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Look, I'll be the first to admit that I fall back on exegesis as a crutch since God isn't currently speaking to me clearly. I'm not a prophet as yet. Prophethood is not a status easily elicited from God. Typically it was granted mostly to very devout men.Okay, I apologize about you not thinking that Scripture is not the written Word of God. But I don't think it is correct for you to say something like what you did here. No way do I believe that. I believe that with God, all things are possible. God can one day speak and add new words to Scripture one day. But until then, we have His Word (Scripture) to guide us. What other prophetic words, or holy books do you think we should follow if it is not the Bible alone for our sole authority on spiritual matters?
But even though prophecy isn't easy to obtain, we need to be seeking it as a top priority (1Cor 14:1) - we need to be moving in the right direction.
Also a good start is to admit that our current and historic attitude of presumption needs repentance. Historically we've implemented fallible theories of ecclesiology and evangelism with confidence, as though we know what we're doing, thereby effectively shoving our own religion down God's throat.
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