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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Well, that is one way to respond. I have chosen instead to look more closely at the NT and that is why I latched onto Matthew 18.
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ZNP,
I agree with this.
Our starting point should always be the Bible as you state above and as C.S.Lewis said pursue the truth wherever it leads.
Igzy,
Your starting point is your experience or what you believe and hence you trace into the Bible from that starting point. Therefore, the views you have stated about apostles is not rounded out according to the scriptural revelation but selective and piecemeal leading to erroneous ideas about the end of apostles, the Bible replacing their function, etc. This is further validated by what seems to be some kind of fear about where truth might lead causing you to veer from a scriptural discussion to an anecdotal one. I know you don’t see it that way but every time you interject about others motives and fear where the conversation might lead you expose your own agenda driven motive and not the pursuit of truth wherever it leads. I challenge you to drop that agenda and let the truth lead wherever it will. Don’t worry, no one is trying to force you to change your beliefs and reasonable observers can make up thier own mind about what makes more sense.
Thanks
Drake