tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post3381731899475306544..comments2023-05-03T04:41:25.979-05:00Comments on Sermons from a Psycho: Personal InterpretationBrandi Eissingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202157810753673487noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-83620916419496420482013-08-02T20:43:35.406-05:002013-08-02T20:43:35.406-05:00T.E Hanna - how was he rejected?T.E Hanna - how was he rejected?Dennis Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12275216706509003149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-3338155327542318232013-07-28T14:42:10.023-05:002013-07-28T14:42:10.023-05:00I think if you pray sincerely for the inspiration ...I think if you pray sincerely for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that it will be given to you.<br><br>I would agree that people shouldn't make stinging accusations against those who teach.<br><br>I believe the Holy Spirit wishes that we be in unity as Christians and believe the one Gospel. You shouldn't believe something simply because you are told by certain people. Having said that, I believe there is a visible Church living in the world today with authority to teach, just as there was in the New Testament.Jordan Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586821482992546930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-15518665786122149342013-07-28T14:25:31.977-05:002013-07-28T14:25:31.977-05:00We should remember that the Ethiopian eunuch had j...We should remember that the Ethiopian eunuch had just finished a pilgrimage to the worship at the temple, and was rejected from it. His frustration at not being taught is easily understood in light of the rejection from the teachers there. Philip restored the eunuch and fulfilled his pilgrimage.<br><br>But there is a valid point to what Jordan is saying, Brandi. I don't think we should ever rely on any teacher as infallible - only the word of God can lay claim to that - but we must also realize that we are not infallible either. It is impossible not to bring our preconceptions to the text. Most of the are so embedded that we do not know they are even there. The best we can do is be self aware, to use tools that help to distance us from our own preconceptions, and to open our own interpretations to the accountability of the body.T. E. Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01205241069832713215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799006543872428697.post-9295589969293347062013-07-28T14:14:31.827-05:002013-07-28T14:14:31.827-05:00Brandi,I urge you to read over 1 Corinthians 1, es...Brandi,<br><br>I urge you to read over 1 Corinthians 1, especially 1 Corinthians 1:10-12 with an open mind.<br><br>The Scripture tells us that we should agree with one mind. <br><br>I don't know why you feel to denigrate the voice of the Catholic Church as "screaming". The Church in the New Testament had authority to teach. This hasn't changed.<br><br>Recall the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:<br><br>30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” <br><br>31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. <br><br>Reading with an open mind might not be enough. The Bible isn't necessarily easy to understand and we sometimes need others to teach us.<br>Jordan Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586821482992546930noreply@blogger.com