I agree with you. The Lord has granted, to me, a very specific and essential Doctrine . . . I see it very plainly, though very few do. That said, I am much ignorant about the Bible as a whole. And while I would say that this Doctrine that I have mentioned, is the Core of the Bible, I am still able to say that I know very little of it as a whole. It is this way that I am able to say that I need the thoughts and ideas of others so as to hold a more complete picture of the Lord's Perfect Plan.
I need others. That's all there is to it. But what I do not need is another (equal) human attempting to belittle or berate me with words and evil attitude. Anyone that tries to affect my Conscience, the very way in which I feel about myself, that is not a person worth spending any time until they have grown and are able to hold a mature conversation.
yes I agree . I think correction doesn’t have to be like that and we don’t even need to take a position of correcting others as if we have some authority over them . But correct thinking comes when we are in his word and like your saying the thoughts are flowing from all the participants
I think often we take personally when others don’t agree , or if they show us a scripture or parable or teaching we maybe didn’t notice , if we’re able to remain in a state of peace I personally believe the word will work itself out and then no one has to be “ right “ and no one else needs be “wrong”
but it’s more about coming close spiritually in our understanding of the gospel and sharing the thkngs we believe from the gospel with others
I’m in the same position you are brother , I’m very hungry for the word and I don’t personally care where it comes from or who had the right answer I’m wanting to make my own understanding more complete , and the way for me to do that I feel is to just engage , listen and speak with others in that same boat knowing some things they have learned but understanding there’s a whole lot of scripture in the Bible and what we understood ten years ago is. Or the same as what we understand now
I think the perfect mind in Christ is how Paul preached it never quite reaching perfection but having the mind and heart firmly fixed on the hope Christ offers in the gospel so as Timorese on each day forgetting the ones behind and looking forward to the ones ahead in those promises
we’re always learning and growing until we refuse to hear that stunts our growth sometimes pride , sometimes vanity in thinking of ones “high position” in Christ , sometimes self righteousness causes it ect but the worst thing I feel we can do is shut our ears to the gospel and often another brother or sister in Christ might have an answer to something we haven’t come to yet which helps us grow and not have to work alone in it