>From: "Blaine Borrowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> cpl: Revelation is not disallowed. Many experience personal revelation through the Holy Spirit. We Christians admit that God can give new revelation if and when he pleases. But, we have no reasion to believe that he has, because of the many "revealed", "channeled", "inspired" works that have been produced in the last 2000 years, and especially in the last 200 years, none of them stand in light of the Bible, and especailly not the BoM. They are all contradictory and evilly inspired counterfeits. Plus, Jude 3 says the canon of scripture is closed.
>Blaine wrote:Jude 3? There is only one chapter in Jude, it has 25 verses. I found no verse saying the scripture was closed. Are you aware that the books of the NT, starting with Acts, are arranged according to length, longest first and shortest (Jude) last? They are not sequenced according to time of writing.
cpl: Yes, Jude verse 3. Jude comments that the faith was delivered once for all to the saints. Once for all. This means no more. Once. Only once.
Also, in the former days God spoke to us through the prophets, but in these latter days has spoken to us through His Son. Not through anyone else. Not through JS, or Mary Baker Eddy, Charles Taze Russell, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Mickey Mouse, or Shirley McClain. Through his Son. Once for all. The faith. To the saints.
Additionally, if anyone comes to you preaching a different Christ or a different Gospel [than that in the Bible], it is false. That includes the BoM. In fact, in includes ALL works that claim to be inspired, or channeled, or extended revelation, etc. Ever hear of "A Course in Miracles"? It is purportedly a channeled work from Jesus. Ever hear of the Book of "Utantia"? Another channeled work. How about the works of Edgar Cayce (as another mentioned). Seth? The list goes on and on of works that are supposedly channeled, inspired, written by angels, etc, but they are all fakes and, in my opinion, the work of Satan to distract those of us who would follow the Savior.
So, yes, the canon of scripture is closed. No more revealed scripture. Personal revelation through the holy spirit? Sure. But not anything contrary to the Gospel, or "the faith". That was said once already. No one can improve on it. It has been sufficient from the moment Jesus said it, and the moment the authors wrote it down until today, and into the future. It is not enhanced by any later works, although there are many good commentaries by learned men, but especially not enhanced by the folklore of JS, whether he invented it, plaigerized it, or was inspired by an evil spirit, or even Satan himself.
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