There is no irony there - as once again, you neatly ignorred the Scripture I posted. I posted two portions of Scripture. One said we have no need for men to teach us and the other said that babes in Christ need to be fed milk until they are strong enough to teach. The writer of Hebrews was lamenting the fact that they weren't teachers yet.
As a Christian who has studied Scripture and known Scripture since I was a child, I have grown from the milk of the word to the strong meat. I am a teacher. I'm called to be a teacher by God. My heart knows that and the areas He has allowed me to minister testify of it.
Why did I go to Seminary? Quite frankly because I love to study, especially about the Lord. Theology class brought now real revelations theologically, for I was already familiar with theological issues from my own studies. What it did do is help me to be better at framing my arguments, understanding counter-arguments, and in general being more prepared to be a teacher. Not everyone is called to teach. But everyone is called to grow to the point that they no longer are the babes crying for milk, but are adults thriving on the meat of the Word.
My trust was not in the Seminary. As a matter of fact I vocally disagreed with some of my professors on a couple of issues. They are mere men; and when I saw one of them being inconsistent with Scripture or influenced by the world in their thinking, I called them on it. I guess you can say I have a touch of prophet in me as well.
Bottom line is, everything, even one's own thoughts is to be tested with Scripture. To test with Scripture, you have to be familiar with Scripture. To be familiar with it, You have to study it. The more you Study it, the More the Spirit of God reveals the truth to you and the more able you are to stand.
I'm signing off for tonight. Have a good evening.
Have a good evening too. I appreciate your patience with me tonight.
And I appreciate your Seminary experience. However, I don't believe you would have come upon your theology on your own. I think you'd agree here, I hope.
Thus far, you've pointed out you don't agree with anyone, Seminary, Calvin, Luther, even your church.
This makes me wonder if you believe anyone but yourself teaches the full and complete Gospel. Doesn't this occur to you also sometimes?
Anyway.. I'm gonna let you have the floor a great deal tomorrow, I promise. I'll lay way back - until you've got in at least a paragraph or two. :)
Thanks again..
That is merely your fallible opinion. Where does it say that in the Bible? What guarantee do you have that your opinions are Spirt-guided and those of others are not?