Perry wrote: > I think "silence of scripture" has it's place. > Mormonism is an example. Why create > doctrines where none exist? How about > baptism for the dead, polygamy, secret temple > ceremonies with secret handshakes, signs, > penalties, tokens, god was once a man, men > will become gods, mary was not a virgin (in the > traditional sense, not the mormon sense), god is > from the planet kolob (or, a planet near the star > Kolob), satan is jesus' brother, just to name a few. > If the Bible does not say these things are so, why > invent them? Where the Bible was silent, perhaps > JS should have been also!
Surely you realize that the apostles also had this same problem. They never argued that silence of Scripture was the way to deal with it. That would limit our ability to understand. Instead, they kept pointing people to the Holy Ghost and revelation even more and warned them against certain kinds of knowledge that did not lead to holiness, such as genealogies, striving over details of the Torah, foolish questions, etc. In fact, if you remember, James encouraged believers to pray for wisdom instead of searching the Scriptures, and John told believers that the Spirit would lead them into truth. It is ironic that the Silence of Scripture hermeneutic is not taught anywhere in Scripture! Therefore, it too is extra-Biblical. It might seem like you simplify the investigation into truth with it, but in reality one squelches truth. Perry wrote: > I do beleive that the scriptures contain all > knowledge and truth in that it provides all > knowledge and truth regarding spiritual things, No way. Even Paul speaks of a man going into the third heaven and receiving knowledge that was not lawful to utter. John bears similar testimony in the book of Revelation, being forbidden to write certain things that he heard. Apparently you have not yet had experiences like this yourself. Perry wrote: > those things necessary to know God to the extent > to which He has revealed himself, to understand faith, > grace, and gain slavation...things like these. In terms of dealing sufficiently with these essentials, sure, the Scriptures are sufficient, but there are many things God speaks about which are not recorded in Scripture. Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit to reveal these things to the believer. If one believes the Scriptures, then he will be led to receive the Holy Spirit and receive extra-Biblical revelation. Either that, or he will explain away the Scriptures that would lead him to receive the Holy Spirit. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "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.
