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To: Forest Keeper; annalex
In any event, if God had intended for the faith to only be in oral form, then sure, He could have arranged its security. But He didn't. He provided for the written word.

And that means that all oral teachings go away? Scripture verses, please...

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3,827 posted on 03/20/2006 12:00:32 PM PST by jo kus (I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore CHOOSE life - Deut 30:19)
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To: jo kus; annalex
And that means that all oral teachings go away? Scripture verses, please...

There certainly are verses that tell about bad teachings of any kind, but I don't need to go there. I have never said or implied that ALL oral teachings must go away. I'll try to say it another way. I might welcome oral teachings as a compliment to scriptures if they are in support of what is already in the Bible, or at the very least, not contradictory to it.

For example, if you came to me and said: "Forest, I have been praying about fasting recently, and I believe that the Lord has led me to deny myself not only food for a short time, but also electricity for a long time. So, I'm going to turn the power off in my house for a month. I believe the Lord has led me to this and I pray that it will bring me closer to Him." My immediate response would be to congratulate you on the blessing of the revelation, to pray for you, and to wish you well in the experience. Even though it is not a technical denial of food, it is still a denial of self, which is the overarching Biblical principle. Therefore, I would support you completely.

3,990 posted on 03/24/2006 12:47:42 AM PST by Forest Keeper
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