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Gail Burton Purath
Beware of any group that approaches the Bible in any or all of these ways:
1. They claim
Scripture is incomplete or corrupted and that they possess the only pure
knowledge of God.
2. They claim to
have "extra revelations" which contradict Scripture.
3. Knowing that
certain Scripture passages refute their beliefs, they create explanations that
are historically, academically, or linguistically inaccurate.
4. They ignore New
Testament passages that put an end to certain Old Testament laws (e.g.
dietary).
5. They believe
that until their “prophet” or founder came along, God allowed the gospel to be
corrupted and misunderstood for hundreds of years. Included in their list of
those who were unable to discern God's truth would be martyrs, missionaries,
and great theologians.
6. They claim that
Jesus is not God (John 1:1-14; 1 John 4:1-3).
7. They claim
God’s purpose is to give us wealth and/or ease on earth (Matthew 10:32-39).
If we go to a
grocery store that sells rotten fruit and poison meat, do we quit eating fruit
and meat or do we go to another grocery store? Just because some people change or
misuse God's Word doesn't mean we should give up on it.
If we give up on
the Bible because certain groups pervert the teaching, we will have to give up
on everything in life - marriage, family, friendship, doctors, etc.
The Bible has
never been re-written except by cults. If we read the Bible, we won't be
misled. Most of the Bibles available are simply different translations of the
original Greek and Hebrew. While they may use different words, they say the
same thing. If you compare them, you fill find this to be true.
If we try to
serve God without the Bible, we will be misled because the Bible tells us who
God is and what it means to love and worship Him. We cannot truly know who God
is without studying Scripture.
In fact, the only
way we can understand cults and false teachers is by reading the Bible. Without
it, we will be fooled by anything and everything.
I pray that you
will read and trust God's Word because it is important for your spiritual
well-being.
God bless you.
Hi!
I'm Gail Burton Purath. I started Bible Love Notes to give people
a minute of Scriptural encouragement in their busy day.
I don't have all the answers, but
since I asked Christ to be my Lord and
Savior in 1974, I've been learning from the One Who has all the answers!
I'm still a sinner, a learner, a student
who falls down and disappoints God at times. But it's my desire to grow closer
to the Lord, day by day, minute by minute.
I need to be challenged, encouraged,
corrected and comforted, and I think you do as well...so let's learn together
about the love of God--a love that is so vast that we will always be
discovering new and wonderful things about it.
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