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To: thefrankbaum
It absolutely does, but God has given us the Scriptures to know Him better

How do you know that?

Scripture, coupled with the oral teachings of Paul, is one path to Him - the Bereans apparently took that one

Scriptures didn't give them faith, as Acts 17 suggests because multittudes of Greeks believed Paul without the scriptures and foreshadowing metaphors.

230 posted on 07/21/2009 8:01:14 PM PDT by kosta50 (Don't look up, the truth is all around you)
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To: kosta50
How do you know that?

2 Tim. 15: "The holy Scriptures...are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus."
If Scripture can make you wise, which leads to faith in Christ, then Scripture is a step to knowing God.

Scriptures didn't give them faith, as Acts 17 suggests because multittudes of Greeks believed Paul without the scriptures and foreshadowing metaphors.

I never said Scripture gave them faith. I said Scripture coupled with the preaching of Paul led to their belief. See above - Scripture can help prepare people for salvation.

231 posted on 07/21/2009 8:09:10 PM PDT by thefrankbaum (Ad maiorem Dei gloriam)
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