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Post by Cepha on Apr 16, 2008 12:11:48 GMT -5
If The Apostles didn't have The Holy Bible,
does that mean that they "weren't" Bible believing Christians?
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 16, 2008 13:10:24 GMT -5
Jesus is the Word, the Bible is the Word. So they were following/believing in the Bible in flesh.
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Post by Cepha on Apr 16, 2008 13:42:40 GMT -5
Jesus is the Word, the Bible is the Word. So they were following/believing in the Bible in flesh. Hi M. So when a NCC says that their "bible-believers", their talking about Jesus in the flesh? Why not just say "believers" (which means Christian)? Or do they mean that they are believers "in" the book? |
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 16, 2008 14:14:06 GMT -5
You remind me of my grandma...she puts quotes around everything too. lol.
The Bible is Jesus in written form. So the apsotles essencially followed the Bible...just in it's original form (Jesus).
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Post by Cepha on Apr 16, 2008 14:21:18 GMT -5
"Really?" (LOL!) The Bible is Jesus in written form. So the apsotles essencially followed the Bible...just in it's original form (Jesus).[/quote] So what about those things that Jesus taught that are'nt written in The Bible that The Apostles were taught? Should we as Christians follow what Jesus taught The Apostles that aren't written in The Holy Bible? Or are we restricted to the book, The Bible?  |
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 16, 2008 14:34:00 GMT -5
What things were the Apostles taught that aren't in the Bible?
Why is the font so small all of a sudden?
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Post by Cepha on Apr 16, 2008 14:49:25 GMT -5
What things were the Apostles taught that aren't in the Bible? Why is the font so small all of a sudden? New Forum Skin. Too small for you? I'm just trying it out. I'm trying to find a Christian background. As for what The Apostles taught that weren't in The Bible, it's called The Didache. A Historical Christian Document of The Church. It was based on The Teachings of The 12 Apostles. It was created before The Holy Bible was. It is basically the firs Christian Doctrine. |
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Post by Cepha on Apr 16, 2008 14:51:14 GMT -5
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 16, 2008 14:53:40 GMT -5
Those sound like things that are in the Bible...
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Post by Cepha on Apr 16, 2008 14:56:45 GMT -5
Those sound like things that are in the Bible... They are. They are the details of what is in The Bible. For example, take confession before receiving the Eucharist (which translated from Greek in English is "Thanksgiving Meal"), or baptism by sprinkling water instead of full immersion. Not all Christians accept these teachings of The Apostles. |
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 16, 2008 15:02:37 GMT -5
Yeah..I'll take the Bible over what the apostles taught.
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Post by Cepha on Apr 16, 2008 15:18:54 GMT -5
Yeah..I'll take the Bible over what the apostles taught. But The Apostles taught The Bible before it was written. Right? So you're saying that a book that was written 400 years after Jesus is more important than the teachings of the men Jesus chose to teach us? |
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 16, 2008 16:02:04 GMT -5
Men can mess things up...I know I do. I'll be taught something really interesting in school, then go to tell my hubby about it and mess it all up. So yes, I'll take the Word of God over what men teach |
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Post by cradlecathlic27 on Apr 16, 2008 20:38:51 GMT -5
But emily, men physically put the Bible together, from inspired writings from the apostles. So that means that you believe the apostles!
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Post by Cepha on Apr 17, 2008 8:41:09 GMT -5
Men can mess things up...I know I do. I'll be taught something really interesting in school, then go to tell my hubby about it and mess it all up. So yes, I'll take the Word of God over what men teach Why not just trust The Word of God from the beginning and forego men's teachings? |
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 17, 2008 9:17:25 GMT -5
...I do...
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Post by Cepha on Apr 17, 2008 10:13:15 GMT -5
See the circular logic there? Then you don't need classes. |
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 17, 2008 10:18:02 GMT -5
The classes teach out of the Word of God. They do not put in their own personal interpretations.
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Post by Cepha on Apr 17, 2008 10:21:27 GMT -5
The classes teach out of the Word of God. They do not put in their own personal interpretations. The only way that they could do that is if they just read The Bible and not comment (teach) on it. Otherwise, they are putting in their own personal interpretations if they are not directly quoting scripture. In other words, if they say any other words than what is in the bible...for example: "What this means is...", then they are interpreting it personally (since the words they use outside of scripture are theirs and "not" in the scripture). |
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Post by emily445455 on Apr 17, 2008 10:23:39 GMT -5
They teach comparing scripture to scripture. They teach the Bible using the Bible.
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