adamst@no.spam wrote:


>>> If you claim to trust the Scriptures, then you must put your trust
>>> in those who wrote them much later, those who preserved and copied
>>> those writings, and those who compiled the canon.
>>
>>No, one puts one's trust in the Holy Spirit, who actively
>>guides and supports His church. The Scriptures are His
>>unique gift to the church.
>
> Yes, and they cannot be understood outside that context....they
> can never be "alone"...

In the phrases "Scripture alone", "Faith alone", and "Grace
alone", "alone" means "only".

Scripture is the only rule and norm for faith.
Faith is the only vehicle for grace.
Grace is the only means of salvaion.

Bart

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It is not quite the answer you are looking for, but I just started at
Genesis and went through to Revelations. First time through I was
skimming, not really reading, trying to get a sense of the forest rather
than examining the trees. Now I am on my second pass, but taking my
time and trying to understand as much as I can... with the help of the
fine folks here, naturally.

--
Warren Post
Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
http://srcopan.vze.com/


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pia_sten@hotmail.com wrote...
>
> can anyone recomend a good book for a beginner wanting to study the bible?

What's wrong with using the Bible, combined with prayer to gain
understanding into the meaning of troublesome passages as they occur?

That's all you need.

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Bart Goddard wrote:
> gkmcnees@comcast.net wrote:
>
>
>
>>My belief is that God does it all. That salvation is a FREE gift, and
>>I realize that FREE gift may seem redundant, but it seems necessary.
>
>
> You say that, but your espousal of "free will" contradicts it.

Not so.

>>Now many will accuse me of "antinomianism." But they accused Paul of
>>the same.
>
>
> Heh. On sci.math we have plethora crackpots who think they can
> trisect a general angle or square the circle or perform some
> other mathematical feat which we know to be impossilbe. They
> always start their tirades with "They laughed at Newton!
> They laughed at Gauss! They laughed at Einstein! So I won't
> be surprised if you laughed at me."
>
> The standard response is "They also laughed at Bozo