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To: DManA
You're right, we're not told everything. But everything we NEED to know is there. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would lead us in "all truth," so that we could be fully equipped for His service. Reiterated by the following -

2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."

We don't need to know exactly what happens when we die aside from what the Bible tells us because if we do as the Bible says, we have no fear of it. We are given no sanction to say "what if," neither in our personal decision nor our urgency for the decision of others.

265 posted on 09/11/2002 9:29:17 AM PDT by agrace
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To: agrace
Your quotes have nothing to do with Sola Scriptura. Not even close. And bolding random words like "thoroughly" (which was not referring to Scripture) don't impress.
279 posted on 09/11/2002 9:47:40 AM PDT by Conservative til I die
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To: agrace
2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."

The "man of God" referred to here is priests. Scripture is God's Word, no doubt about that. But the Bible doesn't tell us what books constitute the canon of Scripture, the Church does. The Bible calls the Church the "pillar and foundation of truth."

Regardless, this passage can't be referring to the New Testament because the New Testament simply didn't exist when this passage was written. The New Testament canon wasn't finally settled until around the year 400.

300 posted on 09/11/2002 10:55:58 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: agrace
Kind of puts us in our place doesn't it?

we're not told everything. But everything we NEED to know is there.

313 posted on 09/11/2002 12:18:49 PM PDT by DManA
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