[Faith-talk] Biblical Truth

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Christine,

I aprreciate your words very much.  I do not mean to be 
condescending at all.  I believe that the Bible is the sole 
authority in the life of a Christian.  It says that nothing 
should be taken away from it or added to it, and that's what many 
churches do.  That doesn't mean we shouldn't read good 
commentaries and such like to help us in our study and 
understanding of the Bible.  What it does mean is that churches 
who say that their book is equal to or above the Bible are going 
against what God clearly says in that Bible.  The Bible was 
written by men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit; other 
books are not.  There are many things that Christians will 
disagree on, but when people who say they are Christians 
disregard the Bible, or cheapen it, or disobey its teachings 
knowingly, that is a problem.  We are in the last days, and it's 
getting harder to find churches where God's Word is faithfully 
taught, believed and lived out in the lives of its members.

May we all grow in grace, and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus 
Christ!

Now I'm off to get a good night's rest, storms permitting!

Blessings,

Linda