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I see many people say the bible is what Christ appointed to teach and not the church. My question is this if Christ appointed the bible to teach the true religion how come there was only the Torah/Old testament and not the Gospels.
Is the Bible the "pillar of truth" in the Christian religion? No. According to the Bible Itself, the Church is the "pillar of truth" (1 Timothy 3:15), not the Bible. Some "Bible" Christians insist that a "pillar" (the Church) was created to "hold up" another structure (the Bible). They claim the Bible is the structure being held up according to this passage. Well, if that is the case, how did the early Church "hold up" the Bible for the first three to four hundred years when the Bible Itself didn't even exist? Also, even if the Church is only a "pillar" holding up the Bible, doesn't that mean that the Church
2007-09-25 11:50:01 · 5 answers · asked by tebone0315 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
is the interpreter of Scripture rather than the individual?
2007-09-25 11:50:32 · update #1
"But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth."
The New Testament was NOT in existence until years AFTER the death of Christ. You are right, Te.
2007-09-25 12:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faith is the requisite of Yahushua's 'spiritual' church. This is an eternal and unassailable church built upon the foundation which is the Son (the Rock). Nothing on earth can fit this description.
The bible is the testimony of Yahweh. His testimony, and none other builds faith. Yahushua (Jesus) spoke to us in the Old Testament and became flesh in the New. The bible has everything we need to know about our faith. By this faith we are blessed with everlasting salvation.
Faith in the Father and Son are what is truly important to your salvation. You can go to any church on the face of the earth 7 days a week and have no salvation if you have no faith. Plain and simple.
2007-09-25 19:02:00 · answer #2 · answered by F'sho 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Bible stands alone. Peter wasn't a "pope", and the lessons of Christianity were taught by Peter, Paul, James, etc, before the Bible was compiled by the Jewish apostles. Now, we don't have any apostles, because the Bible is the final and only authority.
If you want to listen to a bunch of false prophets, go ahead. The rest of us won't. And don't send me 5,000 emails like you did last time. You're a little on the unstable side.
2007-09-25 18:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by CJ 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It will happen at noon. We just don't know the date or time zone.
2007-09-25 18:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by TubeDude 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ya lost me!
2007-09-25 18:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋