Dino,
Sorry for the delay. Just been busy.
The need for discernment of God's word (whether written or prophesied) is exactly what each individual had to learn to do before there was a canonized "Bible".
This, like the spiritual gifts, is still in function today.
Perhaps I had the advantage in being raised in an inaccurate church (one that fell short of teaching the truth about salvation).
Once I'd discovered that my pastor was teaching false and incomplete doctrine, I did indeed distrust EVERYTHING I'd been taught. I had to take it ALL to God and ask him what he really requires....including whether the bible was true, and including praying in the name of Jesus....because all of those things were taught by my errant pastor. (God was indeed faithful to answer. And yes, some things that my pastor taught were actually correct. But until I sought God for the truth of it for myself, I didn't know... I was just trusting what others told me.)
God's word is no more (or less) powerful in either written or spoken forms. God's word is God's word. If God (or some other spirit) spoke something to you, it's either God's word or it isn't. If it is, you can trust is as surely as any scripture. If it's not, you can't trust it at all. Period. It's the difference between knowing God's voice and not knowing it. And I realize I'm not saying anything there that you don't already know. I personally feel like you are simply underestimating the importance of what you know.
Love in Jesus,
Kelby
Sorry for the delay. Just been busy.
The need for discernment of God's word (whether written or prophesied) is exactly what each individual had to learn to do before there was a canonized "Bible".
This, like the spiritual gifts, is still in function today.
Perhaps I had the advantage in being raised in an inaccurate church (one that fell short of teaching the truth about salvation).
Once I'd discovered that my pastor was teaching false and incomplete doctrine, I did indeed distrust EVERYTHING I'd been taught. I had to take it ALL to God and ask him what he really requires....including whether the bible was true, and including praying in the name of Jesus....because all of those things were taught by my errant pastor. (God was indeed faithful to answer. And yes, some things that my pastor taught were actually correct. But until I sought God for the truth of it for myself, I didn't know... I was just trusting what others told me.)
God's word is no more (or less) powerful in either written or spoken forms. God's word is God's word. If God (or some other spirit) spoke something to you, it's either God's word or it isn't. If it is, you can trust is as surely as any scripture. If it's not, you can't trust it at all. Period. It's the difference between knowing God's voice and not knowing it. And I realize I'm not saying anything there that you don't already know. I personally feel like you are simply underestimating the importance of what you know.
Love in Jesus,
Kelby
Something that God has recorded in Scripture is for every believer at every time period since it was written. Something that God spoke to me is for me (or possibly for another individual or group) at a specific time in a specific context but distinctly not for every believer and not for all time or all contexts.
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