How to prove that Christianity is superior?

[Blade]

Well in truth "Christianity"....what it is now was not what it was (good English lol). We have taken parts of the word to fit what we each personally believe. Each one of us to some degree KNOW our truth is the real truth. Proof? Look just here at this web site. Look at the division we have divided the body.. HIS body. I know I didn't help. More proof, all I have to do is put out some names and watch how fast we toss them under the buss so to speak.

So it's not Christianity ..it's Christ period. What is the GOSPEL?

 

[Deadworm]

If you wish to attempt validating the BoM against the Bible's inerrancy, go to the "Debate Non-Christian Religions" Forum under Outreach. Doing anything else is not allowed in Christian forums, and for good reason.

Tickingclocker, you missed my obvious point: other false sources of spiritual truths promise that reading their book will give you a divinely imparted inner assurance that their book is true. So the claim that the Bible is a self-authenticating book is a common ploy that merely begs the question.

And Lazarus Short, Mormons would reply that the gold tablets need not be produced for the simple reason that God promises the confirm the truth of the Book of Mormon in your heart. So Christians need more than the argument that the Bible is a self-authenticating book.

 

[Winken]

But all other religions are a lie and false and they will no longer exist when Jesus returns to set up His Kingdom. How can you not say that the faith that comes from God's Word is not superior to other false religions or false faiths? To me, it sounds like you are saying all religions are one or that there is some truth that is good in other religions whereby we should acknowledge them on the same level as God's truth. Sorry, there is God's truth (From His Word) and then there is the devil's kingdom (Which is every other religion). There is no neutral kingdom inbetween.


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Now you are in tune, Jason0047. Blessings!

 

[tickingclocker]

Tickingclocker, you missed my obvious point: other false sources of spiritual truths promise that reading their book will give you a divinely imparted inner assurance that their book is true. So the claim that the Bible is a self-authenticating book is a common ploy that merely begs the question.

And Lazarus Short, Mormons would reply that the gold tablets need not be produced for the simple reason that God promises the confirm the truth of the Book of Mormon in your heart. So Christians need more than the argument that the Bible is a self-authenticating book.

Yes, I realize that now, and I do sincerely apologize. I was in a hurry while responding, then thought about it afterwards when I calmed down. That's when it hit me. Right between the eyes!

Knee-jerk reaction still engaged when it comes to anything mormon. Very irritating. Never let anyone tell you "outside-the-fringe" churches are not all that dangerous.

 

[Bible Highlighter]

Tickingclocker, you missed my obvious point: other false sources of spiritual truths promise that reading their book will give you a divinely imparted inner assurance that their book is true. So the claim that the Bible is a self-authenticating book is a common ploy that merely begs the question.

And Lazarus Short, Mormons would reply that the gold tablets need not be produced for the simple reason that God promises the confirm the truth of the Book of Mormon in your heart. So Christians need more than the argument that the Bible is a self-authenticating book.

When you compare the evidences that back up the Holy Bible vs. the other so called evidences that supposedly support other false holy books (like the cult formed Book of Mormon), it does not compare even in the slightest sense. The Bible blows away all other books in a side by side comparison by a landslide. It is not even up for debate. A simple objective study of the evidence will clearly tell a person this.


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[Bible Highlighter]

Now you are in tune, Jason0047. Blessings!

Thank you.
I am glad you liked my post.

May the blessings of the Lord be unto you, as well.

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[Righttruth]

"Righttruth, post: 69737498, member: 373052"]That includes me because we are far off from the preaching of Jesus, yet many claim assured salvation for the rest of their lives. Jesus said that only those who endure till the end will be saved. That is what I believe. I don't want to take the position of God, and self-proclaim that I have been saved for good.
----What end? When we die? When we see Him coming in the clouds? You keep claiming churches don't preach Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, yet you never give even your own instances of encountering this. Those are pretty broad brush strokes, don't you think? Just a tad bit too overbroad, if you ask me, to accept as true artwork.

You see churches (Protestants) basically teach Jesus Christ is the Savior and Lord, and He has saved you for good, and He will do everything for you (may be even eat for us). People love such packages of salvation totally disregarding the words of Jesus.

If you don't wish to "take the position of God, and self-proclaim that you have been saved for good", that is your right. But please don't assume, because you believe this, you suddenly have been given special dispensation to determine that everyone should view the Word of God as "you" do. Does the Lord advise in His Word, "let everyone work out their own salvation"? It doesn't say, "let you work out everyone else's salvation for them". Put down the paintbrush.

It is not my assumption. There are three things in the Great Commission of the Lord. People go after the first two, that is, going out and baptizing. In almost all cases, they fail to teach the Jesus' commandments, instead elaborate on what some sundry has cooked up some convenient concepts.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is working in you, both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

(Phil 2:12, 13)

This is unpalatable to many nominal Christians. They even go to the extent of diluting the meaning of fear.

Striving for perfection is not a one time job. It is not my determination, but it is the directive and will of Jesus. You know, people have formed their own tight compartments, like, castes in Hinduism deceiving themselves that they have the absolute truth with a closed mind.
----"Striving" (as you dub it) for holiness is a minute by minute act of love for Jesus Christ done in faith. I agree. So if God is not finished with the perfecting of us or our brothers and sisters in the Lord (as informed in the above verse) should we be criticizing ourselves or them for not being who WE expect them to be at any given point? Isn't that a form of self-pride, comparing ourselves among ourselves? Should we be constructively encouraging and admonishing each other to understand we are New Creations, and what that means in the power of the Lord (not in our own power)? Of course. We should not, however, be demeaning or diminishing each other while subtlety promoting ourselves as somehow "better". Should we. Doesn't do anyone any spiritual good to do so.

So Jesus did the wrong thing in highly criticizing religious leaders and hypocrites of His days! Truth is a double edged sword; it cuts both ways.

We are not Hindus, nor do churches promote a caste system of absolute truth. I really haven't encountered anything like this so far, so have no reference for it.

Even in this Forum we have different groups with their set of beliefs. The absolute truth is one. How do they learn that if they don't like discussion with an open mind?

I have heard of astonishingly bitter fights among church organizations, but have also heard how these fights eventually brought about closer unity between them. Do you see Catholics and Protestants murdering each other today, for a well-known instance? God is still working on us. Allow Him His own timing, will you? We humans are not exactly those who utilize our listening skills as quickly as His other creations, do we? I can't think of any denomination which believes they have "all" of God's truth. It's outside-the-fringe churches which insist such a thing is possible, of themselves alone. If you could give an instance of this mindset being in Christian churches, it would help. If you can. I don't think so, but feel free to have a go!

One ex: Paul said desire better gifts. Why is that people are bent upon on forcing themselves or train themselves (sometimes by others) to speak in an unknown tongue (lower end gift so to say) something that you find nowhere else in the Bible except in Corinth? Why such a situation got relapsed after a lapse of more than thousand years in USA?

What better advice one would get other than from the words of Jesus? They only want hear alternative choices. I consider Sigmund Freud is a fraud.
----No, they don't want alternative choices, which is why they are seeking God. Because they know alternatives have miserably failed them (as we all have). They are seeking God. Perhaps the reason you cannot see that is because they are not seeking God as "you" would have them to? IDK, but think it over. You are not in their situations. They are not you, and you are not their God. You dismiss everyone's pain and floundering in the waves in one breezy sentence, when you could have been constructively praying for any one them in love? Have you? We all have just so much time to spend in this forum. We cannot answer everyone, to constructively admonish, encourage, strengthen, offer the hope in the Lord to. But we can answer some, read some and pray for them--all. Consider that when you have a few extra moments. It is in God's Will, after all. No need to worry about "love one another" being correct or not.

I write all these because I am concerned with their salvation. We are seeking eternal life, not worldly comforts and pleasure.

Is he is qualified for advice when he himself overburdened with his family encumbrances and other interests?
----Are you qualified to pass judgment on your pastor? On anyone? Are you God? Wow. Just.... wow.

I need to call the king naked with a child's innocence. I am not God. But have they answered the call of Jesus in the first place by giving up all?

Perfection and holiness are not a piece of cake. They are not just beliefs; they need to be practiced. There is no end to it.
----Being perfected is a light yoke according to Jesus Christ. His yoke is easy, His burden is light. I believe Him, finding He wasn't lying! The single thing you did get right is, it is eternal. That it is. So, in your best interests, please, please put that too broad paintbrush down you have so tightly gripped in your hand. It doesn't seem to be doing you any genuine spiritual good. In fact, it sounds like its bitterness is atrophying your heart. You are missing out on so much spiritual joy! Open trusting hands are what truly praise God. Not hands clenched around silly paint brushes dipped in useless mournful indignation.

The great apostle Peter cried out to Jesus that he is a sinner and asked the Lord to stay away from him. Now people think that using His name they can sit next to Him enjoying all the worldly benefits with no inkling of suffering that goes with belief.

 

[com7fy8]

Right Truth, I notice, that in your title you did not ask how to show that Christianity is the superior "religion". I understand this could have been intentional, and because you do not consider Christianity to be a religion. But, the Bible does say >

"Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." (James 1:27)

God proves the Christianity which He knows is superior. He does with us all that He knows He means by His word > Isaiah 55:11, 1 John 4:17.

I find that the Bible presents God as being personal with each of His children (Hebrews 12:4-11, Isaiah 58:11, Colossians 3:15, Romans 5:5), and in the scriptures we have how we need to totally depend on Him (2 Corinthians 3:5, Colossians 1:29), all the time, to personally correct us (Hebrews 12:4-11, Galatians 4:19, 1 John 4:17) and personally guide us (Proverbs 3:5-6, Colossians 3:15), more and more all the time as we mature and grow as His children. I don't see this obviously emphasized by any non-Christian group or by some number of groups claiming to be Christian.

I think this is superior, how our Heavenly Father through His Son Jesus is so personal and about family with us who are His children, and He has us reaching to enemies in order to adopt them to join us. I don't know of any other group who believes in such family sharing with God and being all-loving with interest in adopting any evil person, at all, to join us, having hope for how God is easily able to change any evil person into a child of His love. Jesus on the cross died with hope for any evil person, at all, to be reconciled to God and become a child of God.

To me, it is clear that God is about family loving. Even while Jesus was on the cross, He was taking care of His mother, for example > John 19:26-27. And God's Person's include the Ones called "Father" and "Son" . . . not the Bank President and Bank Manager, or the General and the Captain, or the Mansion Owner and Gardener. And man in God's image is a family being, of three basic family persons . . . father, child, mother

And God has the best standard > not only things He tells us to get ourselves to do, but how His love cures us to have the character of His own love > 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:17, 1 Peter 3:4 > Romans 8:29.

I do not know of any group besides Christianity which presents God to be about this, and emphasizes these features which are right in the Bible.

 

[Righttruth]

I do not know every other non-Christian religion out there, but the ones I do know; all have a system for moving up a “spiritual ladder” to a higher position and even some “Christian” denominations ascribe to this believe. The idea is you join the belief at some lower level and move up and/or assure your position by: good deeds, contributing more (money), added knowledge, memorizing more, “working” harder, becoming more spiritual and/or taking on more responsibility. They might suggest: you spend less time working off your bad deeds in some purgatory place; you move to a higher heaven level closer to God; have a more glorious place in heaven, have a bigger mansion in heaven, or finally move out of the reincarnation cycle.

It a great hope, cannot be final assurance of salvation. God will judge finally. Of course, Jesus has shown the way by His life.

True Christianity is different in that the moment you become a “Believer” you are given everything up front with the exception of living in heaven at that moment, but instead of going to heaven immediately the Christian has a birthright to heaven that cannot be taken away, lost or stolen and even God will not take it back.

That is a presumption to the extreme. You are questioning God on His final judgement.

That does not mean the individual that has the birthright cannot “give it away or sell it on the cheap” like Esau did with his birthright.

People may fall away at any time in their lives.

The only reason for doing good stuff is out of pure gratitude (Love). It is the privilege and honor of every Christian to remain on earth for a while helping others (really allowing the indwelling Holy Spirit to work through them helping others). By using the Godly type Love they have been given, their Love can grow while here on earth, so they could enter heaven with greater Love, but does the fact those individuals Love me more than I love them mean they have a greater reward?

The God will decide on what type of reward you deserve. Striving to become perfect is our responsibility.

 

[Righttruth]

I agree that how we live is important thing, but I think scriptures are also. Obviously any book can be claimed to be Gods word. In that case it is good to check what is said and would you keep as your god person who allegedly produced the words. I don’t know any other book that has Gods words that I would keep my God, because other books are not as wise and knowing as the Bible.

One reason why I think Bible God words are superior is that He knew things long before they happen and He has something meaningful to say. For example Bible knew what happens to Jews long before things happened

I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land will be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.
Leviticus 26:33

Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am Yahweh their God; but I will for their sake remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am Yahweh.'"
Leviticus 26:44-45

It shall happen, when all these things are come on you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you shall call them to mind among all the nations, where Yahweh your God has driven you, and shall return to Yahweh your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul; that then Yahweh your God will turn your captivity, and have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples, where Yahweh your God has scattered you. If any of your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of the heavens, from there will Yahweh your God gather you, and from there will he bring you back:
Deuteronomy 30:1-4

Bible has much knowledge that I think people would not have without God. I don’t know any other religious book that comes even close to that. So, even if the other books would be from “god”, I wouldn’t keep those as my God, because there is not much that they say and not much that shows that the person is greater than any regular man.

Above all that, let us not forget Jesus has words of eternal life. It is His way, life and truth.

 

[Righttruth]

"Righttruth, post: 69739617, member: 373052"]Why should our imperfection be passed on to the Lord? Shall I take that the observation and assessment of the Lord on the seven churches (barring one) is unfair in the book of Revelation?
----We ARE imperfect. I'm sure you don't consider yourself perfect either. Your really stretching it now. Why? Who is referencing churches in Revelation? You are the one intimating "all" churches of today are corrupt. Stick to your own subject please.

It is very clear, without saying, that I consider myself as a sinner and an imperfect man. But many believe that they have become perfect in believing Jesus and stay put. So, you are not happy with earlier seven churches quoted in the Revelation. Practically all churches have become social clubs basically meant for arranging marriages for gathering money for the coffers and for the last rites to the dead.

That is a complacent attitude which is a very dangerous trend. I know I am imperfect and feel guilty about it. It is not, it is OK with what we are. That is a dead Christianity.
----How can I be "complacent" when I've found nothing to be complacent about? I don't go by my "feelings" when it comes to my faith, that God is still working in my life and in others, drawing us closer to Him each day. I go by HIS Word which promises He WILL draw us nearer to Him. Trusting God should be the basis of every believers faith in Him. Not human feelings which change with the weather.

God molds a yielding spirit not a complacent one.

Even God doesn't impart unconditional love. In our striving we all need to think of course corrections all the time.
---On the contrary, God's love for every believer is unconditional once the believer accepts the offer of His love and grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. If you prefer not to believe that, that is your right, too. I do believe it. We can "think" all we want, but without the power of God we can do nothing to change our course. Can we?

Yes, we need His help to change. No transformed life, no salvation. Remember the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D.

You know how some churches think that believing Paul's letters make them Full Gospel churches, especially by speaking gibberish. Who they are trying to imitate, Jesus or Paul? Would like join them with their acrobatic displays and false claims of the Holy Spirit involvement when it is their own uncontrolled spirits? Yes, of course, I agree even there, they have merits in other aspects. But there cannot be different truths.
----No, I don't know of any of these churches you've accused of "believing Paul's letters make them 'Full Gospel' churches" let alone which use "gibberish". I'm not being contrary here. Just honestly have never witness for myself such places.WHICH churches are you talking about, specifically? Go ahead. Name them if you can IF that's what you believe. Step out on your convictions here to see if they hold any weight. Are you speaking of Pentecostal churches here, calling them out on their practices? Stop speaking in mysterious accusing tones then, if that is the case, and have the decency and courage to say so. If you cannot, then why should we accept what you say?

Please go to some of these deviations: Pentecostal based churches, such as, Assembly of God, Spirit filled, charismatic where loud shouts are considered as voice of God. Then you will understand my plea. I don't mind telling them, but CF rules don't permit.

There is only one truth which saves. Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord. Doctrine does not save. Doctrine is not my Savior. Jesus Christ is. I can honestly say I have never been in a church that didn't preach Jesus Christ, except in the outside-the-fringe church I grew up in. Their Jesus is not the Jesus of Christianity, but a creature of one man's imagination. They preach a form "of" Jesus, but deny His power in favor of their own.

Preaching without practice is an empty vessel that makes too much of noise.

Don't you realize the pastors of Protestant churches don't answer the call of Jesus; it is Paul's directive with a few advantageous verses.
----No, I do NOT see pastors of Protestant churches refusing to answer the salvation call of Jesus Christ with or without Paul's writings. (I don't see Paul avoiding the subject either, for that matter.) I see them proclaiming Jesus Christ above all.

Why not with full backpacks on them?

Through Paul, yes, as well as James, John, Luke, Mark, Jude, and pretty much from every OT book. One pastor I had used Deborah the Prophetess-Judge in Judges to reveal Jesus Christ once. If you are watching televangelists on TV and comparing their practices to scripture, I can give no real response. I cannot agree with you about pastors not preaching Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord because I've never encountered such a thing. Churches which promote humanity's view of sin vs. God's view of sin? That is a reality. A few do. Not as many as you are suggesting, however. And again, I've only heard of two which do (Unitarian Universalist and United Church of Christ). Not actually witnessed them in action for myself thus far, so this is only hearsay.

You need to attend them to find out what is going on in the Christendom. Otherwise, one would like a frog in a deep well thinking that is the whole world.

That is your judgement. He will say to many that He never knew them.
----All churches are the Lord's full possession to deal with, being under His judgment. Not yours and not mine. Pray for them. Have you? Because that is something I have witnessed. Those who hone in on everyone else's flaws, accusing them of every negative thing they can, diverting their focus from their own selves. It indeed becomes a personal hobby horse for some. In the end none of their endless complaints do them or anyone else any eternal good. Inevitably it is revealed that the spiritual tool chest of the complainers of this world is devoid of all believing prayer, whether for themselves or for anyone else.

Good thing you accept His judgement. All kinds of prayers are being done for worldly prosperity and well being ignoring the simple Lord's prayer that He taught us.

Sorry, you are not seeing the reality here. A wishful thinking or hope is not an assured thing.
----Hope is always assured when from the Lord. Don't be sorry for me. Not any longer!

What is a hope for an humble believer cannot be a permanent tag attached at this stage of our life. We know the way, and life and the truth through Jesus, and it must be our endeavor to walk, not sit on the armchair.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who hopes in Him. (Ps 34:8)
Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities, nor turned aside to lies. (Ps 40:4)
But I will hope continually, and will praise You more and more. (Ps 71:14)
And hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Rom 5:5)
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, stay sober, put your hope fully in the grace brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; (1 Pet 1:13)

Right, HOPE, not assured irrespective of our lives.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

.....But have they answered the call of Jesus in the first place by giving up all?

Good point. If the first step isn't taken,
the journey is never even started.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Agreed. Jesus said, "they will know you are my disciples by your love for one another".

I've seen disciples known thus,
though very rare in the usa.(and NEVER on the internet; only a few witnesses of where it was, when it was) .
So , when people don't have and can't see an example ,
what are they to do ?

 

[Endtime Survivors]

I've seen disciples known thus,
though very rare in the usa.(and NEVER on the internet; only a few witnesses of where it was, when it was) .
So , when people don't have and can't see an example ,
what are they to do ?

Some of it may depend on how we perceive behavior around us. I believe I've seen examples of neighbor-loving on the internet, even if it's in very small ways. And, we have an in-built ability to perceive the golden rule. We understand that love is good and hate is bad based on personal experience, quite apart from any theological exposure we may have had.

There is always a witness somewhere, even if it's just our own conscience.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

But that's not the point.
"THEY" will know the disciples of Jesus by the love they have for one another. (not emotion; not feelings).
"THEY" do know this
in few places on earth, where "THEY" see it....

 

[Endtime Survivors]

But that's not the point.
"THEY" will know the disciples of Jesus by the love they have for one another. (not emotion; not feelings).
"THEY" do know this
in few places on earth, where "THEY" see it....

Ok, maybe I'm not understanding what you mean by "they" and how it relates. Would you mind clarifying?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

No problem.
Who is "they" in Scripture ?
Same today.

 

[Geralt]

christianity provides the answers everyone is longing for.

 

[bcbsr]

Unlike other religions the claims of Christianity are backed up by miracles, done in public, testified to by eyewitnesses.

Acts 2:22 "Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know"

Acts 17:31 "he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead."

2Co 12:12 The things that mark an apostle— signs, wonders and miracles— were done among you with great perseverance.

Acts 14:3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders.

Joh 10:38 But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father."

 

[Bible Highlighter]

A person today can say, "many Christians today are not doing what Jesus says" and they can also say "Christians should follow Christ", but if this person does not believe there is an all perfect Word of God then they have not submitted to authority of Christ (Who is God) themselves (whereby they should receive Christ in truth and in Spirit according to God's Word).

For in all Jesus' teachings He referred to the divine authority of the Old Testament (Matthew 5:17-18; Matthew 8:17; Matthew 12:40-42; Luke 4:18-21; Luke 10:25-28; Luke 15:29-31; Luke 17:32; Luke 24:25-45; John 5:39-47). He quoted the Old Testament 78 times, the Pentateuch alone 26 times. He quoted from Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Amos, Jonah, Micah, and Malachi. He referred to the Old Testament as “The Scriptures,” “the word of God,” and “the wisdom of God.” The apostles quoted 209 times from the Old Testament. This is important to understand because if a person abides in the Spirit, they will be guided into all truth (John 16:13); This truth is talking about the Communicated Word of God (i.e. the Scriptures). For Jesus said in his prayer to the Father, that His Word was truth (John 17:17). Meaning the truth is the Communicated Word just as Jesus (the Living Word) is the truth (John 14:6). They are connected to one another. The Living Word (Jesus) is connected to the communicated form of the Word of God. Back then, there was both the Spoken Word of God (with audible words from both the Father, the Son, and His followers) and the Written Word of God. Today, after the close of Revelation: We have only the written Word of God as our sole authority in regards to our faith in God. For we are told in Revelation not to add or take away from His Word under severe consequences (Revelation 22:18-19). There are no new audible words from God that we are waiting upon. God's Word for us today is the Bible and Christ (God) will return at His Second Coming to bring in His new Kingdom. For we are told not to believe those who just claim to be of Christ. For we are looking for Christ who will return in the same manner in the way that He left (which was within the sky). So until Christ's return, we trust and obey God's Word (the Bible) as our authority.

In fact, believers who had no root in the Word fell away due to persecution or the cares of this life. Believing that the Bible is the Word of God and knowing it intimately in and of itself does not save a person, but it is something vital to a Spirit filled believer's life (Who has repented of their sins and who has accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior). It is a believer's life line. It is how we have faith in the first place (Romans 10:17). God will convict a believer on those passages within His Word that tell him (or her) to abide in His Word and to speak the Word of God so as not to live by bread alone. If a believer has no desire to trust in it (as their sole authority) and or read God's Word, i.e. the Bible (and to believe it is the very Word of God itself) and to speak it unto others, something aint right spiritually at home.

For a person can claim that we should be following Jesus, but if they do not trust first in His Word (the Bible) as being the absolute and divine authority (as Christ believed it to be), then they are denying the very authority that Jesus Himself accepted. For...

Jesus quoted Scripture as a part of defeating the devil (Matthew 4).

Jesus said, "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4).

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." (Psalms 119:11; cf. with 1 John 2:14)

"But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him." (1 John 2:5).

Paul said that Timothy had known the Holy Scriptures since he was a child (1 Timothy 3:15).

The seed in the Parable in the Sower is the Word of God. We just plant the seeds (by spreading His Word) and God giveth the increase (i.e. He transforms the heart).

Jesus said, "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." (John 15:7).

Jesus words are a part of written Scripture today.


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