Of course there was divine revelation before Christ was enfleshed, God spoke to the prophets throughout the Old Testament. But the indwelling Spirit, the Comforter of Pentecost had not yet been given. (John 14 through Acts 2)
INDEED!
My entire point of raising the scientific issues concerning matter was that I do not put confidence in matter. Matter is just one part of the creation – it is not the full revelation of God.
Indeed, God the Father has revealed Himself in several ways - in Jesus Christ first by whom for for whom all that is "is" (Col 1) - in the indwelling Spirit - in the Scriptures - and in the Creation (Psalms 19, Romans 1:20).
To take one piece of the fourth revelation and elevate it on par with the first revelation makes no sense to me.
INDEED. MUCH AGREE.
My testimony is that God alone is Truth. Reality exists according to His will – His direct will or His permissive will. There is nothing else of which anything can be made but His will. He is the uncaused cause of "all that there is." (Genesis to Revelation)
INDEED.
In my epistemology, looking for Truth anywhere except in Him leads to error. Putting confidence in material things of any kind leads to error. Putting confidence in other men leads to error.
ABSOLUTELY. That has been my abundant and painful educational experience as well as my reading of Scripture.
If you think that "reality is an illusion", then how can you affirm that Jesus Christ came in the flesh?
Angel-Gal: I know Him personally and have known Him personally for nearly five decades. He has confirmed to me by the indwelling Spirit all that is written in the Scriptures – and a number of things outside of the Scriptures as well.
The same is true, for me. Well put. Thanks.
And you don't have authority to determine for the Church either the canon or the interpretation of Scripture.
Angel-Gal: I never claimed that authority. The sole authority for revealing Truth to Christians is the indwelling Spirit Himself:
God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth. – John 4:24 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. – John 16:13
A-G: For the record, A8, half of my family is Catholic. One of them is a deacon. All are Christian and I expect to see every one in person in the life to come. Likewise I expect to see you and many other believers of a variety of confessions.
A-G: In my view, the differences between us usually boil down to either (a) a believer’s epistemology or (b) his emphasis within the revealed words of God – whether the emphasis is on a particular apostle, a particular gift of the Spirit, election or free will, etc.
INDEED. WELL PUT. MUCH AGREE.
Thanks. Guess there's not much to add except to cheer! YEA!