Lance wrote: > Does anyone (in particular, Judy and DM) believe that > EVERY true believer ALWAYS has access, via the Spirit, > to the ONE TRUE MEANING of the Scriptures (I refer > to the entirety of the Scriptures)?
Yes, I believe that, but with some caveats. 1. Sometimes the Spirit reveals through other people or circumstances. I have experienced an inability to understand something at times and sought the Spirit about it, only to have him say, "listen to Mike." Or sometimes there is just a wall, but the answer comes through someone else. I do not believe that truth will always be revealed directly through the Spirit. Sometimes he uses people, so that we might better accept those people and connect with them. He did this in Scripture when he told Cornelius to send for Peter. 2. You say "believer" which enables me to say yes, but if you had said "Christian" I might not have been able to answer in the affirmative. Faith is something that enables the wisdom and understanding to come. In other words, if someone does not have faith when they reach for the answer from the Spirit, then they will not receive the understanding that they seek. See James for details. James 1:5-8 (5) If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (6) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. (7) For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. (8) A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 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.
