06/27/21 A SOLID FOUNDATION

06/27/21 A SOLID FOUNDATION

Aside from writers like Moses, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, (and other Old Testament men) along with Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, Peter, Jude, I very seldom quote anyone concerning authoritative doctrine, salvation, godly behavior, Biblical history, though I am a student of these subjects and have learned from other people and various writings.

I do consult and study experts in various fields, such as history, linguistics and theology, but my primary source and my final authority is Scripture itself, since it is the infallible, inerrant word of God. It is not that the experts in these areas are unhelpful. Without them we would not have the needed information to read or study the word of God. However, I build my beliefs on the foundation of God's revelation rather than human opinion, prejudice and theological positions. This has led me to change my mind about certain beliefs and facts that I had been taught, which were contrary to Biblical revelation.

When I give God's word I know it is true. I don't have to justify or qualify what God said. I may need to explain it in the light of other Scripture, but what God says is true, it is not opinion or man made theology.
There are truths which are unquestionable. People may have honest questions about those truths, but the truths are not assailable., such as...
Believers (including New Testament believers) can fall,
There is a Biblical perfection available and incumbent upon believers (including New Testament believers),
God cleanses from all sin in this present evil world and He expects believers to live without committing sin.

As I pointed out, people may have questions about these truths, but there is no question that these truths are stated by God in His word, many times, in Old and New Testaments. When people attack Biblical truth, I don't have to prove that it is true, because God said it. When people attack what some person said, regardless of how correct they may be, then I must be able to verify that they said it, explain what they meant when they said it, be certain that they never contradicted themselves and justify their morals, their qualification and the basis of the statement.

I don't mind explaining Scripture, but I at least know it is true, authentic, genuine, authoritative, infallible, inerrant. Yes, I know that this last statement needs to be explained to some people. But I will save that for another post.