The Bible is not the sole witness BUT it is a safe bet for you KNUCKLE HEADS that have PRIVATE DOCTRINES.
If your doctrine goes against the Word of God, I'll take the Bible everytime. It is the safe bet. Not some Prophet, not some spirit, not some teaching!
IS 8:20 "If they speak not according to this word, THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THEM"
God says "NO LIGHT"!
This is not to say that God can not reveal things in other ways.
BUT
Whatever is revealed BETTER LINE UP WITH WHAT HE ALREADY REVEALED in the word!!!!!!
1 CO 14 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
1 JN 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Ignore at your own peril, for thus starts most Heresies
Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
David Miller wrote:===================================================================Kevin wrote:The Word of God is recorded in the Bible that we may know what is required of us and that we might DO IT!The Bible is not the sole witness of what is required of us, Kevin. Jesus promised us the Spirit, not the Bible. Please try to remember that. Teaching a relationship with Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit is not contrary to the Bible. Let me ask you this question. Suppose we just cut out the last chapter of Mark out of the KJV Bible? Would that book that now has error in it because some of it was removed still be able to be used to share Christ and help cause people to receive the Spirit and know what is required of them and what they should do? Let me ask you another question. Suppose a man believes upon the Lord through the preaching of the Word of God, but he has no Bible? The man lives a year without any Bible at all, but he prays and seeks to do what is right before the Lord. Frequently other men come and preach and teach to him the truth of God, but the man still has never read the Bible. He relies upon information he receives from those preachers and teachers who walk in the Truth and have the Word of God written on their hearts. By faith and the Spirit this man also receives the Word of God written upon his heart by a work of God. Would you think that such a man could not be saved because he has no Bible based upon the Received Text?
Might we not look at it this way? God can use any Bible available to reveal Himself to any person, any where, or God can reveal Himself with no Bible at all. Anyone who knows the power of God knows that this is not only possible, but has been done many times.
The problem with some versions is not that God cannot use them, but that Satan can. Satan can take some of the new versions and use them to preach a different Gospel and a different Savior, eg:Judith. Admittedly, he can do the same with the KJV, but not as easily.
Just something to think about.
Terry
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