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What? You can depend on the word of God to give you the correct understanding of anything! You don't come to the word with any correct understanding first. No--you allow God to teach you by His Spirit through His word.
Hebrews 4:12-13 (NLT)
[sup]12[/sup] For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. [sup]13[/sup] Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
What? You can depend on the word of God to give you the correct understanding of anything! You don't come to the word with any correct understanding first. No--you allow God to teach you by His Spirit through His word.
Hebrews 4:12-13 (NLT)
[sup]12[/sup] For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. [sup]13[/sup] Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
Ok, I was going to drop this, but after reading this post, I feel the need to comment.
Are you serious? Do you see what you are saying?
Let's say you really heard some bad things about the word 'Jack' (just for a crazy example), some friends have been saying the word in place of a swear word and you've decided that it might be evil to do so.
So you decide to search the scriptures to see what God has to tell us about the word.
The only references to the word found in the Bible for the word Jack is 'jackal', which must mean the same thing because it is in the Bible, right?
Nehemiah 2:13; Job 30:29; Psalm 44:19; Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:13; Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 14:6; Jeremiah 49:33; Jeremiah 51:37; Lamentations 4:3; Lamentations 5:18; Ezekiel 13:4; Micah 1:8; Malachi 1:3
All the references to jackals are listed above and based on the scriptural evidence the verdict is not promising for the word Jack. Apparently, Jackals like to haunt desolate places and hang out with owls a lot. The nicest thing the Bible says about jackals is that at least they are not as bad as ostriches!
Ridiculous? Indeed! Using the Bible to determine if doctrine or a little known practice is good or bad when you have no idea what you are researching means or how it is used or practiced is like consulting a Magic 8 Ball, except the answer is not quite as clear!
All rooting around in the Bible for answers to question you do not understand only shows, you do not know Jack.