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To: Jvette
>> It is not a fascination, rather proof that those here who claim to have come to their beliefs all on their own without any guidance other than the Holy Spirit are not fooling anyone.<<

No it doesn’t. The Holy Spirit may speak or use many different avenues. I may hear something from someone or read something that rings true. I then go to scripture to “see if these things are true” and then if it agrees with scripture and is supported by scripture it will be something I believe. Sola Scriptura only means that all beliefs are checked with scripture. It doesn’t mean that we listen to no one or can’t be shown the truth contained in scripture by anyone. It simply means that scripture is the ultimate authority. Something like the bodily assumption of Mary is not supported by scripture in any way. Something like the Trinity on the other hand is supported by scripture.

646 posted on 01/21/2012 8:42:32 PM PST by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear

***The Holy Spirit may speak or use many different avenues***

Yes, He does, but those avenues should all lead to ONE truth.

So, one hears something, it tickles the ears, so one locates the verses used to support what has been heard and voila, one says baptism is necessary, others say baptism is not, some say water baptism remits sin, others say it does not, one says believers must meet on Sunday, others say, no, no only on Saturday and on and on and on........

Until millions feel comfortable saying, well, Jesus never condemned abortion outright. And, Jesus never condemned homosexuality outright.

Oh, and by the way, Jesus is not the second person of the Trinity, there is no trinity. Or Jesus did not really die, He only appeared to die. Or Jesus did not really rise again, it was only a spiritual body.

So, if one rejects all these other beliefs that those who believe them have found support for in Scripture, who is to say “What is Truth?”

You? Who are you to say such?


648 posted on 01/21/2012 8:49:12 PM PST by Jvette
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