And Jesus spoke many other words and did many things, much of it not even written down. And this, incidentally, is one reason why a fellow picking up a book such as the Bible centuries after the fact and determining that he understands it well, without regard to the (name removed by moderator)ut of the churches whose members produced it and which assembled and carried it down through the centuries along with the unwritten knowledge that the church also received is in a decidedly disadvantaged position, to put it mildly. But folks are obstinate, even when they disagree with others who believe themselves to be likewise right (infallibly?) in interpreting the bible. Here are some more of His words:
Well said, thank you. Yet the sword cuts both ways, always has, in all covenants, testaments.
Jesus and the apostles were thought to be Korahs, rebels ,even of Satan, untraditional, throwing it all aside, ( tradition, early fathers, magisterium, writ).
So some words for you, from a young whipper snapper named Elihu, who properly chastised the perfect and upright Job, and his three friends, all his elders.,…saying that age should teach wisdom but does not always, but God places understanding in the heart of a man, even if it is contrary to the aged “elders”.
So beware, both sides can be obstinate. Are we Korahs, obstinate rebels rightly to be deposed as such, or are we prophets of God, messengers like Elihu, thru whom God speaks into a season, rightly to be listened to and not obstinately and wrongly deposed as rebels.
Such is History, under His divine guidance of a free willed covenant peoples.
Faith implies more than trust or reliance here; it to means to act, to follow, to live as if one believes, having come to know the true and living God
I think so. The kind of faith that is implied by " faith alone". That is, a totally different faith/ belief that devil’s have.