Focus, today, is upon how the spirit content of Scriptures set them apart as holy writings. Also, there is more on conversion and coming to Jesus. A “Yahoo! Answers” writer using the ID “Mark Ward” (Level 3 with 1,148 points, a member since May 29, 2012) posted the following:
Tim 3:16-17 identifies Scripture as inspired by God. Therefore other writings can be scripture?
2 Tim 3:16 -17 does not identify the Bible, it says "All scripture is inspired by God" Therefore, if God inspired other men to write His words, are they not Scripture? Or do you close your bible as the only word because God would not communicate to any non- JEW?
THE BATTLE AXE: Saul of Tarsus (03/26/2014)—Paul participated in the persecution of the early church, because he was convinced that Jesus was the leader of a dangerous cult. He thought of Jesus as a criminal, a “low-life”, a blasphemer, and one who spread an infectious heresy. Even so, Saul was divinely privileged to see, hear and choose for himself to deny or receive a place as joint-heir with Christ. Not all who are granted the opportunities given them correctly conclude by acknowledging Jesus as Messiah, Savior, and Lord. Many insist on their own long-held beliefs and errors. Some “can’t believe their own eyes and ears,” and in that sense, they deny reality, and dismiss the truth from their own experiences of divinity. Others seek to explain their experiences in line with intellect, logic, and science, and so “explain away” the aspects of spirit from GOD. Such persons argue themselves out of sacred truth. Change, conversion, and spiritual growth goes forward for all only by divine revelation. The process first centers in flesh, then in spirit; first there is the natural followed by the supernatural. See again John 1: 32-40 and 48-50, John 3: 2 and 26, John 6: 25, Philippians 3: 3-11, Acts 5: 34, Acts 22: 3, and Acts 7: 51-60, KJV.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. (1st Peter 1: 22-25, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: The Bible is Unchanging? (03/23/2014); Genuine Repentance? (03/24/2014); Unclear Scriptures? (03/18/2014); Needing Guns To Serve? (03/19/2014); Why Bother to Read? (10/31/2013); GOD Speaking Through Songs? (11/01/2013); By Inspiration of GOD (10/27/2013); According to This Word (09/20/2013); His Burden Is Light? (09/21/2013)
“Mark Ward”, here are a few points you may find helpful:
(1.) There must be fixed standards in place for believers to correctly and consistently identify divine incarnations (appearance of divinity using recognizable forms that may include human flesh), eternal purpose, holy writings, sacred process, and other spiritual phenomena. Christian believers trust that GOD Almighty has generated (we say, revealed) the very material necessary so that divinity may be acknowledged and reverenced by all created beings and living creatures.
(2.) GOD is a spirit who has put forth spirit content as well as the material and physical sphere for human reality. The makeup of divinity appears to be such inseparable features as faith, holiness, joy, longsuffering, love, righteousness, truth, wisdom, and wrath against sin. While faith is made up entirely of faith, and holiness is made up only of holiness, such aspects of GOD always appear together, and interact to establish the active presence, authority, and power of divine being.
(3.) There are many sacred operations to impart spirit content to the living. Included are anointing, atonement, baptism (death of ones inborn spirit, rebirth having a fresh endowment of divine spirit), forbearance, forgiveness, judgment, resurrection, sanctification, and utterance (we say, breath, spirit, and word in the forms of commandment, praise, prayer, proclamation, promise, prophecy, etc.).
There is a lot more to be said, correctly applied, thoroughly examined, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, (4.) Just as the Scriptures serve as a standard to recognize “scriptures”, they serve as a standard to discern sin. Sin is an invisible, nonmaterial, non-spirit influence that may dominate finite awareness and self-will in created beings (that includes angels). Intellect, logic, reason and science do not allow mankind to eliminate sin; however, fresh endowments of divinity through Jesus Christ equip believers to resist and overcome much of the damage caused through sin. Sin opposes the continuation of divine law and divine order essential to maintaining the universe, opposes the continued existence of GOD, and opposes continuation of the Creation put forth by GOD.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. (Exodus 33: 16, KJV)
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