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The Rule of faith and practice is not scripture "alone"

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BobRyan

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God as one being, still as the heavenly Father, Logos the Word with God, and the Spirit of God, in full unity,

Certainly we cannot find it too surprising that "one single being is at one with Himself".

I think we can all agree that this part is not too surprising.

What would be very "very" surprising is to find that a single being is so adamant that people know that he is "at one with himself" as if there were such a high risk that maybe a single being is not really "at one with himself".

Even more surprising than that would be to argue that humans need to all be "one being" as God is "one being".

In John 17 "That they may be ONE as WE are ONE" - is Jesus saying that humans can only be "ONE" by all becoming "ONE being"?? No that is not at all what He is saying.

Why? Because God is "One God" Deut 6:4 in THREE persons Matt 28:19.
 
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Agreed. That is the right approach.

I don't really believe the Father generates or generated the Son, that is more from creeds than Bible passages. But the incarnation came from God. .

True - God caused the incarnation. We see the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit all in action in that case.
 
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A single being is always at one with himself, herself, or itself. That would not need to be pointed out. But for those who have only understood God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost as separate beings, this is needed for pointing out the additional strong evidence that they are together, as they always are, one single being.

It is important that people do not believe there are more Gods than one. That one revealing one name is important for that too. Passages are very clear there are no Gods but the One.

That it was desirable that we believers be at one with each other, which actually we should work at a lot better, as Jesus is one with the heavenly Father is not meaning for us to be one in all the senses there are of being one. Clearly it should be about unity actually possible for us. Unity of Jesus Christ as incarnation of Logos who is with God and is God with the heavenly Father is necessarily further unity that is needed, that they are really one God, while there is no other God.
 
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Genesis 1 is relevant to this, while a lot in the rest of the Bible supports that. God being perfect, and being Love eternally with the plurality in perfect complete unity as One, made creation with this world according to that perfection, calling it then, the only time God is shown saying this of anything, 'Very Good', without hurting, suffering, or death, for any, according to what the Bible shows. This contradicts the theories that include that there was long ages with hurting, suffering, and death, for any. Those theories including those things are then wrong. And God who is eternally Love will restore things with a new world being made, for the redeemed of humanity and for creation which groans for this. It is shown with visions. God's perfect will is not with design for us to include hurting, suffering, and death for any. God is not willing that any would perish, but wants all people to come to repentance, for their salvation with faith through the atonement, which Christ came to this world for. The redeemed can then grow spiritually, they might actually grow toward that perfect will of God, beyond concessions and what is permitted, they then need to not resist seeing where that is called for.
 
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No the calling to be an overseer or any gift given to the body does not come from man or by man but by God as the spirit led men to write down for us.

Just a small sample here;

Galatians 1: 1. Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead

Acts 20: 28. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

But sadly, many will just ignore scripture like this for man made traditions that make the word of Gid of no effect.

The Overseers can bed recognized,(ordained) in that call by the body and often those in who God shows such recognition.. The dhole body will see thier walk and words and be known.Paul even told others to know those who labour among them in such functions.

But all the body has an office every believer .The word “office” refers to function.
 
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Yes , there is one God in three persons who communicate to eachother as scripture shows .these three are one

Isaiah 48: 15. I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 16. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17. Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.”

Notice that the Lotd God is speaking of the Lord God and Hos Spirit sending him

Notice also the “I”, even “I”, yeah “I” three
 
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Here’s the one verse of many that say this

Isaiah 8: 20. To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”

The Light of Christ working in men also gave the scriptures and the two agree together in Christ
 
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I'll take the old proven Apostolic Succession instead of the flavor of the week's protestant dogma.
No “apostolic succession”, according to scripture as we can see here, just a few verses of many,

Galatians 1: 1. Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.”

God gives gifts, not men. No man can study thier way to a gift in a thing called “Bible school” or have another give them gifts .God does this as He wills.

Ephesians 4: 11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
 
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People who claim to be led by the Spirit disagree on siginficant matters of the faith all day long with others making the same claim.
Yes that’s true. But we still must be led of the Spirit and be taught by the Spirit. We are also exhorted in scripture (which is given by the Spirit), to prove all things and to examine things and judge all things in the spirit. So, Even though many may agree on certain truths, such as the gospel message, others will add to that gospel many things, or teach a very different gospel. In the sane gathering you might have sone teaching another gospel. We see this addressed in sone of the letters to the churches. Paul exposes the world gospel under the law in Galatians for example and the reasoning he uses is by the Spirit guiding him. The truths he reveals by the Spirit, bear witness with believers spirit.

There are many reasons why sone can’t agree on a foundational thing such as “what is the gospel” (1 Corinthians 15:1-5), sone men are listening to doctrines of devils for various reasons, and walk in the flesh, others are in man made traditions, deceived by false teachers taking advantage of the weak in faith, men bound under the law and works of the flesh who cannot understand the freedom in Christ, and who may be in pride and boasting unwilling to repent or humble themselves . There are many reasons and all can be exposed in the spiritual walk of the body as they listen and seek to be led by God.

We must trust that God will help those who truly and honesty ask seek and knock.
 
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I agree. I was surprised when I found myself led back to the RCC. Long journey, long story.
Hello and God bless,

I was led by God put of the Roman Catholic Church many years ago, about 40 years or so ago and never gone back. There were so many reasons and doctrines that were not as God showed me and were contrary to the Spirits witness in scripture also.

A simple one was the host, the mass, sacraments, or Mary issues or scapulars.

Consider that many Popes and many possibly millions of Roman Catholics west a thing called a “Scapular” around their neck that says on the back of it that;

“Whosoever dies wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire”

That’s another gospel and spiritual very troubling. The true saving gospel is in 1 Corinthians 15:1-5. We must not add to the gospel or change it or the warnings of Galatians 1 come into play.

If all a person had to do to escape the eternal flames was to wear that scapular around thier neck then Christ died in vain for them and they trust another gospel:

I would like to hear your reasons for going back to the Roman Catholic Church.
 
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I would like to hear too. In the meanwhile I'll give you an extremely condensed response. The mass, for example, is referred to as the "breaking of the bread" in the Bible. Catholics chose the day Sunday to meet because Jesus was resurrected on Sunday. Jesus commanded us to "do this," meaning the breaking and blessing of the bread and the consecration. As to the scapular, it comes from what Catholics term "private revelation." One of the most famous is the miracle of the sun at Fatima and the subsequent miracles. No Catholic is required to believe in such, you may be wise to, but you are not required to do so. At Fatima Our Lady mentioned one of her titles as Our Lady of Carmel, and the scapular came from a result of that apparition. It is not a magic trinket, one must follow Jesus, fully accepting Him as our Lord and Savior, it is a sign of one's devotion to Him. A number of Catholic religious orders wear particular clothing part of which is considered a scapular.
 
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Hello again,

You must be able to see that to wear such a scapular and to have its at this on the back

“Whosoever dies wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire”

To say this, Is to preach another gospel. No person escapes the eternal fire unless they are saved by the wirk of Jesus Christ for their sin. And by believing the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-5) and by continuing in that faith.

We read the warning


Galatians 1: 6. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7. Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”
 
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Yes, Paul (by the Spirit), did connect Christ to the verses he quoted in Deuteronomy 30, as we read clearly,

Romans 10: 6. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above 7. Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8. But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;”
 
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Colossians 1: 23. If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;”
 
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Here’s the one verse of many that say this

Isaiah 8: 20. To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”
I do not see where in this passage you quoted where it says that Scripture alone is sufficient as a sole rule of faith, or that the rule of faith is based on scripture alone.

The Light of Christ working in men also gave the scriptures and the two agree together in Christhe rule of faith is based on scripture.

Well, the splintering of the many thousands of Protestant, non-denominational, independent, and home churches and sects, all teaching/preaching from the same bible, proves your interpretation of this passage to be in error.

Also, I believe to get the full context of the passage you quoted, (Isa 8:20) verses 11-23 must be included.
In doing so, I would ask. What should Isaiah and his disciples be prepared to answer to what the people will claim as their rights and what will be the outcome?

Have a Blessed Day......... All Saints Day!
 
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Because it's just something you were unaware of does not mean it is preaching "another Gospel." God saves us and continues to save us when we sin, often through ways we do not expect. Catholics use the same 73 books of the Bible that the Church established in the late 300s, I don't go around saying Protestants are "accursed" and preach another Gospel because they dropped seven books over a thousand years later. It's a difference, we disagree, we are Christians and we can only ask the Holy Spirit for discernment and try our best.
 
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Consider that many Popes and many possibly millions of Roman Catholics west a thing called a “Scapular” around their neck that says on the back of it that;

“Whosoever dies wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire”
First of all, no Catholic theology, teachings, catechisms, conciliar decrees, dogmatic proclamations, priestly sermons, et al will ever claim that the wearing of some trinket will guarantee one eternal life, no more than the removal of a little piece of flesh from the male body will make one holy. Jesus may as well have said, "Forget about everything else I told you, just wear this scapular and you'll be saved."

The wearing of certain vestments, usually of religious orders, had to with associating them with devoting oneself to a life of piety, of dedicating oneself to God and doing His will, dating back many, many centuries. This is the basis of the scapular. Where it may have devolved for some into a cultural superstition, IDK; some fools may well buy into such things.
 
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So, we can admit that the words on the back of such a thing called a “scapular” are extremely false and a lie and another gospel? And that wearing such a thing is to deny the finished work of Christ and to proclaim to the world that Christ died ion vain if you wear it at all? And that the lie that is said on the back of it about escaping eternal flames by wearing it(which many popes and millions of Catholics do) is totally false and another gospel and should be stopped immediately and repented of and millions of Catholics should be warned? And that wearing such a thing with the inscription on it is dangerous spiritually for all?

That’s a start if you agree here.That is just the start of the many things to be exposed.
 
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Hello,

I never said scripture alone is the sole rule of faith. The verse I showed shows that if men walk in the light that is in them from God, that light will agree with God’s word and bear witness if it is God’s word is spoken or written .

This also answers the objections of sone that there is no light in us.
 
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