Source or Resource? - Understanding the difference

[St. SteVen]

Understanding the difference between the SOURCE and a RESOURCE.
God should be our SOURCE. Everything else is a RESOURCE. (including the Bible)

Source:
- God

Resources:
- The Bible
- Commentaries
- Preachers/teachers
- Other believers
- Unbelievers (listen)

Other resource ideas?

 

[Lambano]

Other resource ideas?

Experience. Another corner of the Wesleyan quadrilateral. Scripture, Tradition, Experience, and Reason.

(You can tell I come from a Methodist background.)

Seeking out opportunities to put faith into action.

 

[St. SteVen]

Experience. Another corner of the Wesleyan quadrilateral. Scripture, Tradition, Experience, and Reason.

(You can tell I come from a Methodist background.)

Seeking out opportunities to put faith into action.

Good post, thanks.
I remember that now.
Though I tend to define it differently.
Experience for me is some of the wild spiritual adventures I've been on.
Mostly divine appointments.

 

[shepherdsword]

How do you know if God is your source if it doesn't align with the bible?

 

[Behold]

God should be our SOURCE. Everything else is a RESOURCE. (including the Bible)

God speaks inside every page of His Bible every single moment.
Its His Beautiful Voice inside His Own Book....and if you can't hear it, then it'll mean very little to you..... as how could it be any different?
Whereas, when you begin to LOVE God's word , then the Holy Bible becomes so much more than just a earstwhile affilation.

 

[St. SteVen]

How do you know if God is your source if it doesn't align with the bible?

The Bible is a resource that informs you of that.

But you don't need the Bible to understand that God is your source.
You only need to understand who is providing your every need.

 

[shepherdsword]

The Bible is a resource that informs you of that.

But you don't need the Bible to understand that God is your source.
You only need to understand who is providing your every need.

What is the bible's source?

 

[St. SteVen]

What is the bible's source?

It was humankind's idea to create a Bible.
It actually prevents many from hearing directly from God.
Considering the Bible to be a source is a bad idea.

You are suggesting that we go to the Bible to check to see if God is our source.

Bibliolatry: Worship/knowledge of the book MORE than the author

I have encountered some that I thought had fallen into this trap. I asked them, "What would become of your faith if you put your whole library out on the curb on trash day?" The guilty are left mostly speechless. Or, alternatively VERY angry. How come? To be clear, I love the Bible and use...

www.christianityboard.com

 

[amigo de christo]

How do you know if God is your source if it doesn't align with the bible?

let us restate this good question my friend with an answer .
IF what anyones version of what he or she thinks IS GOD
contradicts what is written
WELL IT IS NOT COMING OF GOD and thus must not be heeded . Thanks for the question my friend
and i pray many take heed to the simple answer i left us .

 

[amigo de christo]

It was humankind's idea to create a Bible.
It actually prevents many from hearing directly from God.
Considering the Bible to be a source is a bad idea.

You are suggesting that we go to the Bible to check to see if God is our source.

Bibliolatry: Worship/knowledge of the book MORE than the author

I have encountered some that I thought had fallen into this trap. I asked them, "What would become of your faith if you put your whole library out on the curb on trash day?" The guilty are left mostly speechless. Or, alternatively VERY angry. How come? To be clear, I love the Bible and use...

www.christianityboard.com

answered exactly as the the one who tempted eve would have answer it .
BELEIVE ME , NOT YOU OR I wants to follow that voice .
I suggest a return to the holy scriptures and super fast at that .

 

[amigo de christo]

It was humankind's idea to create a Bible.
It actually prevents many from hearing directly from God.
Considering the Bible to be a source is a bad idea.

You are suggesting that we go to the Bible to check to see if God is our source.

Bibliolatry: Worship/knowledge of the book MORE than the author

I have encountered some that I thought had fallen into this trap. I asked them, "What would become of your faith if you put your whole library out on the curb on trash day?" The guilty are left mostly speechless. Or, alternatively VERY angry. How come? To be clear, I love the Bible and use...

www.christianityboard.com

I knew you were in dire danger my friend
but man this just confirmed it . No wonder you hate with vengeance
the scrips that my dear sister brings .
You would have thought it would be me you hated most
But never do i see you move so quickly against her simple scriptures . That alone tells me all i need to know
IF i knew nothing about you . Oh st steven you are in deadly grave danger .
to watch you on this path does bring tears to my eyes . But so long as you continue upon it
You must be warned against for your sake and all others as well .

 

[amigo de christo]

What is the bible's source?

LOVELY , oh i say WHAT A LOVELY question indeed .
Well according to CHRIST and later the apostels , namely paul and peter
THE SOURCE OF THE SCRIPTURES came NOT OF MAN
BUT OF GOD ALL MIGHTY HIMSELF .
Man you asked a very lovely question indeed.
And this bible , so many seem to Claim was inspired of men
IS THE VERY BOOK by which we sheep shall rather TEST ALL men , voices and etc AgAINST .
Those who l ove TRUTH , LOVE HE WHO IS and INSPIRED T RUTH .
but they will be hated of many , to include ev en many within christendom as well .
Stay well planted in that bible my friend . What a lovely question you asked .
And may all take heed to the answer i brought . THOUGH i did not say it f irst . even the apostels said it .

 

[St. SteVen]

I knew you were in dire danger my friend
but man this just confirmed it . No wonder you hate with vengeance
the scrips that my dear sister brings .
You would have thought it would be me you hated most
But never do i see you move so quickly against her simple scriptures . That alone tells me all i need to know
IF i knew nothing about you . Oh st steven you are in deadly grave danger .
to watch you on this path does bring tears to my eyes . But so long as you continue upon it
You must be warned against for your sake and all others as well .

Don't be ridiculous. There is no hatred for you, only your annoying posts.
Why am I not allowed to have differing opinions, or to object to trolling on my topics?

 

[St. SteVen]

God speaks inside every page of His Bible every single moment.
Its His Beautiful Voice inside His Own Book....and if you can't hear it, then it'll mean very little to you..... as how could it be any different?
Whereas, when you begin to LOVE God's word , then the Holy Bible becomes so much more than just a earstwhile affilation.

So, you are claiming the Bible as a source? (idolatry)

Bibliolatry: Worship/knowledge of the book MORE than the author

I have encountered some that I thought had fallen into this trap. I asked them, "What would become of your faith if you put your whole library out on the curb on trash day?" The guilty are left mostly speechless. Or, alternatively VERY angry. How come? To be clear, I love the Bible and use...

www.christianityboard.com

 

[Marvelloustime]

LOVELY , oh i say WHAT A LOVELY question indeed .
Well according to CHRIST and later the apostels , namely paul and peter
THE SOURCE OF THE SCRIPTURES came NOT OF MAN
BUT OF GOD ALL MIGHTY HIMSELF .
Man you asked a very lovely question indeed.
And this bible , so many seem to Claim was inspired of men
IS THE VERY BOOK by which we sheep shall rather TEST ALL men , voices and etc AgAINST .
Those who l ove TRUTH , LOVE HE WHO IS and INSPIRED T RUTH .
but they will be hated of many , to include ev en many within christendom as well .
Stay well planted in that bible my friend . What a lovely question you asked .
And may all take heed to the answer i brought . THOUGH i did not say it f irst . even the apostels said it .

@amigo de christo

 

[St. SteVen]

@amigo de christo
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Right on cue.
Please stop trolling my topics.

 

[Marvelloustime]

let us restate this good question my friend with an answer .
IF what anyones version of what he or she thinks IS GOD
contradicts what is written
WELL IT IS NOT COMING OF GOD and thus must not be heeded . Thanks for the question my friend
and i pray many take heed to the simple answer i left us .

@amigo de christo

 

[amigo de christo]

Don't be ridiculous. There is no hatred for you, only your annoying posts.
Why am I not allowed to have differing opinions, or to object to trolling on my topics?

excuse me my friend . I never said YOU did hate me i said i would not have been suprised if you did .
But i know you cannot stand the scriptures . YOU sure dont seem to allow that sister
to bring JUST the scrips .
As you can see this church age allows just about anything to be discussed .
But just know when you bring blantant falsehoods
dont whine when they get rebuked and corrected . And for pete sakes
by all means quite whining when one simply brings scriptures .
I KNOW why you do of course .
You already made that very clear in how you speak .
Remember when you left a post that said HOW much deconstrution is too far .
YOU SHOULD have heeded what i told you . ANY OF IT IS . you got fooled by it .
And as usual of course they brought some truths , but used such truths
to plant the real LIE . bad news of course for them and all who sit and continue to sit under them .

 

[St. SteVen]

excuse me my friend . I never said YOU did hate me i said i would not have been suprised if you did .
But i know you cannot stand the scriptures . YOU sure dont seem to allow that sister
to bring JUST the scrips .

It's not true either to say that I hate the scriptures. (the Bible)
But those posts are trolling my threads with off-topic posts.
What you two are doing is wrong.

And I wonder if you are in the country illegally.

 

[amigo de christo]

It's not true either to say that I hate the scriptures. (the Bible)
But those posts are trolling my threads with off-topic posts.
What you two are doing is wrong.

why my near and dear friend
its not what i am doing that is wrong . I aint the one trying to down play the dire importance of the scrips .
ITS YOU . you will find in this day and in this age
that o ften what those who despise the truth will do is accuse others of the very error they thesemlves do .
IT aint me trying to teach THE BIBLE GETS IN THE WAY of KNOWING GOD . YOU THE ONE who said that . ITS you .
And i do advise you , cease and dissest from your path of deconstruction , for it has led you into very great depths of darkness
Of which you THINK IS LIGHT . but if the light that is one be of darkness , Then woe , greaet is that darkness .