[stillseekingtruth]

Originally Posted by LoveHim&HearHim

When you read the Bible, there is not one verse that tells us to trust men. In fact, what the Bible is replete with are verses telling us we should trust in the Lord. Acts 14:23 states, "Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust." Please note in whom they placed their trust. Furthermore, God's word informs us that we should test and prove each spirit, as it says in 1 John 4:1 - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Please note the explanation as to why we should test the spirits - "because many false prophets have gone out into the world."

God blessed us with a new covenant; one in which

"This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel
after that time, declares the Lord.
I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest."

The end of the goal of the new covenant is that each of His children will know Him personally.

You may then ask, "What about trust between believers? What should I do here?" No doubt we have relations between each other as members of His Body. However, this trust goes insofar as the Spirit leads us. We should never blindly follow others as they are not the Head, since there is only one Head and we are all to be subjected under Him. However, in practice, we each fall short of being under the Headship of Christ. This fact is why we must always seek to give the Lord the first place in all things and not depend on others to lead us. This does not mean we are not open to listen and hear others. It just means we should all listen and hear each other and allow the words spoken to be measured and discerned by the Holy Spirit who abides in us.

Essentially, we need to take everything we hear to the Lord and match it against the Word? I recall many times whenI read verses side by side with the ministry and it was a very loose tie. In fact, there were times that you had to make a huge leap to try to understand the interpretation. Alas, I was told to just except it and let Christ reveal it to me. Or rather, just pray read the outlines and pray read the verses. Don't try to understand it, just eat it. Now, in Mainstream Christianity, it's all about learning and doctrine. Is it odd that my being physically reacts to such things? I shudder at the word 'doctrine' and 'learn.' Don't these people know we're just supposed to taste and see? Oy....here goes my mind again. I feel the fire-filled rage burning within so I'll end here.