[D-fendr]

Or, simply, can His sheep hear His voice? For some odd reason, we prefer to outsource our understanding of God and His ways to the ‘professionals’.

The point is unless you become your own professional, you require some along the way. Unless, if I'm understanding you, you're saying scripture is not necessary either.

[LearnsFromMistakes]

The point is unless you become your own professional, you require some along the way.

One of the things that Jesus established is that you can't always trust the professionals (but the professionals & their supporters disagree, of course).

Unless, if I'm understanding you, you're saying scripture is not necessary either.

I certainly never meant to even imply that. I try to read thru the bible every year, and am always looking for a different version/comments (different 'scholars' bring out different things, always educational). Full disclosure - this year, I am about 2 weeks behind in my reading.