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What's the term "bible believer" mean exactly? At times it comes off as in contrast to "Jesus believer"
What's the term "bible believer" mean exactly?
What's the term "bible believer" mean exactly? At times it comes off as in contrast to "Jesus believer"
So this is like that 1800s thing where morals replaced actual spiritual transformation.Generally it means someone who believes that all, or most of the Bible is true; in contrast to someone who believes that all, or most of the Bible is mythical.
In the application, it usually means "my interpretation believer"How so? To me there they are complimentary ideas. Is there something in the Bible that contradicts belief in Jesus?
So this is like that 1800s thing where morals replaced actual spiritual transformation.
When the focus is on the bible, The teachings of Jesus are a minority of the text compared to everything else, it's makes it easy to miss him ... especially if a denomination bases most of their doctrine on say Acts or Romans.Not at all. What makes you say that?
In the application, it usually means "my interpretation believer"
Many who claim to be "Jesus Believers" use it as an excuse to ignore whatever was NOT said by our Lord in the Gospels.At times it comes off as in contrast to "Jesus believer"
Of course someone not believing in Jesus, risen, isn't Christian in the original meaning of the word.What's the term "bible believer" mean exactly? At times it comes off as in contrast to "Jesus believer"
But Jesus says the scriptures are they which testify of Jesus. So, all the Bible is about Jesus.When the focus is on the bible, The teachings of Jesus are a minority of the text compared to everything else, it's makes it easy to miss him ... especially if a denomination bases most of their doctrine on say Acts or Romans.
I don't think it means that.What's the term "bible believer" mean exactly? At times it comes off as in contrast to "Jesus believer"
Ok. Would you answer a friendly question? When you hear Jesus speaking to you in Matthew chapter 7, what are you hearing in verses 24-27?It really doesn't matter if you are only a hearer and not a doer.
The doctrines of the epistles and Acts are the doctrines of Jesus Christ. If they are not, then the apostles were false teachers.When the focus is on the bible, The teachings of Jesus are a minority of the text compared to everything else, it's makes it easy to miss him ... especially if a denomination bases most of their doctrine on say Acts or Romans.
Actually my observation is opposite to what's above. Those who usually hold to 'my interpretation' are those who pick and choose what they like from the Bible while calling into question the authority of the portions which go against their interpretations.In the application, it usually means "my interpretation believer"
What's the term "bible believer" mean exactly? At times it comes off as in contrast to "Jesus believer"