duncan
05-07-2007, 04:52 PM
OneVoice,
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate what you had to say, and I read it a little differently than Hombre.
I agree with Hombre that the Word is a living, breathing book. The way I read it was that we should rely only on the Bible. Many in religion today (especially Charismatics), are looking for additional revelation beyond the Bible (i.e. they are looking for something "new" or "extra"). I believe the Bible is sufficient to meet all our needs (what's the old term - "solo scriptura"). Many at FA were looking for some type of new revelation that wasn't included in the Bible. It is my belief that the Bible is all-inclusive for our daily needs.
Secondly, I think I understand what you are saying regarding interaction with others. Many ex-FAers have withdrawn themselves from any fellowship because they "can't find a place that preaches the 'strong word'".
As an example, my father used to preach at FA on a regular basis. When we moved back to Alabama, he always had a hard time finding a place to worship. There was always some little thing that drove him away. (I remember one place we went to when I was still in high school where the preacher used the term Jehovah, instead of Yahweh. We quit going because the pastor didn't see it as the big deal that my father did). Finally, my father just quit going anywhere, and it wasn't long before his spiritual life began to deteriorate due to the lack of fellowship.
There are reasons that the Bible tells us "not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together." It is so we can exhort and encourage one another in Christ. A large part of the early church, as mentioned in Acts 2, was to fellowship with one another. Proverbs says that as "iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens his friend."
Sitting around listening to tapes of "good teaching" cannot compensate for christian fellowship. (Don't take that to mean that I don't like teaching, because I listen to as much as possible in my car.)
Again, thanks for the post. If my interpretation is different from what you meant, please let me know.
Have a great day!
Duncan
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate what you had to say, and I read it a little differently than Hombre.
I agree with Hombre that the Word is a living, breathing book. The way I read it was that we should rely only on the Bible. Many in religion today (especially Charismatics), are looking for additional revelation beyond the Bible (i.e. they are looking for something "new" or "extra"). I believe the Bible is sufficient to meet all our needs (what's the old term - "solo scriptura"). Many at FA were looking for some type of new revelation that wasn't included in the Bible. It is my belief that the Bible is all-inclusive for our daily needs.
Secondly, I think I understand what you are saying regarding interaction with others. Many ex-FAers have withdrawn themselves from any fellowship because they "can't find a place that preaches the 'strong word'".
As an example, my father used to preach at FA on a regular basis. When we moved back to Alabama, he always had a hard time finding a place to worship. There was always some little thing that drove him away. (I remember one place we went to when I was still in high school where the preacher used the term Jehovah, instead of Yahweh. We quit going because the pastor didn't see it as the big deal that my father did). Finally, my father just quit going anywhere, and it wasn't long before his spiritual life began to deteriorate due to the lack of fellowship.
There are reasons that the Bible tells us "not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together." It is so we can exhort and encourage one another in Christ. A large part of the early church, as mentioned in Acts 2, was to fellowship with one another. Proverbs says that as "iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens his friend."
Sitting around listening to tapes of "good teaching" cannot compensate for christian fellowship. (Don't take that to mean that I don't like teaching, because I listen to as much as possible in my car.)
Again, thanks for the post. If my interpretation is different from what you meant, please let me know.
Have a great day!
Duncan