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To: NKP_Vet
In order for the Scripture to function as an authority, it must be read and interpreted by someone.

Yeah, that someone who has his soul on the line. Go join the kool-aid line if you want, the main crux of the Scriptures are obvious to those who thirst for knowledge. God even promised help in this area (if you know where to look in the Bible that is).

37 posted on 07/10/2014 8:49:14 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Obama - The Scandal a Week President.)
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To: BipolarBob

Are there truths outside the Bible? Yes. Are some of them important truths passed on by wise men who knew the Lord or his Apostles? Yes. Are there truths outside the Bible necessary for salvation. No. Who Jesus is, what he did, what he accomplished on the cross, that he was resurrected and rose from the dead and ascended into heaven are pretty much laid out in black and white. As a result, our sins are forgiven and we are new men in Chirst. That is the gospel. The rest is backstory. Magnificent backstory. But backstory nevertheless.

Is there much more depth in the Bible that I don’t understand? Yes. Would I like to? Yes. Do I need to? No.

The important stuff is really really simple AND unambiguous.


92 posted on 07/10/2014 10:14:26 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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