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To: kosta50; the_conscience; Alamo-Girl; Quix; blue-duncan; HarleyD; wmfights; Forest Keeper; ...
By presuming to be the mouthpieces of God.

The Bible is the "mouthpiece of God" and the ability to hear and understand that "mouthpiece" is given by God alone through the work of the Holy Spirit.

You invest the title of "mouthpiece of God" in fallible men when God tells us His "every word is pure" and leads to a correct understanding of His will and our lives within that will.

It's just not that difficult, but men enjoy making it seem difficult. Probably because for some of them, it is difficult and very near impossible to understand.

As God wills.

2,115 posted on 02/15/2008 11:10:15 AM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg; stfassisi; MarkBsnr; the_conscience; blue-duncan; HarleyD; wmfights; ...
You invest the title of "mouthpiece of God" in fallible men when God tells us His "every word is pure" and leads to a correct understanding of His will and our lives within that will

And what is the source of this "pure" word of God? The Bible? The same bible that exists in thousands (literally) of versions, in different text-types, of different length of chapters, with all the omissions or deletions or additions or errors? Why, next thing you will tell me will be that God drop-shipped KJV to Luther, Calvin and Zwigli with instrustions how to interpret it. LOL! Talk about dark ages! Get real.

2,119 posted on 02/15/2008 2:37:44 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg; kosta50; the_conscience; Alamo-Girl; Quix; blue-duncan; HarleyD; wmfights; ...
It's just not that difficult, but men enjoy making it seem difficult. Probably because for some of them, it is difficult and very near impossible to understand.

Also, the more complicated it becomes the less inclined people are to try and understand. Then individuals are more willing to just trust whatever those in "authority" tell them.

2,138 posted on 02/16/2008 8:57:58 AM PST by wmfights (Believe - THE GOSPEL - and be saved)
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