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  1. bdavidc

    Who are the Saved?

    Of course “dogs” is figurative. That still does not make it mean “evangelicals.” You inserted that into the text and still have not shown one verse that supports it. Then you ask, “Why do you think you can interpret the Bible?” while insisting that your own interpretation is “the truth.” You...
  2. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Now you are proving my point again. Whether I have “seen Mount Zion,” been in God’s throne room, or had some private visitation from God is completely irrelevant. God never told us to test doctrine by somebody’s supposed spiritual experiences. He told us to test it by His Word. Paul even warned...
  3. bdavidc

    Who are the Saved?

    That is not what Revelation 22:15 says. It says those outside are “dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” It says absolutely nothing about “evangelical types.” You are inserting your own target group into the text and then...
  4. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    You keep attacking me personally while avoiding the actual issue. Calling me arrogant, carnal, or blind does nothing to establish your teaching as biblical. Acts 17:11 says teaching is to be examined by Scripture, and that is exactly what I am doing. God’s Word has authority over you, me, and...
  5. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Correct, I am not the arbiter of God’s Word. God’s Word is. And God’s Word absolutely has authority over you, me, and every teacher who claims to speak for Him. So when Scripture shows that your teaching is wrong, that is not my authority judging you. That is God’s Word judging your teaching...
  6. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    No. This is not a matter of me being unable to “see” some hidden spiritual meaning. The issue is that you have not proven your interpretation from the text. Saying “you cannot see it” is not an argument. It is a way of dismissing anyone who asks you to show where Scripture actually says what you...
  7. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    What you are teaching here is not merely mistaken. It is a dangerous rejection of the biblical standard God has given for testing doctrine and those who claim to speak for Him. You say, “I have no need to prove anything.” That is false. The moment you claim that God has given you something to...
  8. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    I am hearing you just fine, Scott. I am rejecting what you are saying because it is false and contrary to Scripture. You keep acting as though the problem is that I do not understand your explanation. No. I understand it. I reject it because your explanation replaces the biblical test with your...
  9. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Yes, Peter says some things Paul wrote are hard to understand. But read the whole verse, because Peter's point is not that Paul was confused, mistaken, or changing his theology. Peter says that the “untaught and unstable” twist Paul's writings “as they do also the other scriptures, unto their...
  10. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    You still have not answered the issue. You simply declare my understanding wrong, call it “no better than a lie,” then claim that what you speak is “given to me from God.” That is exactly the kind of claim Scripture tells us to test, not blindly accept. God said, “I have not sent these...
  11. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    I agree that the Holy Spirit gives us understanding of God's Word. But we cannot use “the Spirit showed me” to give a biblical metaphor a meaning the text itself does not establish. In Mark 2, Jesus does not say that the “new wine” means full-strength spiritual understanding. That meaning is...
  12. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    You still have not identified a failed biblical prophecy. You have offered a theory about Paul changing his theology, but where does Paul say Christ’s return had failed or that he needed to revise his teaching? Your argument does not fit the passages. In 1 Thessalonians 5:12–14, Paul already...
  13. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Scott, you are misleading people when you claim that correcting your teaching amounts to rejecting Jesus Christ. Your statement, “what you have done to me, you have done to Him,” attempts to give your own claims Christ’s authority. You have not established that your message comes from Him...
  14. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Fathom, which biblical prophecy are you claiming failed? Give the passage and show where God specified a deadline that passed. A prediction someone made about the rapture is not automatically a prophecy from Scripture. If a teacher assigned a date God never gave, that teacher’s prediction...
  15. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    He can sincerely believe he is sent by God and still be a false teacher. Jesus warned, “The time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service” (John 16:2). Those people would believe they were serving God, yet Jesus said, “These things will they do unto you, because...
  16. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Scott, your teaching is subject to Scripture, and comparing those who examine it to the people who crucified Christ does not shield it from correction. Answer the biblical argument. In 1 Kings 13, a prophet claimed divine authority for a message that contradicted God’s command. Scripture says...
  17. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Years of church attendance do not automatically give someone biblical understanding, and traditions can certainly get in the way. Jesus warned about “making the word of God of none effect through your tradition” (Mark 7:13). We all need to let Scripture correct what we have been taught. But...
  18. bdavidc

    What If the False Teacher Sounds Like a Man of God?

    Stop using claims of spiritual depth to shield your teaching from Scripture. You say “rightly dividing” means dividing God’s Word into righteousness and holiness. Second Timothy 2:15 never states that division. If you want to teach it as God’s command, establish it from the text. Your assertion...
  19. bdavidc

    Young rich ruler not saved, why ?

    Where does the passage say that recognizing the rich young ruler’s refusal to follow Jesus means we are condemning ourselves? You call that “the lesson behind the lesson,” but Jesus never states that lesson. You need to establish it from the text rather than accuse everyone who questions it of...
  20. bdavidc

    Young rich ruler not saved, why ?

    You are just proving you are MostlyConfused. But I think you are fully confused.