David Miller wrote: >> Obviously it depends upon the specific situation, >> but if I have received a divine illumination concerning >> a topic or passage of Scripture, I should not relinquish >> that understanding simply because someone else has a >> different perspective.
John wrote: > You mean when someone else has a different illumination. No, revelation does not work exclusive of interpretation. It is very common for people to add their own interpretation to a revelation. This is what causes a lot of the problems. People have to separate the word they receive from the Lord and the interpretations and ponderings that they add to it from their own mind. David Miller wrote: >> The work is to see how it fits in with >> the illlumintion received by others. John wrote: > So the "perspectives" recieved from illumination can be > different from one person to the other , perhaps depending > on that persons needs and where she is in terms of maturity (?) Yes, people receive different aspects and perspectives and through loving one another we can obtain the bigger picture as we put our pieces together. John wrote: > but apparently you do exclude the opinions or beliefs > of others based upon what you consider to be "revealed > (to you) truth. " Yes, sometimes the opinions and beliefs of others are wrong and must be rejected. We should always receive the opinion of God over the opinion of men. John wrote: > You believe that we are still under law > and I do not. I do NOT believe that WE are still under law. I certainly am not under law, but I cannot speak for everyone else. John wrote: > I consider my point to be from God as > surely as you do your opinion. I have no problem with your point that we are not still under law. What I have tried to do in the past is add to what you already know about this. The fact that I am not under the law does not mean that the law has been destroyed or done away with. David Miller wrote: >> Please keep in mind also that Revelation / Illumination >> and Biblical Interpretation are not mutually exclusive. John wrote: > I have never thought otherwise -- in fact, > I think they are the same thing. There is a distinction between revelation and Biblical interpretation. This is the source of your disagreement with Judy, not believing that God reveals to her knowledge through the Spirit. You even delineate different types of revelation, so how can you say that Biblical interpretation and revelation are the same thing? How can you consider yourself a Pentecostal, but you don't distinguish between revelation and Biblical interpretation? 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.
