To look away from Jesus as being the focus
of the bible is a serious mistake. To hold up and declare so-called
righteous underwear-as being nothing but underwear with no righteous value
is not sin nor heart heartiness. It is simple telling those that are
deceived to look elsewhere for righteousness-even to Jesus Christ.
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