Sorry Quiz, I missed some questions. I’ll just copy them and post my response
QUIZNOS: What is wrong with teaching the people how to read, study and translate the Scriptures.
DAVID: nothing wrong with any of that, those are just some of the reasons believers meet together—to read, study and to be aware of accurate translation in order to properly understand
QUIZNOS: Why do the so called pastors use the peoples money to buy sound systems, large tv screens, speakers, mics and other technology to waste that on a so called worship band, instead of teaching the people to read, study, and translate the Scripture.
DAVID: If the pastor ignores scripture, he’s not a pastor. If the people ignore scripture, they're not true worshippers
QUIZNOS: How about letting the people speak, tongues, interpretation, revelation, prophesy, TEACHING, instead of keeping them silent.
DAVID: Not sure what you’re asking here. Some churches, especially the charismatic variety, allow their people to speak out but only so long as what is said doesn’t conflict with the denominations particular brand of subjectivism. Revelations, prophecies, tongues and interpretations must also be screened through that grid.
QUIZNOS: Maybe that is why people read books about the Scriptures, instead of reading the Word for themselves.
DAVID: Some people just feel the need to read books that help them explain away the clear teaching of scripture. That’s the attitude of an apostate church
QUIZNOS: Dave, Which has power to save and change peoples lives, books from men, or the Word of GOD Almighty.
DAVID: obviously the word of God
QUIZNOS: Another question, i do not listen to the radio much, but when i do, IF i turn on a statoin with christian people that talk about the Word of GOD Almighty, why do the speakers always push a book they have written, as though their books are superior to the Scriptures.
DAVID: Your question is about speakers pushing books ”as though their books are superior to the Scriptures“. The person pushing such a book probably believes he’s a god
QUIZNOS: Another question, i do not listen to the radio much, but when i do, IF i turn on a statoin with christian people that talk about the Word of GOD Almighty, why do the speakers always push a book they have written, as though their books are superior to the Scriptures.
DAVID: Your question is about speakers pushing books ”as though their books are superior to the Scriptures“. The person pushing such a book probably believes he’s a god
Quiznos; Then there are a lot of gods on the radio,
television, internet, Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings.
I see a lot of assumptions about the intentions of others on here, and all of it seems to consist of miserable accusations. Although I'll be the first to confirm that human beings are not inherently good, I have a hard time believing that this forum is the last or only vestige of people with pure intentions in the world. I'm sure that's not the attitude here, or at least I hope it isn't.
In the world there are always leaders and there are followers, and of the two, the followers vastly outnumber the leaders. Leaders by virtue of their nature will often prefer to always return to the source material (i.e. the Bible). Followers may read the scriptures, but they also like to find leaders--shepherds, if you will, that they feel they can trust. In this way they will seek out authors and teachers to lead them and that may make them more likely to reference other authors before the Bible. This tends to make them vulnerable to being misled, unfortunately.
Even leaders will often look for other sources, written by other authors in order to compare their understanding of the Scriptures to that of others in order to hone their understanding or to try to know how others see the Bible. Many leaders see wisdom in checking themselves against others, knowing that their own limited perspective may be inadequate to understand the complete picture.
Leaders also often feel a need to share what they learn with others through evangelism. Evangelism can be done in many different ways: through teaching and verbal communication, writing, music, and other artistic expression.
The recognition and accolades from peers is often a pleasant side effect of such sharing, but is not always the motivation. Some who write a book may feel led to do so as surely as someone who might have a nagging need to write a check to a mission project they've never heard of before. Leaders who do write books often understand that those who are seeking or who have little direct experience with the Bible might be intimidated by the Bible. They may find it easier to hear what someone knowledgeable has to say about God and the Bible, or what a singer might say through their lyrics when first getting their feet wet.
I used the word "feel" a total of three times in that post. How many times would you prefer?
All banter aside, regardless of whether we are analytically minded or not, often feelings do guide people's actions. It's not always wise, but it does happen, especially in faith when objective answers are not always apparent.
Feelings are also involved in relationships. If you view your faith in God as a relationship, then feelings will inevitably play a significant role in your journey and the choices you make along the way.
QUIZNOS: Sorry about the bad copy/post I sent at 738p. I just noticed that.
I intended to copy your post and respond to each item. Instead I just copied and posted yours without responding, my mistake, as you can see.
Finally got it right by separating my responses in the next try.
I tried to respond to each item you listed in a manner consistent with your wording.
But now l want to add my thoughts about books written by other people.
I heard a similar argument from people who try to discourage others from reading books written by men (I don’t think you believe this) but it goes like this: “Do not listen to the words of men, you should listen only to the words of God”.
First of all, the statement is unsound because it contradicts itself.
Since the statement IS the words of a man it must be ignored (not listened to)—-which doesn’t make any sense because the sentence cancels itself out.
Besides that the Bible says, ”God gave some to be teachers”—obviously teachers write stuff to be read
The best way to explain the problem statement is to introduce the “law of noncontradiction” that addresses the problem.
