Lance wrote: > 1. Does the Holy Spirit assist you when reading > Scripture?
Sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn't. Lance wrote: > Do either of you not pray before, during and, > after reading Holy Scripture? Usually I do not pray in the sense of formal praying. Generally speaking, I cannot talk and listen at the same time. In prayer, I am usually talking to God, whereas in the study of the Scriptures, I am hearing (listening) more than speaking. Now if I lack understanding, then I may spend a season in prayer, but I generally set aside temporarily my reading of Scripture when I do this. Sometimes it might be somewhat interactive. Lance wrote: > 2. Do either of you not anticipate some truth, > absolute in nature (God's Truth), to be forthcoming > through the Spirit-facilitated reading of His Holy Word? I anticipate truth that is absolute in nature, but what I hear from John is that anybody who has assurance regarding truth is operating in pride. This sounds like a dangerous doctrine to me. What do you think? Lance wrote: > 3. Do either of you believe that your engagement with > Scripture is a purely natural engagement thus, concluding > the participation of the Holy Spirit is superfluous? Sometimes my engagement is for the most part natural, for example, when I am researching history, or Greek word meanings, or reading commentaries of theologians, etc. This is all natural engagement. The participation of the Holy Spirit in such is indeed superfluous, except when he might interject himself for some particular reason. 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.
