Thornbird Posted January 3, 2022 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 204 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/05/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted January 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Michael37 said: The things they focus on are Parables are not literal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted January 3, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,993 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,691 Content Per Day: 11.76 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Heleadethme said: That's the thing sister...nobody can be trusted. Anyone and everyone can be and often are, subject to error and mistakes because we're all human, as well as being at difference places in our walk. Our trust and reliance needs to be in the Lord alone. That's why it says to test everything...test all things. Of course the Lord can and does speak to us and teach us through others, but the tendency of our flesh is to start slacking off in our own alertness and diligence and just let someone else do all the heavy lifting just because they have been right about some things and we learned from them at some point. I think of it like growing up as children. When we're very young it doesn't enter into our mind that our parents could be wrong about anything. But as we grow and mature, we start to realize that they have faults and can be mistaken about things. And then as 'adults' we should be able to start carrying our own load as well as helping our parents. There are Bible teachers I trust and those I do not trust to teach God's Word. There are not many I trust but there are a few that I have studied with that are very good and can be trusted with the words in the Bible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornbird Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 204 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/05/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted January 4, 2022 12 hours ago, B-B said: I agree ...I'm afraid I think it is rather dangerous to rely on self-interpretation of Scripture. I don't know if you are a teacher @debrakaybut I'm hoping this is not something you teach others? Interestingly in this forum and others like it, that's precisely what occurs. Personal interpretation of the scriptures. Largely because actual scholars don't tend to join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 194 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 11,054 Content Per Day: 6.48 Reputation: 9,018 Days Won: 36 Joined: 09/12/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/09/1956 Share Posted January 4, 2022 25 minutes ago, Thornbird said: Interestingly in this forum and others like it, that's precisely what occurs. Personal interpretation of the scriptures. Largely because actual scholars don't tend to join. ‘Scholars’ are as prepared to teach as those ‘teaching’ scholars are prepared. The body needs the body operating under the head. That is where we find health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornbird Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 204 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/05/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Alive said: ‘Scholars’ are as prepared to teach as those ‘teaching’ scholars are prepared. The body needs the body operating under the head. That is where we find health. Yes, however that has nothing to do with my observation that for the most part bible scholars don't join Christian discussion forums. And Lord knows bible scholars, including their teachers, are diverse in their understanding. They don't arrive at a universal accord on all fields of study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 194 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 11,054 Content Per Day: 6.48 Reputation: 9,018 Days Won: 36 Joined: 09/12/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/09/1956 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Just now, Thornbird said: Yes, however that has nothing to do with my observation that for the most part bible scholars don't join Christian discussion forums. And Lord knows bible scholars, including their teachers, are diverse in their understanding. They don't arrive at a universal accord on all fields of study. Yup..I was adding to the thinking. We need to recognize that there are appointed teachers, and we all need to be willing and even anxious to listen…but this in the context of a many membered body under the Head. If and when we all or a local expression, recognize this corporately, we are better off. Looking unto Him…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael37 Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Servant Followers: 21 Topic Count: 244 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 7,017 Content Per Day: 3.28 Reputation: 4,938 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/05/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/23/1954 Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Thornbird said: Parables are not literal. The things they focus on are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornbird Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 204 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/05/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted January 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, Michael37 said: The things they focus on are. Parables are not literal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornbird Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 204 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/05/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted January 4, 2022 28 minutes ago, Alive said: Yup..I was adding to the thinking. We need to recognize that there are appointed teachers, and we all need to be willing and even anxious to listen…but this in the context of a many membered body under the Head. If and when we all or a local expression, recognize this corporately, we are better off. Looking unto Him…. And yet there is not a universal accord in the corporation. As evidenced by the numerous denominations and their respective, diverse, doctrines. Just as with parables. Designed to obscure truths, none the less there is not a universal corporate accord as to their meaning. Example: Luke 16. It is not the literal bosom of Abraham being described in the chapter. However, some readers believe the parable refers to paradise. Others believe it refers to heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted January 4, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 194 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 11,054 Content Per Day: 6.48 Reputation: 9,018 Days Won: 36 Joined: 09/12/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/09/1956 Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thornbird said: And yet there is not a universal accord in the corporation. As evidenced by the numerous denominations and their respective, diverse, doctrines. Just as with parables. Designed to obscure truths, none the less there is not a universal corporate accord as to their meaning. Example: Luke 16. It is not the literal bosom of Abraham being described in the chapter. However, some readers believe the parable refers to paradise. Others believe it refers to heaven. Of course. This is inevitable. I do not have time to get into this now. Perhaps tomorrow. The gist is…Christ is faithful to provide what we need, even when there is error present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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