The Consultation recognized that reading
from other scriptures during Christian worship may well be beneficial, provided it is not done to criticise those to whom the text belongs nor misused out of context to support Christian claims.
As I said, earlier «classic Muslim position on scripture which looks down
on other scriptures as corrupt and theirs as pure and wonderful.»
The first two options are not implied in the context and are disqualified
by other scripture.
Which is a generically classic Muslim position on scripture which looks down on
other scriptures as corrupt and theirs as pure and wonderful.
What I find amazing is that liberal Christians make all kinds of caveats for how to not take Bible non-literally but it still has value... BUT, the vast majority don't
read other scriptures — WHY?
So if God says do something and your pastor
interprets other scripture to mean not to do what God commands you pastor is interpreting incorrectly and misleading you.
There are
numerous other Scriptures which help answer the question of whether or not a Christian can be demon - possessed (cf. Col 1:13; 1 John 2:13; 2 Cor 6:15 - 16).
@Scot That you
found other scripture that contradicts the passages I cited just goes to show that the Bible is such a gargantuan collection of contradictions and adsurdities that it can be used to bolster just about any argument.
Mormons note the many similarities and overlap between their teachings and that of other churches but point to their belief in
other scriptures like the Book of Mormon as the reason they split with other churches.
I have a problem with the selective use of scripture to justify unconscionable bigotry, while glossing over or completely
ignoring other scripture that is clearly similar.
The reason you don't know how to read Genesis is because you haven't figured out
what other scriptures tell you to do.
The Mormons also get ridiculed for believe
if other scriptures outside of the bible when John himself wrote «Jesus did many other things as well.
Other scriptures need to be understood in their own context, not manipulated to confirm Christian beliefs, as so often Christians have misused the Hebrew Scriptures or Old Testament.
Numerous
other Scriptures reveal that water baptism does not actually place us in Christ, but this is done only through Spirit baptism (cf. Rom 6:3 - 4; 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:26 - 28; Eph 4:5).
Close study shows it to
match other Scriptures that picture the ascending Jesus declaring his victory over Satan to fallen angels who once influenced the world to sin, but who now are being held in spirit - prison as they wait for their day of judgment.
At this point we are not concerned with the Bible's place
among other Scriptures but simply with the point that our problems connected with the Bible are serious because they are the problems of our Scripture.
And Rev. 21:4, is a copy of Isaiah 2:1 - 5, and Isaiah 65, only the lie of never being death is misleading, for why would YHWH put in Isaiah 53:10, and many
other scriptures YHWH says, just like that this elect, this chosen who will rule, will «PROLONG» his days, as did Job who lived for 4 generations of his family happily.
Now I tend to read wide swaths, and to prayerfully let my mind
associate other Scripture which might raise questions with what I think the reading says.
There are a number of sinful behaviors that Christ didn't specifically address in scripture that are clearly addressed in
other scriptures such as homosexuality.
We know
from other Scriptures that it was his practice on the Sabbath to read a passage of Scripture, and then to sit and teach through that passage.
If you allow scripture to
interpret other scripture you will find the things you thought were contradictions or unfulfilled prophecies really are not.
20:4 and
other scriptures like this one which CLEARLY prohibits the making of ANY image of anything in heaven above.
Without passing judgment
on other Scriptures, we can say that this procedure shows an inadequate understanding of the Bible and of the kind of authority it may have.
When I read Romans 12:2 and so
many other scriptures it challenges me to not conform to this world, but be transformed by thinking like and following God.
Secondly, selective use
of other scriptures is in tune with the Christian principle of selective use of Biblical texts.
Then, even though they may apply cultural references to
other scripture, they refuse to acknowledge (or at least look at some unbiased research) that loving committed gay or lesbian relationships today do not resemble the types of homosexuality referenced by Paul in Romans or 1 Corinthians.
We can know that fornication does NOT mean sex outside of marriage simply on the basis of
other scripture.
Taking the 31/2 years of
the other scriptures into consideration, seems this is a very good explanation, and the most accepted.
Yes but in Christianity there are
no other Scriptures other than the Bible.