A CHRISTIAN VIEW
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GOD'S COMPLETE REVELATION!
We
have God's complete revelation to all mankind, it is called the Bible.
There are sixty six books. There are no more books. God's direct
revelation to mankind was finished, completed with the death of the last
apostle. The church of Christ had all the information it needed to
preach the gospel, teach the church about faith in Jesus Christ, and to
instruct men to obey God's commands.
Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I
felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend
earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the
saints.
Jude
wrote in his letter, in about 65 A.D., that Christians already had a
common salvation. He said contend for the faith which had been handed
down once for all. The faith was not being added to nor were parts of
the faith being deleted by new revelation. Jude knew nothing of
so-called new revelations being written in books of catechisms nor were
there any other extra-Biblical books of so-called new revelations from
God.
There is no 21st century new revelation, new prophecy, nor new knowledge. We already have the completed Scriptures, the BIBLE.
1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.
Direct
prophecy and special knowledge from God have ceased. There is no more
prophecy or knowledge that is equal to Scripture. The Bible was
completed long ago.
1
Corinthians 13:10 But when what is complete comes , then what is
incomplete will no longer be used. (God's Word Translation (1995).
We have a completed Bible. We do not need new revelation. We do not need modern-day apostles nor prophets.
2 Peter 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
The
apostle Peter said, in about 66 A.D., that Christians already had true
knowledge. What kind of knowledge are the modern writers of catechisms,
or other of the so-called modern-day apostles, and prophets
disseminating? A question that is worth pondering.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.
The
apostle Paul said their word was God's word. For men today to claim
that the catechisms they write, and, or, the so-called new books of
revelation, are directly from God; is at best, a case of self-delusion.
The worst case scenario is willful deception or purposeful ignorance.
Acts 20:27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.
The
apostle Paul declared the whole purpose of God to the Ephesians. How
could Paul have declared the whole purpose of God in the first century
if modern day prophets and apostles are still being given new purposes
from God today? There are no new, direct revelations, from God that are
equal to Scripture.
John 16:13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative , but whatever He hears, He will speak; and will disclose to you what is to come.
Jesus said, to the twelve apostles, that the Holy Spirit would guide them into all truth. The apostle heard all the truth. THERE IS NO NEW TRUTH TO BE ADDED! The Bible is completed, it is finished.
Ephesians 3:3-5 that by revelation there was made know to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. 4 By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which in other generations was not know to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
The mystery of Christ was revealed to the apostle Paul as well as the other apostles and prophets. It is not continually being revealed, it was revealed. We have that revelation, it is in the Bible.
We have God's completed word. We have the BIBLE!
HOW MUCH PRIDE WOULD IT TAKE FOR MEN, TODAY, TO CLAIM THAT THEIR WORDS ARE, IN FACT, EQUAL TO SCRIPTURE?
(Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotes are from: NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE)
Ephesians 3:3-5 that by revelation there was made know to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. 4 By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which in other generations was not know to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
The mystery of Christ was revealed to the apostle Paul as well as the other apostles and prophets. It is not continually being revealed, it was revealed. We have that revelation, it is in the Bible.
We have God's completed word. We have the BIBLE!
HOW MUCH PRIDE WOULD IT TAKE FOR MEN, TODAY, TO CLAIM THAT THEIR WORDS ARE, IN FACT, EQUAL TO SCRIPTURE?
(Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotes are from: NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE)
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