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::: veralein ::: wrote:
> Scripture and Discernment In the Holy Spirit, this bond-servant is guided to write the following in response to what you have written. This is done with a discerning heart not unlike the spiritual gift that was given to King Solomon when he asked for it (1 Kings 3:9). > Christians turn to the Bible in order to get our story right. Actually, we turn to the Bible as one might turn to a road map. *B*asic *I*nstructions *B*efore *L*eaving *E*arth > The New Except for Mark, Luke, and Apostle Paul who did not know Christ Jesus > Testament passes along the testimony of those who knew Jesus and His > mission in person. prior to HIS crucifixion and yet were still called by HIM to pen large amounts of the New Testament. > For the early church after the apostles, for the Actually, the Holy Spirit guides us directly when we have GOD's love in > Reformers, and for us today, we turn to Scripture because we know the > Spirit speaks there. our hearts just as HE guided Mark, Luke, and Apostle Paul **before** the Gospels were even written. This HE did to show us that HIS power and authority does not come from Scripture but that the power and authority of Scripture comes from HIM. Without GOD's love in our hearts, there is no counsel from the Great > It is Scripture that shows us the Spirit's There are those who have fallen for the textbook while forsaking the > priorities, and Scripture that shares with us the vision of the coming > Kingdom. The Spirit works through Scripture, not against it. Through > Scripture, we discover wisdom and direction. Without it, we fail to > distinguish God's Purposes and Word from our purposes and words. This is > true of what we think and do today, and it's also true of the past, > including the traditions we most treasure. If the new or the old stands > against Scripture or is used to thwart its central thrusts, we must > stand with Scripture, or we will fall for anything. Teacher. Without the Teacher Who is our GOD, the meaning of the textbook is sealed just as it is sealed for the atheists and agnostics who loiter about aimlessly here and there: http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/213405b65c04ea11? > This 'Scripture principle' is not there to hold the Spirit in chains. It Scripture simply does not speak. The speaking you hear are the sounds > is to be used in the light of freedom in Christ, knowing that Scripture > does not directly address most matters. Instead of demanding direct > 'Scriptural warrant' for a practice or course of action, it's better to > seek these : > 1.. that Scripture does not speak against it; from the wagging tongues of those who would speak for GOD. > 2.. that the practice or teaching conveys the Gospel, and is fully in The heart of worship beats during ones walk with Christ Jesus and not > keeping with the root and heart of Christian belief found in Scripture; during the search through Scripture for something to justify ones thoughts. > 3.. that it turns the focus onto Christ, not persons, ideas, This would be your free will, that generous gift from GOD given to all > ideologies, organizations, wondrous signs, or activities; souls. > 4.. that it is truthful, not rooted in a lie or distortion. This would be known only to those who have asked for and received a discerning heart from the Holy Spirit. > If these are all true, then no direct warrant is needed from Scripture, A discerning heart is a spiritual gift from GOD that HE gives us when > tradition, or for that matter, sometimes even from common sense. The > Spirit has every right to lead us into new things that look like folly. > The Holy Spirit is sovereign. Discernment is our finding out if it's the > Holy Spirit and not someone else's folly. we ask for it through prayer in Christ Jesus' name. > There are some people who could stuff themselves with Scripture until it Studying the Holy Bible is not enough: > came out their noses, and they'd still refuse to let the Spirit teach > them anything. They're seeking support, not truth. For the rest of us, > the patient, prayerful, steady study of Scripture brings many rewards. > The Spirit rewards such diligent listening by developing within us an > understanding of why God acted in the past. Since the same God is acting > today toward the same purposes, this gives us a sense of what God is > doing now and what role we may have in it. http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/213405b65c04ea11? > The Scripture principle is not a substitute for the Spirit. It works Just as each person's walk with Christ is different, each person's > only because the Spirit works through Scripture. We rely on that truth > when we read the Scriptures in earnest prayer. Without the Spirit's > action, the Bible's pages would lay still, moving your life no more than > a dictionary or encyclopedia. If the Spirit is working in us, the Bible > is aflame with truth and vision for every corner of our lives and for > the whole world we live in. The Spirit wants us to study, to trust, and > to shape our lives according to what is in Scripture; to steep it into > our souls, to live by the contours and the world vision of the > Scriptures. Noone can prove that the Bible is the authentic story of > God's dealings with humanity. That has to be shown to each of us by the > Holy Spirit. experience with the Holy Spirit will be different. "The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot > Anyone who denies the authority of the written Word in/for the church is Actually, it is the Holy Spirit Who guides us possibly through > also denying the Christ who is the living Word of God, and who is what > the written Word is about. We cannot just nakedly 'go by the fruit', > because it is Scripture which tells us what fruit we are to look for, > and in what contexts they are the work of the Spirit. Scripture or through anything else of HIS choosing. > Scripture shapes an authentic Spirit-led experience, and sets the bounds Actually, nothing bounds a Spirit-let experience though Scripture may > for it. enrich the experience. It is all up to the Holy Spirit. It is all up to GOD's infinite will as it should be. HIS will and not our will. > When we're looking for the course and purposes of what God is No. > doing, Scripture ranks first. LORD Jesus Christ ranks first: "KING of kings and LORD of lords." (Revelation 19:16) Amen ! Laus Deo ! Marana tha ! May GOD continue to heal your heart, dear neighbor Vera whom I love Prayerfully in Christ's amazing love, Andrew <>< As for knowing who are the very elect, these you will know by the http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/d3b7b57d0fbf89ed? | ||||||||||||||||||
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