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To: Cvengr
If you don't find Scripture to be veritable nor to contain the Word, then how does God reveal Himself to you?

In acts of mercy and love. For that is not in our nature, nor is it to be found in nature itself. Rather it is not of this world.

But God does reveal Himself in Scripture, when the Scripture speaks of mercy and love. But that's not the only source.

6,565 posted on 07/19/2008 10:34:15 PM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50

I’ve found the Word of God became flesh and is known to us in the Lord and Savior Christ Jesus, who is one with the Father and is the Son of God, the Messiah, and is made known to us by the eyewitness testimony in the Gospels and of those with the spiritual gift of apostleship given by God the Holy Spirit, as chosen by the Son of God per the plan of the Father. all three persons who are one God.

If we seek to understand why He has given us life, then He has provided the Son of God as the image of the Father for us to understand. The Son is glorified by God the Holy Spirit in His work. His work includes the provision of His Word in Scripture. All true faith comes from Him, imcluding our initial saving faith, and more mature Bible doctrine built precept upon precept.

Mercy and love are easily misunderstood concepts, but through faith in Christ we have the perfect example of the type of love we are to have for our fellow man. Not all acts of mercy and love are provided by Him, but many are counterfeit to distract us from His Plan.


6,567 posted on 07/20/2008 2:04:33 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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