[RnMomof7]

Let the reader then remember, that I am not now treating of the covenant by which God adopted the children of Abraham, or of that branch of doctrine by which, as founded in Christ, believers have, properly speaking, been in all ages separated from the profane heathen. I am only showing that it is necessary to apply to Scripture, in order to learn the sure marks which distinguish God, as the Creator of the world, from the whole herd of fictitious gods.

My first thought is on this passage..God first delt with men directly and now thorugh His written word...

I completed a book by Sproul recently where he (teaching on the idea of seening God through "media") made the point that When we look at nature we see God..but it is a limited view...and that He revealed Himself more through His written word. But our "picture" of Him will not be complete untill we see Him...am I getting this right??

[carton253]

Having survived my initial years in "charismania" where revelation displaces the Word and prooftexting is the only Word we got... I say thank God for the written Word.

In the last 6 years, there has been much correction in my theology. It's hard to go from thinking you understand to realizing you don't know anything at all.

Sometimes I read the Word without the charasmatic spin and wonder how did I get so screwed up. Well, I got screwed up because my foundation and the teachers and pastors who taught me were screwed up. There was no malice in their teaching. They are just in error. So, I sharply curtailed my influences and trust only those who are firmly grounded in the Word. The difference... it is between light and darkness.

So, I have run back to the Word.