Sometimes not even at the 'last read'.
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: July 21, 2005 18:26
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Re:John 16:13,14
JD wrote:
Do you believe God gives you the writers "intent"
or not ------------ via the indwelling Spirit?
That has been your stated view in the past.
Yes, but not at first read every time. Go back and read Terry's post on
this. He said it better than I have. According to when the Spirit
reveals
it and we are ready to hear it, he reveals it to us.
Now I will say that sometimes he uses our brothers and sisters to help
bring
us there faster. This is part of his purpose, that we might receive one
another all the more. But to think that we are dependent upon our
brothers
and sisters in order to approach God or know the things of God, that is
going too far. God will break that right away.
JD wrote:
You have mentioned on several occasions that you have
no formal education in religion -- implying (IMO --
correct me if I am wrong) that with you and the Spirit
revealing the mind of God, formal education is really not
needed ---- neither is group discussion except for the above
occasion:
Wrong implication. I implied no such thing. The times I mentioned such
was
to point out my inadequecies in communicating with those who have been
formally trained.
JD wrote:
What you mean to say in the above is this:
God has given you DM, the intent of the scriptures
in question and, if someone disagrees with your
not-interpretation (read: revealed truth), then you
can sit down, discuss the differences and, if the listening
student has the heart, he will be led by the Spirit to the
very same conclusion. Correct?
Not exactly, but sometimes. There are some issues I know infallibly. I
have pointed out many times that I know and speak infallibly about Jesus
being the Messiah. Thus far, it seems to me that you and Lance avoid this
topic. I would like to know if you consider it to be infallible when you
say that Jesus is Lord? Is that statement subject to error in your
viewpoint or not? If it is not subject to error, then is it not
infallible?
So when discussing issues that I know to be infallible, then, yes, you
have
the right perspective there. I do not discuss in order to learn from the
other person, but to help them see what I see.
Most things, however, I do not know in this way. In most things, I am
still
the student, so discussion takes on a purpose whereby I can sort out my
own
biases and prejudices that might cloud my perspective of the truth.
Peace be with you.
David Miller.
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