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To: Migraine; metmom

God said everything He needed to say in the Bible and He’s given us His Holy Spirit to interpret what is in the Bible-with careful and prayerful study. There isn’t anything more left to say. And, quite frankly, we should be thankful He told us what He did. People have an arrogant way of thinking God should respond to them.

If you feel you need more, you might want to become a Mormon or Jehovah Witness.


6 posted on 08/06/2017 11:58:33 AM PDT by HarleyD (Ecc 10:2 A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left.)
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To: HarleyD

Or possibly Roman Catholic.
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7 posted on 08/06/2017 1:24:47 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: HarleyD
If you feel you need more, you might want to become a Mormon or Jehovah Witness.

Nice snark.
Nope, w. the mormons and j-dubs, the thinking has already been done.
I am more interested in the Holy Spirit "guiding us into all truth", as it says in John 16. I notice that happening whenever I am puzzled about what to do next, or how to respond to someone who thinks they know everything already, in my prayers, I get answers to those specific kinds of questions. And when I get such guidance, I am always impressed with how intensely personal God can be.
The reason I regard this as new revelation is because it is so personally and situationally specific. And yes, such revelations must always comport perfectly with Scripture. And no, such personal revelations are not even akin to the actual Scriptures themselves. I am simply saying that it is an error to state that all revelation from God ceased when the Scriptures were compiled. There is not an ounce of Scripture to support that position,.

Many of our most treasured hymns and compositions ("When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder", "It is Well with My Soul", Handel's "Messiah", etc.), came into being in times of great need in the lives of the composers, who testify that the words and the tunes came to them, almost instantly. They were attentive to the Lord, and He gifted them the wonderful expressions of Scriptural truths in new and inspiring ways.

9 posted on 08/06/2017 3:52:19 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great- -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: HarleyD
"God said everything He needed to say in the Bible"

Can you show me this in the Bible? Which prophet said there would be a Bible and it would be all there needs to be? Or is this just something that you made up?

When you say God can't speak to man or bring about new scripture, you are in fact, denying the power of God. The Bible is only the Bible because some Catholic bishop said it was.

Rev 11 speaks of two prophets in the last days, just before Jesus' second coming that would stand before God, and then prophesy. Their words that will be written down are scripture.

and He’s given us His Holy Spirit to interpret what is in the Bible-with careful and prayerful study. There isn’t anything more left to say. And, quite frankly, we should be thankful He told us what He did. People have an arrogant way of thinking God should respond to them.

Yea, and that careful prayerful study has yielded 2000 years of wars, bloodshed, and burning people at the stake. And thousands of denominations and fighting over who's right which lasts till this very day. It is not arrogant at all to wish for God to respond. He promised He would. I'm a little shocked at the conclusion you've come to as to the nature of God. Are you sure you're not worshiping Zeus?

If you feel you need more, because the Holy Ghost is telling you there IS more, you might want to become a Mormon.

There fixed it! :)
16 posted on 08/07/2017 8:17:45 AM PDT by StormPrepper
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