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True Christians do not judge other denominations. That said, we all guard doctrine and have disagreements over issues. We are human, after all.

I never offered a definition for intellectualism (I assume we can all reference dictionaries). I have seen this go both ways. I have seen people argue spiritual truth us nothing more than accepting Scripture. And I gave seen others who demibish any doctrine or theology in favor of emotion...

Believe it or not, I have heard the Lord Jesus Christ alive here on Earth....but not in the first century because I'm not that old. As Paul said (Paul was saved after Jesus was crucified) the good that I do is Christ in me. If it were not for God working in me, I probably would never have...

I agree with the last part of your post. Scripture is often under fire - not only from those outside of the church. I disagree with the idea, however, that Scripture is greater than anything else God has provided mankind without requiring compensation (i.e., than any other "gift"). There are...

I was reading a book by Mark Heim and this stood out to me. I do not agree completely with Heim (I hold a Christus Victor view of Reconciliation and Heim views the cross a bit differently). But we learn from Christians who hold different views, not those who tell us what we already accept. I...

I understand (I took the "you" to mean me when I now see it was a general statement). I agree with you, sorry for my misunderstanding.

A revelation itself is a revealing of something. Scripture does not reveal all Christ said and did (by its own account). My point is that Thomas Jefferson is more than his words and deeds. His words and deeds tell us about Jefferson, but the man us more than what we know about him. I believe...

I like your illustration. There is no backstory, this is just deja vu all over again. A recent thread on this board confirms the OP. I agree with you about Scripture. It is God's "love letter" to us. I am also in my 50:s so I can identify. What do you believe greater in your account, the...

And often different scriptures. How did you come to choose the Bible? Was it your own superior intelligence (superior to those who chose other scriptures) or was it God?

The revelation (the disclosure) can never be greater than what is revealed (the thing disclosed). Scripture reveals His to man but Scripture is not greater than God. Consider - Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him...

I do not believe the OP was just showing an appreciation for Scripture. We all appreciate Scripture. This is God's own words, God "breathed". Scripture is God's revelation of Himself to man. The greater revelation us Christ. The reason I say this is the OP was first posted in another board...

His argument is flawed anyway. He cannot answer "what scripture" (how he believes the Bible instead of another scripture) without acknowledging God giving of Himself (working in us). I think most here realize the error of the OP. But when we first believed we probably struggled through some...

Anthony, You have asked people how they could know about Jesus, indicating that Scripture is necessary and therefore the greater gift. BUT how do you know that the scripture you reference is the Word of God? Why not choose the Avesta as your scripture? Why the Bible? My answer would affirm...

Which scripture do you refer to? How do you know that the scriptures you are reading are really the words of God?

A "gift" (as a noun) means "something that is given". God gave His Son, Christ gave His life. But I think for me to argue with you over this distinction would probably be straining a gnat. The reason is Christ Himself is this Life that is given. Christ is this Truth. I can see the...

I agree, @Jane_Doe22 . I believe this is the obvious conclusion as Scripture presents not only Christ as a "Gift" to mankind but also repeatedly declares his preeminence in all things (Colossians 1) It seems that God giving of Himself would be the greatest gift God has given mankind. I...

I apologize if I was clouding the issue. I did not mean my post to be implying. I was referring to your comment to me "Personally, what concerns me is the idea that you accept Jesus into your heart to be a Christian" in post #10. I never said anything about "accepting Jesus into my heart"...

I understand what you are saying, but I believe that you need to go forward with caution. What part of the information that @Heart2Soul claimed God has given do you find contrary to Scripture? Or is it the "method" that you reject? It seems that you are not testing what is actually given but...

No. The topic had migrated a bit before I took notice. I evaluated the posts to which I responded. Scripture is the test. Take what is said and evaluate it against Scripture. My point is we cannot declare God effectively dead in the lives of believers. The Spirit indwells believers and...

No. I mean applying Revelation 22:19 to Scripture as a whole or to deny that God continues to work in the lives of Christians (not just through the Bible) is abusing Scripture. I never said God told me anything in a dream. I also never said that Scripture is not the voice of God. You are...