Wouldn't you say that listening is the key to reading scripture? The listening must be of the entire word of God and listening to this word knowing it is a unit of thought only reflecting God and all of what God is. We are not to listen to a religious denomination interpreting God's word, but to the word itself.
Stuck in our private interpretation of scripture
- Thread starter RedTent
- Start date
-
Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.
If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!
To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
holy moses whats goin on its to late to say oh erm ive been preaching for ten years and suddenly just realized i havent been preaching enough good points about the the law and holy moses.
The damage has been done so what ya should be sayin is erm so then the law is holy righteous an good. FULLSTOP.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELLL YA THIS FOR 3 YEARS.
the bottom line is you can not keep something holy from the lord. You show it
The damage has been done so what ya should be sayin is erm so then the law is holy righteous an good. FULLSTOP.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELLL YA THIS FOR 3 YEARS.
the bottom line is you can not keep something holy from the lord. You show it
Actually, I think the greatest problem on CC is that people post as if they are the only ones who've ever studied or thought deeply about a topic.
Now, of course, there are people who haven't thought about a topic before and just believe a doctrine because they have always done so. But the trick is to ASSUME that they have. Think as highly as possible of those you have disagreements with, on the Sabbath, on the Law, the Rapture, a millennial kingdom, whatever, and give genuine form to that high appraisal by serving others with well thought out, reasoned arguments that do not attack the other person, but articulate with great care why you believe what you do.
And never go into a discussion if you aren't prepared for the possibility that someone will actually prove you wrong. That doesn't mean expect to be proven wrong, have confidence in your position, but if truth is truth, as opposed to your own opinion, you must always be ready to be wrong, because truth is not contingent on your opinion.
And..."above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins."
Now, of course, there are people who haven't thought about a topic before and just believe a doctrine because they have always done so. But the trick is to ASSUME that they have. Think as highly as possible of those you have disagreements with, on the Sabbath, on the Law, the Rapture, a millennial kingdom, whatever, and give genuine form to that high appraisal by serving others with well thought out, reasoned arguments that do not attack the other person, but articulate with great care why you believe what you do.
And never go into a discussion if you aren't prepared for the possibility that someone will actually prove you wrong. That doesn't mean expect to be proven wrong, have confidence in your position, but if truth is truth, as opposed to your own opinion, you must always be ready to be wrong, because truth is not contingent on your opinion.
And..."above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins."
It would be great, Kerry, except the cross asks us to participate with repentance, and your posts point to that you consider yourself someone who can participate in the cross without any of your part in it, or any listening to anything else your Lord tells you. If all you see in the law is what Christ saves you from, but nothing you should repent from, you are reading law without any of the spirit and truth of the law.
joshua 1:8 Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. 8"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.amen and God bless
Last edited:
E
the problem is pride, A refusal to admit you MAY BE WRONG. a determination to prove you are right at all costs. even if your wrong. It is a closed mind, it is a weak spirit (if there is a spirit at all) it is a tendancy to not learn from the mistakes of people in the past. but to make the same mistakes they did, yet say you are so much better than they are.
and to add to what e.g. posted above, some folks are in churches and/or denominations that hammer the same verses or their view of Scripture week after week after week. they may not say but they heavily imply that their way is right and other ways are wrong. so folks come on here and here something different and they push back very hard on that. so some of this is what people have been taught.