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Luke 10:30-37 Jesus replied and said, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. "And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side...

I'm re-reading a book by Arthur Hertzberg, Judaism. This is a Jewish, not a Christian, book but I find looking at the Jewish context for Scripture important. Anyway, here is something that Hertzberg offers regarding being our brothers keeper: "'Then the Lord said to Cain [after the latter...

Praying.

I think it can go both ways. Spurgeon several times spoke of hearing God's voice in addition to Scripture. The experience of hearing God speak is no less important than Scripture. Both are essential in the lives of Christians. One without the other simply does not work. Spurgeon insisted...

Amen. Cain thought not (or that was his reply anyway) when he murdered his brother. But Scripture places us as our "brothers keeper".

You are confused - I have read not only Psalm 138:2 but the entire psalm. Acts 2 proves your opinion wrong. God NEVER violates His own word.

You may have misconstrued my position. I'm not sure how you construed it. :D My wife and I both eat lima beans. She does because she likes them. I do because I'm hungry and do not want to be rude. People are wired differently. I think the error in the free will debate is people argue as if...

I agree. This is not a God's will vs man's will issue for me. I believe men of their own will repent and believe. But I also believe God unveils truth to us. Not forcing our will but unveiling Truth.

Perhaps because you are able to feel that way. :D Historic Christianity pretty much always considered God as the source of belief (God as giving men the capability to believe. That is not necessarily affirming the negative (that there are some God has not drawn).

I believe so. The reason is that Scripture tells us that the gospel is foolishness to the world. Scripture also tells us that no man comes to believe except that God draws them. So I believe that God has worked in all of the lives of those who believe. He has to have otherwise Scripture itself...

But now we are talking about two different things. Scripture does contain the gospel, but Scripture itself also contains the history of Israel, praises, instructions to the Churches. Looking at salvation then I still have to disagree. To those who believe the gospel is the power of God unto...

No. I am saying you have misunderstood Scripture. God is not bound by any rule. God's commands reflect God's own nature. It appears your confusion is that you seem to hold the Bible as the cosmic guide to the universe, the rules that bind God and man. You can never grasp Scripture with that...

And without the Spirit the gospel would be foolishness to everyone. These types of arguments are pretty much philosophical, like can God make a round square.

Except, of course, Revelation 22:18-19 refer to John's account and the Bible. Your opinion is not supported by Scripture.

Not only that, but he has the context entirely wrong (don't forget the lame man in Acts 3, Peter brought Tabitha back from the dead, the disciples were healing people as sign gifts). If @JunChosen correctly interprets Scripture then the miracles of Acts were satanic as was Peter's sermon in...

"God breathed" as in "God's own words" (even Acts 2). Are you still wrestling with whether or not you will accept Acts 2 as Scripture?

Yes. The post is correct. God has never told me anything in a dream. Scripture is the word of God ("God breathed"). What part of that do you not understand?

How did you come me to decide the Bible is the right scripture for you? How did you come to God via your own intellect and choice of Scripture without God drawing you and working in your life? Do you realize many miracles were done after Jesus spoke those words? Acts 2:17-21 ‘And it shall...

It is somewhat a difficult. If understanding compels one to believe then why the Bible? Why Christianity? I think you and I both can understand the Koran but hopefully neither of us would be compelled by understanding to believe that text. Scripture really is simple to understand. The text...

I think it goes both ways. I would be equally skeptical of one leaning on Scripture while rejecting the work of the Spirit except to accept the Biblical text. Both are extremes (perhaps often reactionary to abuse of the opposing position).