USNDAD: Furthermore, the PURPOSE of the gifts is ended, so therefore no more gifts. We have the bible and that's all we should need to convince us.
QX: Hogwash. The purpose of the gifts is to bring God Glory and further HIS PRIORITIES REGARDING LIFTING CHRIST UP AND FURTHERING HIS KINGDOM ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN. If you think THAT's totally ended and accomplished, then I think you are in a VERY different reality from the one I'm used to.
USN DAD: The bible is God's complete revelation to man - not dreams, not so called prophecies, but the Bible. If you don't believe that the bible is true viz. 2 Tim 3:16-17, then why do you follow bible at all ??
QX: If you think that The Bible is 100% of God's 'complete' revelation, then I'm more convinced than ever that your tidy little boxed God is far too small to be the same God Almighty I know. Even Scriptures declare that the world could not contain a complete scribing of even Christ's good works--Qx paraphrase. Perhaps you've torn that Scripture out of your Bible.
QX: Certainly the Bible is SUFFICIENT to learn how to establish and maintain a growing relationship with God. AND PRAISE HIM FOR THAT. It's quite complete in terms of those goals and priorities.
QX: SCRIPTURE SAYS HOLY SPIRIT WAS SENT TO LEAD US INTO ALL TRUTH. Evidently the ink on the page alone was insufficient for THAT goal.
And the bible says that WHERE ?
I'm almost speechless. The scripture you brought up only serves to prove my point. "God's revelation to man " does not mean "everytthing Christ did" or "everything that is on God's mind". It includes everything God wants to say to us.2 Tim 3:16-17. If something is "perfect", or "complete" then what more needs to be added to it ? Nothing, I would say. So I will reiterate that the bible is the complete revelation from God to man, and claims such for itself.
SCRIPTURE SAYS HOLY SPIRIT WAS SENT TO LEAD US INTO ALL TRUTH
More misquotations from you. The HS was not sent to lead US into all truth, unless you are one of the Apostles (and I will thank you not to play apostle word games here. It is in the CONTEXT). He led the APOSTLES into all truth, who in turn passed it on to us via the scriptures. Case Closed.