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"Only a true prophet of the Lord can discern His word correctly and relate its meaning to the flock"

No, actually the Scriptures say, "And from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man/woman of God may perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." (2 Tim. 3:15-17)

There is one reservation found in Deut. 29:29, "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of the law."

However God covered that eventuality with James 1:5, "If any lack wisdom, let him/her ask of God, that giveth to all men/women liberally, an upbraideth not;and it shall be given him/her."

And then there is this great promise, John 16:13-15, "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you THINGS TO COME. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine and shall shew it unto you."

The scriptures are perspicuous and available to be read and understood by all who believe. 1 John tells us he has given us an anointing and we need no one to teach us, however, some of us are dense and lazy or just don't have the time to pour over the scriptures, "searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify," and God in his mercy and grace gave us teachers like Buggman and Alamo-Girl, for whom we are greatful, even if we don't agree with all of their interpretations or the fact that their charts don't have enough lines and arrows to be legitimate prophetic charts.

The scriptures are perspicuous and available to be read and understood by all who believe.

Well said.

Perspicuous.

For those of you in Rio Linda:

"Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand."

Synonyms:
apparent, clear, clear-cut, comprehensible, crystal, crystal-clear, distinct, easily understood, explicit, intelligible, limpid, lucent, lucid, luminous, pellucid, plain, self-evident, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unblurred, understandable.

What a beautiful essay-post, blue-duncan! Thank you so very much!!!

...God in his mercy and grace gave us teachers like Buggman and Alamo-Girl...

I greatly appreciate the kind words, but, er, I do not have the gift of teaching. A long time ago I prayed and asked what my gift of Spirit is (I Cor 12). The answer was to encourage other believers.

Yes, but you don't see any children on the pulpit, except for Marjoe, who later confessed that he had no idea what he was talking about.

Even Jesus had to learn and grow in wisdom.

Do you really believe that Buggman is interpreting scripture properly? What makes you think so? I believe that he has every right to do it, if he feels called, but I haven't seen any evidence that he is called.

Do you not feel that D and D addiction troubling?

He doesn't think that a knowledge of the OT is necessary to explain the book of Revelation, nor does he even seem to have a basic grasp of Christ's theology, but if you feel confidant in him, so be it. I guess two blind men can find the way in the dark if they have enough time to travel.