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If we are told to "test the spirits to see if they are from God" and "prove all things" by the Word of God, then Scripture IS our authority as our ONLY infallible rule and measuring rod. This means that we must NOT base our beliefs upon experiences or subjective feelings but upon the objective Word of God.

It's good to see you know that. 'I am The Lord that heals you', God never changes and 'He is no respecter of persons'. Now, according to your experience DON'T CHANGE IT!!

We also are warned more than a few times that there will be false teachers who are able to deceive through signs and wonders, so we MUST have an objective source with which to determine what is and is not from God. If nothing else I have said so far gets through, I pray at least this does.

Is that the snooty attitude you speak of? Like you are some teacher and no one 'gets it' but you? Guess what - 'My sheep hear My voice...".

So pray for yourself that you do 'get it' and stop the finger pointing. We are warned about false teachers from God's Word - we know it, so get over it - they aren't going away because you are so offended by their existence.

"It's good to see you know that. 'I am The Lord that heals you', God never changes and 'He is no respecter of persons.'...

Shouldn't you have put an asterisk right there with a footnote that reads: "well almost never. There IS Paul...and Timothy..."

It only takes one to make your statement Scripturally wrong. And here are two. Another reason to compare Scripture with Scripture to find TRUTH.

I'm not sure where this negative, condemning attitude is coming from other than that I simply disagree with you about some points and, apparently, your pride is hurt. We are all advancing the conversation, or trying to. Perhaps if my words come across as "snooty" or "teachery", it is because you don't like to be disagreed with because you DO think you know it all. I can take it because I don't expect everyone to see things exactly as I do all the time and I can respect the path each person is going down as they mature in their faith. Try it sometime.