Every Word of God is Pure

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What is Your Attitude towards the Bible

In this discussion, I want to look at what the bible teaches about the bible. The bible is thesource of all Christian theology. It is important as Christians that we know what our

authority is when it comes to our belief so that we can earnestly contend for the faithwhich was once delivered unto the saints. Can we answer the question; why do we

believe what we believe? Our eternal destiny depends on the truth.

Points1. Jesus is the object of faith in both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

2. Those that do not believe on the name of the Son of God are condemned.3. An orthodox view of the bible when it comes to biblical interpretation is the view

that every word of God is pure and is our protection against deception as

Christians.

John

3:14

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of manbe lifted up:

John

3:15

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John

3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever

believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John

3:17

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world

through him might be saved.

John3:18

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not iscondemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten

Son of God.

The holy scriptures tell us without a doubt how to get eternal life:

John

17:3

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus

Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Before we start looking at some of the different attitudes towards the bible, lets start by

looking at definitions of some of the terms used in the bible.

A. Terminology

There are four major terms that I want to define in this study.

1. Bible

book: 975

Biblion (bib-lee'-on);Word Origin: Greek, Noun Neuter, Strong #: 975
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1. a small book, a scroll, a written document2. a sheet on which something has been written

a. a bill of divorcement

KJV Word Usage and Count

book bill

scroll 1

writing 1

The word biblion is used for books or writings in general not just sacred books. In Luke

4:17 we see the book of the prophet Isaiah called a bible or a biblion.

Luke

4:17

And there was delivered unto him the bookof the prophet Esaias. And when he

had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Luke

4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the

gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preachdeliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty

them that are bruised,

Luke

4:19

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

The Greek word Biblion is used for the word book. The book of Isaiah is called a bible

in the bible, but its also called scripture. Jesus follows up by calling the book of Isaiah

scripture.

Luke

4:20

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And

the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

Luke4:21

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

2. Scripture

scriptures: 1124

Graphe (graf-ay'); Noun Feminine, Strong #: 1124

1. a writing, thing written2. the Scripture, used to denote either the book itself, or its contents

3. a certain portion or section of the Holy Scripture


scripture 51

The word scripture refers to the sacred and holy writings in the bible. The word scripture

is not just referring to writings in general, but the sacred word of God in writing. Theword scripture is used by Romans 3:2 and II Timothy 3:16 when referring to the Old

Testament and II Peter 3:16 when referring to Pauls writings.

II Timothy But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured


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3:14 of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

II Timothy

3:15

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are ableto make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

II Timothy

3:16

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,

for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

II Timothy3:17

That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all goodworks.

Salvation comes through faith in Christ Jesus, and the holy scriptures in the Old

Testament testify to that. As a matter of fact, every time the New Testament refers to the

Law, or the prophets, or any Old Testament scriptures, there is an emphasis put on thefact that Jesus is the object of faith in all the scriptures.

Luke

24:25

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets

have spoken:

Luke

24:26

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

Luke24:27

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all thescriptures the things concerning himself.

Bible prophecy authenticates the sovereignty of God.

John

5:39

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which

testify of me.

Bible prophecy equips humanity for the days in which they live.

Acts

10:43

To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in

him shall receive remission of sins.

Acts

10:44

While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the

word.

Worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Acts18:27

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciplesto receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through

grace:

Acts

18:28

For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that

Jesus was Christ.

Bible prophecy saves souls.

I Corinthians

15:3

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ

died for our sins according to the scriptures;

I Corinthians

15:4

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the

scriptures:

I Corinthians

15:5

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

I Corinthians

15:6

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the

greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

The Old Testament scriptures testify of Jesus, and that is the point being made throughout

the bible. Jesus is the Jewish Messiah. But there are some who want to take thesescriptures to try discredit the New Testament from being called scripture. Satan wants to


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take away the focus that Jesus is the object of faith in the Old Testament, and put the

emphasis on the New Testament not being called scripture in the New Testament.

Here is a point that many people want to use when they want to discredit the New

Testament, or say that the New Testament is not scripture: they point to the fact that II

Timothy 3:16 is referring only to the Old Testament because not all of the NewTestament was finished at the time this verse was written, and not any of the New

Testament was written when Timothy was a child. But the text does say that ALLSCRIPTURE is given by inspiration of God so we cant ignore the fact that II Peter 3:16calls all of Pauls writings scripture.

II Peter

3:15

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as ourbeloved

brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto

you;

II Peter

3:16

As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some

things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest,as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Also, in the New Testament, Saint John the beloved Apostle was told to write by GodHimself. Since man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of

the mouth of God, lets read these God breathed, God inspired words in Revelation 1:10-

11:

Revelation

1:10

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of

a trumpet,

Revelation

1:11

Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest,

write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto

Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and untoSardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Even though the book of Revelation was not yet written when II Timothy 3:16 stated thatall scripture is given by inspiration of God, The word scripture refers to the sacred and

holy writings in the bible which was inspired by God, and completed with the book of

Revelation. Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the written Word of God, are nowcontained all the books of the Old and New Testament, which are the sixty-six book of

the bible.

The Holy Scriptures

Given by inspiration of God

2 Timothy 3:16

Given by inspiration of the Holy SpiritActs 1:16; Hebrews 3:7; 2 Peter 1:21

Testify of Jesus

Luke 24:27; John 5:39; Acts 10:43; Acts 18:28; I Corinthians 15:3-4

Christ sanctioned the Holy Scriptures by appealing to them in the Word of God

Matthew 4:4; Mark 12:10; John 7:42

3. The Word of God
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word: 3056

Logos (log'-os);Word Origin: Greek, Noun Masculine, Strong #: 3056

1. of speech

a. a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or ideab. what someone has said

1. a word

2. the sayings of God

3. decree, mandate or order

4. of the moral precepts given by God5. Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets

6. what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying,

a dictum, a maximc. discourse

1. the act of speaking, speech

2. the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking3. a kind or style of speaking

4. a continuous speaking discourse - instruction

d. doctrine, teaching

e. anything reported in speech; a narration, narrativef. matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case,

suit at law

g. the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed2. its use as respect to the MIND alone

a. reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating

b. account, i.e. regard, consideration

c. account, i.e. reckoning, scored. account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment

e. relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation1. reason would

f. reason, cause, ground

3. In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and

power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe,the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement

of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the

second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words anddeeds.

A Greek philosopher named Heraclitus first used the term Logos around600 B.C. todesignate the divine reason or plan which coordinates achanging universe. This word waswell suited to John's purpose inJohn 1.


word 218

saying 50

account 8


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speech 8

Word (Christ) 7

thing 5

not translated 2

miscellaneous 32

God: 2316

Theos (theh'-os);Word Origin: Greek, Noun Masculine, Strong #: 2316

"Logos" is the Greek word for "Word". It is used in the New Testament to refer to Christas God's word personified.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was

God.

John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that wasmade.

The term the word of God is used of both the Old and New Testament in written form.

The term the word of God in John 10:35 is used of the Old Testament as a whole. Alsothe term the word of God is used in Hebrews 4:12 of all scripture, both Old and New

Testaments.

Hebrews

4:12

Forthe word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged

sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the

joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The written Word of God is called: BOOK

Psalms 40:7; Revelation 22:19

BOOK OF THE LORDIsaiah 34:16

BOOK OF THE LAW

Nehemiah 8:3; Galatians 3:10

GOOD WORD OF GOD

Hebrews 6:5

HOLY SCRIPTURESRomans 1:2; 2 Timothy 3:15

LAW OF THE LORD

Psalms 1:2; Isaiah 30:9

ORACLES OF GODRomans 3:2; 1 Peter 4:11

SCRIPTURES

1 Corinthians 15:3
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SCRIPTURES OF TRUTH

Daniel 10:21

SWORD OF THE SPIRITEphesians 6:17

THE WORD

James 1:21-23; 1 Peter 2:2 WORD OF GOD

Luke 11:28; Hebrews 4:12

WORD OF CHRISTColossians 3:16

WORD OF LIFE

Philippians 2:16

WORD OF TRUTH2 Timothy 2:15; James 1:18

The word of God sanctifies those who read it.

John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.Gods word is truth in both the Old and New Testament.

4. Testament

testament: 1242

Diatheke (dee-ath-ay'-kay);Word Origin: Greek, Noun Feminine, Strong #: 1242

1. a disposition, arrangement, of any sort, which one wishes to be valid, the lastdisposition which one makes of his earthly possessions after his death, a testament

or will

2. a compact, a covenant, a testamenta. God's covenant with Noah, etc.

A testament is a covenant between God and the human race.

B. Attitudes toward the Bible

Lets look at some of the different attitudes towards the bible and biblical interpretation

that you may encounter when speaking to people about the bible. There are six major

categories when it comes to attitudes towards the bible.

1. Rationalism The first attitude towards the bible when it comes to biblical

interpretation is called rationalism. Rationalism believes that the mind is supreme.Rationalism denies any divine revelation.

rationalismPronunciation: \rash-n-,li-zm, ra-sh-n-,li-\

Function: noun
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1:reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth2 a: a theory that reason is in itself a source of knowledge superior to and independent of

sense perceptions b: a view that reason and experience rather than the nonrational are thefundamental criteria in the solution of problems.

Extreme rationalism Extreme rationalism does not allow for any divine revelation,divine intervention, or miracles. (Atheism, agnosticism, deism)

Moderate rationalism Moderate rationalism allows for the possibility for divine

revelation, but the human mind is the final judge and interpreter of revelation. (Differenttypes of Humanism)

Colossians

2:8

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the

tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Once a great deception comes along and deceives the masses, those that rely on

rationalism or a reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth will

turn from the word of God and have their faith overthrown by the signs and wonders thatthey can see and rationalize with their own eyes.

John

20:29

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are

they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

When we witness to atheist, one common response we get is, Prove it! Prove there is aGod and Ill believe when I see proof. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the

evidence of things not seen. Our faith in Jesus and our belief in the bible is our protection

against deception:

II Thessalonians

2:3

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except

there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of

perdition;

II Thessalonians

2:4

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is

worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that

he is God.

Whoever believes in Jesus is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands

condemned already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son ofGod. The day is coming to where we will see the manifestation of the condemnation of

those who do not believe in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Revelation

13:8

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in

the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation

13:9

If any man have an ear, let him hear.

2. Mysticism The second attitude towards the bible when it comes to biblicalinterpretation is called mysticism. Mysticism is the belief that experience is supreme.

Mystics believe in the direct experience of the oneness of all things.

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Pronunciation: \mis-t-,si-zm\

Function: noun

1:the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be

attained through subjective experience (as intuition or insight)

2 a: vague speculation : a belief without sound basis b: a theory postulating the

possibility of direct and intuitive acquisition of ineffable knowledge or power

When it comes to mysticism in Christian experience, there is a false mysticism and a true

mysticism.

False mysticism False mysticism is the belief that the word of God is not complete.

False mysticism has to hold to added truth. For example: Pantheism, false prophets,

soothsayers, and those that channeling spirits for information. Also, there are many falseteachers that get their commentary of the Old Testament from the kabbalah which is the

highest form of Jewish Mysticism. Plus there is an endless amount of esoteric teachings

that promise to enlighten those who are carried about with every wind of doctrine.

II Timothy

3:6

For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden

with sins, led away with divers lusts,

II Timothy

3:7

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

The false doctrine that says that you do not have the Holy Spirit unless you show

evidence by speaking in tongues, is a doctrine that places experience above the word of

God.

Quote:

If one's experience does not agree with the Bible, the experience is wrong, not the Bible.Experience is not the principle; the Bible is. And doctrine is not settled by one's

experience but by what the Bible has to say.

The Tongues Confusion

by Dr. Curtis Hutson

There are many modern day books that are trying to merge mysticism into Christianitysuch as the book The Secret which teaches that through the law of attraction, you can

speak, or even think everything youve ever wanted into existence. This book teaches that

you can sculpt your own life through your own thoughts, and denies the sovereignty of

the great and powerful God who created the universe. This book gives the credit to onesfate to the law of attraction rather than to God. Yet this satanic doctrine is being taught

in churches.

Books like The Secret seem to places an emphasis on the power and importance of

faith, while using a subtle satanic deception to switch the object of your faith from the

death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ to this universal force called the law ofattraction.


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True mysticism True mysticism is the illumination that we receive through the Holy

Spirit. True mysticism believes that every word of God is pure and does not add to or

take away from the word of God, but believes that the invisible Spirit of God dwells withthose who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

John14:16

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he mayabide with you for ever;

John

14:17

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in

you.

The word of God sanctifies us, that why we study to show thyself approved unto God.

The Holy Spirit will teach us all things, and bring to our remembrance the word of God.

John

14:26

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my

name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to yourremembrance,

whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Holy Spirit guides us into all truth:

John

16:13

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:

for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:

and he will show you things to come.

John

16:14

He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.

The Holy Spirit within us should display the power of God.

I Corinthians

2:4

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom,

but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

I Corinthians

2:5

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

True mysticism does not hold to added truth, only the truth in the word of God.

Jude

1:3

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, itwas needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly

contend forthe faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

We are not looking for truth beyond the bible; were looking for illumination of the

scriptures by the Holy Spirit concerning the faith which was once delivered unto the

saints. And again, Jesus is the object of that faith in both the Old and the New Testament.

The idea is not being taught that the Holy Spirit prevents non-believers from

understanding the Bible, until they are illuminated; on the contrary, faith comes byhearing, and hearing by the word of God. Once a person has faith, the Spirit of truth

prevents believers from being drawn into the doctrines of demons.

I Timothy

4:1

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart

from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

I Timothy Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;


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4:2

I Timothy

4:3

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath

created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know thetruth.

If one makes scripture his final authority, then he is protected from those who placetraditions of men, dreams and visions of false prophets, or any false doctrine that makes

the commandment of God of none effect by their traditions ahead of the word of God.

This is also important to note because there is supernatural protection for those that

believe that Jesus is the only begotten son of God and believes in him.

Matthew

24:24

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great

signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the

very elect.

Thank God that it is not going to be possible because he that believes in Christ Jesus is

not condemned.

Those who deny the indwelling of the Holy Spirit teach that Christians who teach that the

Spirit of truth will teach us all things, also teach the idea that the Holy Spirit preventsnon-believers from understanding the Bible, until they are illuminated. This is false

because the Holy Scriptures gives promises to anyone who reads and hears scripture.

Proverbs

1:1

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs

1:2

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

Proverbs

1:3

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Proverbs

1:4

To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs

1:5

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding

shall attain unto wise counsels:

Proverbs

1:6

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, andtheir dark sayings.

For instance; there are seven promises to anyone who reads Proverbs:

1. To know wisdom and instruction;

2. To perceive the words of understanding;3. To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;4. To give subtilty to the simple,

5. To the young man knowledge and discretion.

6. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;7. And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: To understand a proverb,

and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.


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And the promise to anyone who trust the word of God:

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in

him.

And the promise to anyone who reads the book of Revelation:

Revelation1:3

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, andkeep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

There is also condemnation for those who distort the word of God:

Proverbs 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Revelation

22:18

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of thisbook, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the

plagues that are written in this book:

Revelation

22:19

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this

prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of theholy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

So just to make it clear, by teaching that the Spirit of truth will teach us all things, Im not

teaching that the Spirit of truth will prevent someone who does not yet believe from

reading and understanding the bible.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

So we spoke about rationalism which is a reliance on reason as the basis for

establishment of religious truth and does not allow for any divine revelation, divineintervention, or miracles.

So to sum up false mysticism, it is the belief that the word of God is not complete, butbelieves that the bible has to hold to added truth attained through subjective experience.

And true mysticism believes every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God and takes the

orthodox view that thebible is the infallible word of God, and does not add to or takes awayfrom the word of God, but believes that the invisible Spirit of God dwells with those who believe

that Jesus is the Son of God.

3. Romanism The third attitude towards the bible when it comes to biblicalinterpretation is called Romanism. Romanism is the belief that the church is supreme.

Romanism teaches that the church can be the bibles only interpreter. The view inRomanism is that the scriptures are not complete, but by means of apostolic succession,the Pope has final authority on the meaning of scripture.

Luke

11:27

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company

lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the

paps which thou hast sucked.


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Luke

11:28

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keepit.

4. Neo-Orthodox The forth attitude towards the bible when it comes to biblical

interpretation is called Neo-Orthodox which teaches that encounter is supreme. Those

who hold the neo-orthodox view teach that the bible is not the word of God, but containsthe word of God. A divine encounter has to be had in order to figure out which parts is

the word of God and which parts are not inspired making truth a mystical experience,

rather than a concrete fact. Neo-orthodoxy would make a distinction between the wordof God and the revealed Word of God, calling the Word of God (Bible) the letter

and the revealed word of God the Spirit-word. Note: Their encounters arent consistent

with one another.

Quote from gotquestions.org:

Neo-orthodoxy further teaches that Scripture is not the only form of revelation, but thatrevelation can be directly obtained from God, for God is still speaking / revealing at

present. This explains the phenomenon known as the prophetic ministry which hasbecome the norm in some charismatic churches.

If the church has come to a point where it believes that truth is relative to the

interpretation of each individual or minister and that God is still declaring new revelation,

then it is sure to lose the truth.http://www.gotquestions.org/neoorthodoxy.html

5. Cults Cults teach that the bible plus something else is supreme. Cults teach that thebible is incomplete. The bible plus the writing of the founder of the cult have equalauthority. The bible is interoperated by the other writing. For example, Mormons put the

book of Mormon on equal authority with the bible.

1. So we spoke about rationalism which is a reliance on reason as the basis for

establishment of religious truth and does not allow for any divine revelation, divine

intervention, or miracles.

2. Then we spoke about false mysticism which is the belief that the word of God is not

complete, but believes that the bible has to hold to added truth attained through subjectiveexperience.

3. Then we spoke on Romanism which teaches that the church can be the bibles only

interpreter. The view in Romanism is that the scriptures are not complete, but by meansof apostolic succession, the Pope has final authority on the meaning of scripture.

4. Those who hold the neo-orthodox view teach that the bible is not the word of God, butcontains the word of God. A divine encounter has to be had in order to figure out which

parts is the word of God.
http://www.gotquestions.org/neoorthodoxy.htmlhttp://www.gotquestions.org/neoorthodoxy.htmlhttp://www.gotquestions.org/neoorthodoxy.html


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5. Cults teach that the bible plus something else is supreme. Cults teach that the bible is

incomplete. The bible plus the writing of the founder of the cult have equal authority.

6. Orthodox (The only valid attitude) The orthodox view of the bible is that the bible

alone is supreme. The bible is the infallible word of God. The bible is the only and final

authority in both faith and practice.

If something contradicts the bible, then the bible is the supreme authority. Rationalism is

subject to the bible. Experience is subject to the bible. There is not a church leader,church creed, or counsel that is supreme. Every word of God is pure in both the Old and

the New Testament. There is no church creed that is "functionally equivalent" to scripture

and there is no book written by man that has equal authority with the bible. There are no

added prophecies or encounters that contradict the bible that over rule the bible.

There is an absolute truth, and that is the bible. If there is no absolute truth, many well

meaning people will do what is right in their own eyes.

Judges17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which wasright in his own eyes.

If Christians depart from the word of God as being the absolute truth, then what is our

authority on doctrine? And what are the consequences for not believing the word of God?Its not uncommon today for people to believe that two diametrically opposed religions

could both be equally true, even though both religions claim to have the only way to

heaven or teach two totally opposite truths. People who do not believe in absolute truthignore these claims and embrace a more tolerant universalism that teaches all religions

are equal and all roads lead to heaven, which is ironically teaching that the only absolute

truth is that John 14:6 is a lie.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto theFather, but by me.

Jesus is the ultimate manifestation of truth and the ONLY way to have eternal life with

the Father. Its the thief that wants to hide that absolute truth.

John

10:9

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and

find pasture.

John

10:10

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they

might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

John

10:11

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

The sixty-six books of the bible is the testimony that God gave of his Son so that we will

know how to have eternal life.

I John

5:9

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the

witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

I John

5:10

He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth

not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave

of his Son.


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I John

5:11

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his

Son.

I John

5:12

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

I John

5:13

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God;

that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the nameof the Son of God.

Closing Verse

Jude

1:24

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless

before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Jude

1:25

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power,both now and for ever. Amen.

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