tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057350761762975478.post5424492003290109711..comments2023-05-03T09:40:55.543-05:00Comments on Stand in the Gap: Stand for the Rule of Faith, Part 4Baptist History Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365590895853951568noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057350761762975478.post-91107419369791453812009-09-24T10:58:22.209-05:002009-09-24T10:58:22.209-05:00I agree with youI agree with youjohn johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720316945267930961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057350761762975478.post-79447942141847954402009-09-23T19:02:21.188-05:002009-09-23T19:02:21.188-05:00I don't think so. I believe in a closed canon....I don't think so. I believe in a closed canon. Wayne Grudem might argue with me on that one. Certainly anything that poses as "revelation" must be tested against the written word, which is why it is called the "canon"--the rule by which all things are measured for accuracy. The Spirit is not going to lead someone to do or teach something that is contrary to the revealed will of God given in Scripture. God never told anyone to leave his/her spouse.<br /><br />I believe the Spirit illuminates--sheds light on existing revelation, but I don't believe he now gives new revelation on par with sacred writ. Many through the centuries have claimed this ability, and none have measured up to the standard of scriptural revelation (popes, Joseph Smith, Quakers, Shakers, Montanus, medieval mystics, just to name a few). That's not to say that God may not give special insight into a particular situation in a church or the life of a believer (note the Covenanter, Peden the Prophet, in 17th century Scotland). But to put those events on par with Scripture I think is the height of arrogance. We are commanded to "test the spirits" for a reason (1John 4: 1--6). There are many lying spirits in the world today who, like Jannes and Jambres, can imitate the real thing up to a point (2Tim 3: 8). Even Satan disguises himself as an "angel of light" (2Cor 11: 14).Baptist History Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365590895853951568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057350761762975478.post-26064572605021838402009-09-23T10:17:30.790-05:002009-09-23T10:17:30.790-05:00Thank you. As a former Charismatic, we believed th...Thank you. As a former Charismatic, we believed that God still gives revelation. Does He?john johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720316945267930961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057350761762975478.post-51827498514089197462009-09-22T22:26:42.085-05:002009-09-22T22:26:42.085-05:00No, God does not have a body. God incarnate as Jes...No, God does not have a body. God incarnate as Jesus Christ has a body (Paul says that "in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells in bodily form" Col 1: 19), but "God is Spirit" (John 4: 24) and so has no material parts (see Col 1: 15; 1 Tim 1: 17; John 1: 18). This is also essential to his omnipresence. One problem with Mormon doctrine is that there god has a body and is temporally located in a specific place and time because he was once a man. God's immutability, his omnipresence and his eternality necessitate that he not have a body.Baptist History Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365590895853951568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057350761762975478.post-8170726554633003362009-09-22T09:31:44.045-05:002009-09-22T09:31:44.045-05:00Do you think God has a body? Kenneth Hagin said he...Do you think God has a body? Kenneth Hagin said he saw God on his throne, but Jesus told him not to look into his facejohn johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720316945267930961noreply@blogger.com