Today,
reply is on prophecy, revelation, and the provision of holy writings
from GOD. Mature Christian believers are to acknowledge
the Bible as providing an appearance of divine person that conveys
sacred thought, utterance (we say, breath; life essence;
spirit; word), and the sovereign will of divinity. While the
substance of GOD is spirit that may operate through space and time as
formless and unbounded, the active presence is reliably
apprehended through specific discernible elements that include
personhood, eternal purpose, oneness without sameness,
sacred operations (e.g., deliverance; forgiveness; judgment; praise;
prayer; covenant relationship; resurrection of the dead), and the
emanation of spirit substance that is unchanging (e.g., holiness,
joy, longsuffering, meekness, wrath against sin). The fighter in the
“Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and Spirituality who
uses the ID “Pat C.” (Level 7 with 50,660 points, a member since
December 10, 2011) posted the following:
How
can a book written by several different men be the word of god?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous
man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD,
and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither
are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as
the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than
your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain
cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but
watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may
give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be
that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in
the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be
led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth
before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap
their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be
to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign
that shall not be cut off. (Isaiah 55: 7-13, King James Version,
KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: By Reading The Bible? (11/18/2018); The Divinity of
“Word” (01/26/2018); There Must Be Rebirth (01/21/2018); The Word
of GOD (09/05/2017); Actual Utterance From GOD? (08/11/2017); GOD
Appearing As Word (01/14/2016); By Faith, Not By Interpretation?
(12/31/2015)
“Pat
C.”, the Bible documents appearances of GOD on the earth using
thousands of events (e.g., prophetic demonstrations, healing,
miracles, prayer, visions, visitations), within thousands of lives,
over the course of thousands of years. When sinners choose to seek
clear knowledge and understanding of GOD as the origin for all
existence, life, maturity, and perfection, they are encouraged to
receive focused experiences of discovery, gradual growth, and
multiple streams of truth that identify the Creator as having
intelligence, personhood, and innumerable possibilities for
continuing relationship with created beings and living creatures.
Consciousness and self-will (we also say, willpower) in the living
must undergo a profound change that can only be initiated and
completed by the operations of GOD. We say, the sinner must be “born
again,” must “grow up again,” and there must be a renewing of
their mind whereby they become able to discern (i.e., recognize and
respond to) active presence and eternal purpose that
authenticate divine spirit. Divine fullness (we say, the Godhead;
the summation of inseparable divine substance) must be apprehended as
spirit, who is ineffable, immortal, immutable, incorruptible, and
invisible. Just as the living may be influenced through the
operations of sin that has no ordinary material or physical form,
yet, has direction, effect, and presence that may dominate
consciousness and self-will in created beings and living creatures,
divinity may engage, in-fill, and impart spirit content to the living
from the makeup of GOD. Included are faith, holiness, hope,
longsuffering, lovingkindness, righteousness, wisdom, wrath against
sin, and zeal. As the substance of GOD, spirit is diffuse and can
not be “contained” or restricted by finite human will to exist
within the frameworks of time and space. Even so, there are sacred
operations that establish the necessary continuity for mankind to
exist as a companion to GOD despite man being mortal and subject to
death (e.g., dynasty, inheritance, longevity, priesthood, prophecy,
rebirth, resurrection from the dead). Consider again the following
that uses language from the Bible:
1.
2nd Peter 1: 15-21, King James Version (KJV): 15
Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to
have these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed
cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his
majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory,
when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is
my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which
came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well
that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place,
until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by
the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the
Holy Ghost.
2.
Revelation 19: 9-13, KJV: 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed
are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And
he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell
at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not:
I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony
of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy. 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and
he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a
flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name
written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed
with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of
God.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 3. Revelation 21: 1-5, KJV: 1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I
John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a
great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon
the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me,
Write: for these words are true and faithful.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
Washington,
DC
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