From: Graham Budd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> woops!! sent this accidentally...not finished, so will, with your indulgence, carry on...
In other words, what we think we bring by ourselves to the Bible is coloured by our background, part of which was painfully worked out by many Christians in previous centuries, in prayer and thought and practical reflection. jt: I don't think so Graham; we are to subject ourselves to the Word of God rather than the other way around; also we are to be Berean and check all tradition by the scriptures rather than the way you present it here. gb: What I want to say out of this is: the Church is ours; and the Church is us. Its failures are our failures; and its successes ours too. jt: Not the church I'm part of; my Church belongs to the one who purchased it with his blood, that is the Lord Jesus Christ and he is the one who is building it. gb: And its teaching through the ages; and its reception. We teach, and we listen too. jt: He teaches and his sheep hear his voice. Listening to everything coming down the pike and adding to it just puts one on the broad ramp. gb: So, to cut ourselves off from the Church is to be divorced from ourselves; and so we cannot stand. jt: To separate from apostasy is a good thing; it's not good to be found with a lie in your right hand. judyt God allows the devil to raise up heretics to make his people study ---------- "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.
