[Syncro]

“With no living Apostle the writings The Holy Spirit inspired from them IS THE ONLY reliable source of authority. The traditions of men is exactly one of the pins upon which JESUS condemned the Pharisees.”

Catching up...

Very good

I am not a Protestant, but just a Christian drawn into the kingdom of God by reading His Holy Spirit inspired Word

When I got to the Gospel of John I was overwhelmed by the Truth and saw The Light of Salvation

Peterson is brilliant, but sometimes a high degree of intellect causes some people to be very good with knowledge but miss the application of wisdom to it.

[MHGinTN]

Cogent point of fact. It is an act of the will to believe at the level of faithing (yes, a verb) in Christ as Savior and Lord. Men can direct the mind to agree to almost anything, but when the will is turned to God's Truth, the human spirit can come alive by the engrafting of the Holy Spirit seal.

We have on this very thread examples of mental ascent while the will remains self-righteous in works, believing the high verbiage is evidence of a born from above spirit. Sadly, these are the very ones Jesus will say to them, 'Depart from me, I never knew you.'