Are We To Worship The Bible Or Seek The Bible?
No! We seek the Lord of the Bible, the Author of the Bible, God. Salvation is through Jesus and through nothing and no one else. Salvation cannot even be found in Bible study, as important as Bible study is. Many have tried to study the Bible by the natural mind, as you would study a history book, and have never found a relationship with Christ. They will run into what the Hebrews found in 2 Corinthians 3:14 and what Paul described in 1 Corinthians 2:14. But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 2 Corinthians 3:14 Of course, some may say that this was the Old Testament and doesn't apply to the New Testament books and that everyone who reads the New Testament books is able to understand them. If that were true, there would, of course, be no denominations. There would be no need for leadership in the Church. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14 No one reading the Scripture can understand the Scripture by the natural mind. God must reveal it to them. Jesus said: Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. John 5:39 Author/Compiler: Bob Stenson (unless otherwise noted) Last updated: 2008-10-18 08:35:14 |
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