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To: Mrs. Don-o

Yes I did.

It is a terrible argument and false.

The Bible consists of words written in Hebrew and Greek and a bit of Aramaic, arranged into sentences, paragraphs and later divided into chapters and verses so we can refer to them and find them.

Each word and arrangement is inspired directly by the Holy Spirit, moving men to write.

It is the revealed, authoritative Word of God, cherished by Jews and Christians. It is there in black and white and in some bibles, the words of Jesus in red.

If someone tells you they are teaching God’s Word and can’t find their ideas in the Bible, they are blowing smoke.

If you accept that argument, that beliefs come from the Scripture, but you can’t ever point to where they are, you can believe anything. It is no longer based on Scripture, but on the feelings and opinions of the speaker.

Again, I note you have not found your argument in the Bible.


167 posted on 05/17/2018 3:13:31 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Q is Admiral Michael S. Rogers)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

I don’t want to misunderstand you. Can you really not see how Biblical principles inform Christian ethics (let’s say sexual ethics, medical ethics, business ethics, any kind of ethics) if the particular issues are not to be found in the Biblical text?


169 posted on 05/18/2018 4:54:13 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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