Re: The Speciality, Generality, and Practicality of the Church Life
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Originally Posted by OBW
You are presuming that everything that ended out between "in the Beginning" and "Amen. Come, Lord Jesus" (I left out the less clearly unique last verse) are all "words of God." But there are many words in the Bible that are not the words of God. (Note there is a difference between the "Word of God" and the "words of God.") All of the words that are given as statements of God are true. But much of the Bible is not "statements of God" unless you insist on an otherwise unstated premise that the Bible is word-by-word dictated by God. And the Bible does not say that.
But even that does not grant the words of the serpent as being "words of God." They are not God's words, but the serpent's.
Take care concerning what is actually said in any verse. Otherwise, you might find yourself in the clutches of yet another huckster like Lee.
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I’m not presuming anything different than generations of Christians have regarding “the canon of scripture” being God’s words. And, if you want to take that topic on these boards.... well...really?  I suspect Unto Him will move that discussion to Alternative Views. We should probably talk about your other points in the OP.
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And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14 NASB)
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