Heb 5:12 - 6:3 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
For every one that useth milk is unskillfull in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
And this will we do, if God permit.
Hia Jeff,
Not too many folks would agree with what you or I posted here, but I don't want to sound like a renegade neither.
Joh 16:12-13 {Jesus said} I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. {Howbeit} BUT when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come.
I know of some denominations that teach that this verse is/was just for the Apostles and use it to push apostolic-succession, saying people need "them" to bring out the all truth to the people.
That upsetting to hear.
I'm grateful that I sat under some of the best Prof.s at Bible College. They were priceless.
Old retired Missionaries - very academic, yet spirit filled, but wouldn't tolerate nonsense in phenomena or teachings.
As soon as I got saved, I wanted to go to school to learn and learn .... hunger's good.
But 28 years later - what has stuck with me most and actually, when all else is leaving my memory, the one thing I have left and value most is, these men who are long gone, left us with the tools of how to exegete and do hermeneutics for ourselves. That is what I praise GOD for most.
That's why I avoid answering some questions and say, "look it up on e-sword or something like it", because we have to be careful that we're not wanting to be the Bible-answer-people, that I mentioned on an earlier page.
The best gift you can give a new convert is a Strong's and then on from there ... or just direct them to the free e-sword or other programs.
I like a few of the programs out there. I especially like Zodhiates, because he does the grammar for you.
As you get older, (as I get older I mean), I don't need to be frying my brain (or what's left of it) by parsing verbs and all's that.
I read Greek message boards and love to watch them translate, or try to ... and I see there's a few prof.s on there to help. Very neat.
Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day --- teach him "how" to fish and he'll eat forever.
Word studies, context, and cross-referencing are very much lacking and why we have as many different divisions or sects or denominations out there.
Trusting just, a teacher at Church or elsewhere and not studying for oneself at home, is the worst problem that I see in the Church. Even the best Churches.
Ask not that many of you be teachers.
I respect and listen to some good ones, but the best favor they do us is to say, Be a Berean.
Thanks brother.
