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I discovered that the Bible was not the life, but that it declared the life. I used to be in bondage to a book, but the book tells me that I am not in bondage to anything! I also discovered that Jesus is The Word of God. source
Re: Taught by God
Hi Jim. Another good spoonful !
It is important to balance this scripture you gave. We often get fellow Christians who put greater reliance in what they perceive God is telling them than God's word in the bible. I put that to a fellow intelligent and articulate Christian in our fellowship group. This fellow is very strong on "words from God". So what is the listener to do, I said, if there is a conflict between what a Christian says is truth from "a word from God" and God's written word the bible, which do we choose as ultimate truth - no argument - God's word.
You see when I am amongst, particularly Pentecostal Christians, they are fond of telling me what God is telling them about this and that and in particular matters in my own life (what I should do). Now these types usually have a problem and its this, they fall into the trap of NOT TESTING TO SEE IF IT (a word) IS FROM GOD OR NOT FIRST - they speak as though they are God and this is a serious sin. They sometimes speak as though they are the only Christian God is working with and talks to. They assume to themselves which only belongs to God. They are in grave danger!
Would you not agree that before we assume what is "all truth" via the Spirit we should test it first? Remember something, we are still in the flesh and that flesh is not a perfect filter for that which is knowledge embedded in us from God OR our own fleshly thoughts and imaginations. I have seen fellow Christians go off in all sorts of weird and peculiar tangents because they seem to think that every first impulsive thought that comes into their minds is from God and spout it as such and accordingly make themselves god - a great sin. What thinks ye brother?
Peter