This has been the recipe for the, undesirable, status quo.
So <<who gives us ears to hear and eyes to see? The Lord himself>>, yes - HIS WAY, to the Scriptures ONLY!
We are given understanding of what we hear and see in the SCRIPTURES, NOT <<according to understanding given each of us individually>>, but by God, yes, to every one of his children individually, through, in ,from, by, with, in, God's Written Word - even though and especially when and where Scripture goes CONTRARY individual ideas which always are brought together over time in the world, and are built in coalition with every contra-Scripture power found during all time in the world.
Therefore the collective and majority will overcome the individual and individualism and will thwart the obedient and obedience to Scripture only, and will coerce freemen of the Lord so that the traditional and political and cultural and national and EVERY HUMANIST HERESY AND ABOMINATION which has been the essence of the status quo for always SHALL drive out and forbid and banish and anathemize the truly BIBLICAL <<fundamental basic knowledge of truth>>.
Bible knowledge and understanding aims at the destruction of coalition built on humanist anti-biblical ideas that have no fundamental value for knowledge of Divine Truth but are the fundamentals of Roman Catholicism.
And who gives us ears to hear and eyes to see? The Lord himself.
So we are given understanding of what we hear and see according to the understanding he has given each of us individually.
The idea is, to bring all those ideas together and build a coalition, that have fundamental basic knowledge of truth.
I am speaking about what is in the scriptures though...
When it comes to how each person individually interprets those words.
As we see everywhere, specially in bible forums, everyone has an interpretation of how they hear, or how they are given to hear by the Spirit.
You want to know what is detrimental to the bible?
Arguing about it.
If we can't agree as a church of what is written, even in it's most basic fundamental teachings,
is it any wonder the world looks at us, not as something to want to be a part of, but something to be got rid of.
We don't show a very good example of brotherly love to begin with.
All we do is snap at eachother, try to prove how much smarter we are than the next guy..
it's pathetic.
While the world is trying to kill God again, by attacking religious rights, withholding church assemblies, they are burning churches all over Canada for crying out loud..
And we sit here arguing about what?
How constructive is that?
It's time to put down the arguments and start figuring out a way to get out there and evangelize.
It's so much easier to point your finger and criticize and judge others, than it is to hold your hand out with hope and compassion.
That's what I mean by a coalition.
This Body needs to shape up or it will be shipped out.
The Jews didn't get it right.. looks like Christianity might be on the same path of self-destruction, unless we recognize it,
and repent.
They want all rememberance of God to cease and desist.
They won't stop until they have burned down every church that disagrees with them.
If your a wordly church, you get a free pass. If your spiritual.. they're coming for ya.
They don't want the next generation to know God.
This isn't a new thing, it's happened many times in the OT.
And it's bound to happen again if we don't keep the lights on.
just rambling..
I just get frustrated.. I'm listening to Jerry Nadler droning on in the background ranting about voter integrity laws and how it infringes on the rights of voters to require an ID..
Christians require an ID.. It's called standing in the Name of the Lord!
So don't take what I'm saying personally Gerhard,
I usually write to the general audience..
I appreciate your comments whether I agree or not, or even if I can follow.
Sometimes I have to read your posts 3 or 4 times to understand what your saying.
LOL.. of which I have had the same comments made about my posts.. so..
Patience.. that is the Key.
Hugs