Skipper, God's Word has been tried and proven for thousands of years. Your statement tells me you have never experienced the necessary spiritual birth into God's family. Of course, one has to believe to be born by the Holy Spirit. The thing I'm speaking of is an experience which all real Christians have had. This is not just something that I "BELIEVE", this is something that I have experienced. The word believe(for salvation) in the Bible doesn't refer to head knowledge, it means trust, rely on, committ to. Head knowledge never saved anyone. Baptism never saved anyone, joining a church never saved anyone. Regarding head knowledge, the demons believe and shiver because they know the personal truth about Jesus that He is the Messiah.
Not only has it been tried and proved, God has given us all His Word we need. Anything else man writes is not God's Word.
An open mind is necessary to know(experience) the Truth. Jesus is the Truth.
May God give you understanding in His Word.
David |
