Re: [TruthTalk] The TEXT will never be uniformily apprehended!!!

[Taylor]

Love the way you put it Izzy, the reality is in my heart - your words are the best.  thanks,  judyt   On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:20:25 -0500 "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: It is not the paper and ink of the Bible that is holy.  It is the Truth contained within.  Jesus is the Truth, and His Word speaks to you from those pages if you have ears to hear.  iz   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Judy Taylor On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 06:16:22 -0600 "Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: So.... what Izzy says stands. He honors His Word. jt   Um, yes, and does He want you praying to your Bible? Bill   Hi Iz,   I presume that when you wrote the following (that about which Judy responds, "what Izzy says stands ..."), you were asking a rhetorical question -- the answer being, Of course not: "Can you separate God and His ... written Word?" I would like to challenge you to reconsider. If there is no difference, i.e., no separation, between God and his written word, then go ahead and pray to your Bible, for they are one in the same. You (not you personally, but your cohorts) criticized John for suggesting that the Bible contains the Word of God, demanding proof texts; yet you yourself write that it is "the Truth contained within" the Bible which is holy, and that Jesus' word speaks to you from those pages, if you have ears to hear. Would you mind explaining to me how this is different from that which set you (pl) off concerning John's statement?   Christians know better than to think it's okay to pray to their Bibles, yet with their own words, they sometimes exalt the Bible to a status due only to God. The two are not the same: that is what Lance is saying, and that is what John is saying, and, if I correctly apprehend your latest comment, that is what you are saying -- Judy's kudos noted. I think we all agree. Praise the Lord!   Bill