Intellectualism

[steve morrow]

THE  NEED  OF  GOD  FOR  US --- is it not for us to speak truth 

 

PSALM 37:30  the mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom and his tongue talketh of judgement 

PROVERBS 2:6  for  THE  LORD  giveth wisdom out of  HIS  mouth cometh knowledge and understanding  

--2:7-- HE  layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous  HE  is a buckler to them ---that walk uprightly---

PROVERBS 4:5  get wisdom get understanding forget it not neither ---decline from the words of  MY  mouth---

 

1 CORINTHIANS 1:19  for it is written I will ---destroy the wisdom of the wise---and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent

PSALM 119-157  many are my persecutors and mine enemies yet do I not decline from thy testimonies 

 

1 CORINTHIANS 2:4  and my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of --mans wisdom but in demonstration of the spirit and of power

--2:5-- that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of  GOD

JOHN 6:63  it is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing the words that I speak unto you they are spirit and they are life 

 

PSALM 119:139  my zeal hath consumed me because mine enemies have forgotten thy words 

 

LOVING THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST

 

 

[Guest kingdombrat]

2 hours ago, Whyme said:

Unimportant matters. People have varying opinions on those things, im not interested.

And that is absolutely your God given right to not answer those questions.   I just figured when someone makes such a blatant statement like who taught them, it seems only logical to ask what did they learn.

[Riverwalker]

2 hours ago, Michael37 said:

Known as "ismisation".

In a sentence: "If the ismisation of things is banned it will be as a result of unbridled facism."

Fac-ism? 

 

[Daniel Marsh]

On 5/5/2021 at 8:04 PM, Whyme said:

Does one need to be an intellectual to understand Gods word? Thank you.

Yes and No.    If an intellectual is humble God will allow them to understand his word.

We need intellectuals and scholars to compile the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts and then translate them to English or other languages.

[Hopefully]

“Dear brothers and sisters, when I came to you, I told you the secret truth of God. But I did not use fancy words or great wisdom. I decided that while I was with you I would forget about everything except Jesus Christ and his death on the cross. When I came to you, I was weak and shook with fear. My teaching and my speaking were not with wise words that persuade people. But the proof of my teaching was the power that the Spirit gives. I did this so that your faith would be in God’s power, not in human wisdom.

We received the Spirit that is from God, not the spirit of the world. We received God’s Spirit so that we can know all that God has given us. When we say this, we don’t use words taught to us by human wisdom. We use words taught to us by the Spirit. We use the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. People who do not have God’s Spirit do not accept the things that come from his Spirit. They think these things are foolish. They cannot understand them, because they can only be understood with the Spirit’s help.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭2:1-5, 12-14‬ ‭
 

 

[debrakay]

5 hours ago, Riverwalker said:

Adding -ism onto things changes them into evil 

Human  Humanism

Commune  Communism

Race  Racism

and so one

when something becomes an ism it becomes a dogma and theology of its own

And then we have the -phobisms.  

[Michael37]

1 hour ago, debrakay said:

And then we have the -phobisms.  

There's no need to be afraid of phobias.

[Riverwalker]

3 hours ago, debrakay said:

And then we have the -phobisms.  

 

[Heleadethme]

18 hours ago, Whyme said:

I agree. I have social anxiety so i didnt attend church for many years. I actually had to get on medication just to work. I relied on God alone because Hes all i had. I try, in my own way, to share that. I resist teachers because i have seen all the divisive denominational theology. Who needs that? Just give me a scripture and a prayer, God will do the rest.

You're blessed in the Lord brother....His grace is sufficient.

[Heleadethme]

18 hours ago, Alive said:

Brother--you may not realize it, but you are learning something through folks here at the forum. Do you believe this statement?

We might from time to time learn something through another vessel in the will of the Lord that we need to tuck away in our hearts....but that is not the same as relying on others instead of on God.  The Lord gives teachers, preachers, and all the divers parts of the Body but He does not tell us to rely and lean on them...on the contrary doesn't  He say in scripture to test them and test everything!  And something that is badly neglected in churches because of departing from the simplicity of Christ is that we learn and grow strong by exercising our spiritual senses.

 (Teaching by the way is a spiritual gift conferred by the Holy Spirit...it's not a natural gift/talent or a designation conferred by a seminary or degree in theology.  The Lord often uses the least likely and that way He is glorified, not the vessel.)