I would agree with you about the courage to follow the voice of God. Someone comparing a woman who killed her kids is a pretty stupid leap.
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Could be. I've posted a lot of stupid things. And, come to think of it, you're absolutely right: there is no comparison! As tstew pointed out, on one hand, we have an unbiblical teaching that (I guess?) came from direct revelation. A relatively benign teaching, at that. So what, if ladies think their hair protects them from demons or whatever.
On the other hand, we have a Biblically valid command from God to an individual to do something. And it was not benign.
Stupid to compare them? I suppose so.
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I have not given this much thought or study but I just thought that to me there is a difference between doing something that is unorthodox and not specifically prescribed in Scripture, and teaching something that is unorthodox and not specifically prescribed in Scripture.
Man, this is so wise!!! You know, one night a long time ago, I was praying in my barracks room and the Lord told me to go pray at the church. It was a week before pay day, I had very little gas and no money. But I did it any way.
On the way back home, God told me which gas station to stop at and to ask them for gas and they would give it to me. It was a gas station that was out of the way. I obeyed God, the lady allowed me to fill my gas tank and I give God the glory for His faithfulness.
But to teach as doctrine that all "saved" people must prove their life of faith by doing exactly what I did, every time, would be stupid.
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Man, this is so wise!!! You know, one night a long time ago, I was praying in my barracks room and the Lord told me to go pray at the church. It was a week before pay day, I had very little gas and no money. But I did it any way.
On the way back home, God told me which gas station to stop at and to ask them for gas and they would give it to me. It was a gas station that was out of the way. I obeyed God, the lady allowed me to fill my gas tank and I give God the glory for His faithfulness.
But to teach as doctrine that all "saved" people must prove their life of faith by doing exactly what I did, every time, would be stupid.
Not if it works!!
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
Man, this is so wise!!! You know, one night a long time ago, I was praying in my barracks room and the Lord told me to go pray at the church. It was a week before pay day, I had very little gas and no money. But I did it any way.
On the way back home, God told me which gas station to stop at and to ask them for gas and they would give it to me. It was a gas station that was out of the way. I obeyed God, the lady allowed me to fill my gas tank and I give God the glory for His faithfulness.
But to teach as doctrine that all "saved" people must prove their life of faith by doing exactly what I did, every time, would be stupid.
Great testimony....So true. The danger that exists is that having a personal relationship with God does involve Him speaking to you in specific situations about specific things for you. If you happen to be someone with a platform to share that from, you may make the mistake of incorporating that in with the Gospel that you preach.
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Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
With all of the recent hubub about a certain popular preacher SUPPOSEDLY not preaching truth from the Word of God I have wondered about some things. Interestingly, with the lack of scripture at the time of these events, I wonder...
Oy! I am soo confused!
I think someone should start a thread based on the concept of teaching and doing. That was a great comment. If I had the time I would start one, but it wasn't my statement.
Not particularly DA. I understood the premise of the thread to be what one should think when there is a lack of specific scripture for an occurence. My feeling is that it is much different to do something that you feel you heard from God without specific Scriptural foundation than to teach something you feel you heard from God without specific Scriptural foundation. The Apostles never admonished that we should never do anything that we have not read, but specifically warned that we do not teach or preach anything we have not already received from them.
There is room in the last days for the old men to dream dreams and the young to see visions. You just can't make them doctrine.
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There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Houston.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
Not particularly DA. I understood the premise of the thread to be what one should think when there is a lack of specific scripture for an occurence. My feeling is that it is much different to do something that you feel you heard from God without specific Scriptural foundation than to teach something you feel you heard from God without specific Scriptural foundation. The Apostles never admonished that we should never do anything that we have not read, but specifically warned that we do not teach or preach anything we have not already received from them.
There is room in the last days for the old men to dream dreams and the young to see visions. You just can't make them doctrine.
Could be. I've posted a lot of stupid things. And, come to think of it, you're absolutely right: there is no comparison! As tstew pointed out, on one hand, we have an unbiblical teaching that (I guess?) came from direct revelation. A relatively benign teaching, at that. So what, if ladies think their hair protects them from demons or whatever.
On the other hand, we have a Biblically valid command from God to an individual to do something. And it was not benign.
Stupid to compare them? I suppose so.
I think you need to go look up the word benign. LS teaching on hair is anything but benign. I am not sure I understand you here unless you are manifesting a passive aggressive spirit
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