questfortruth
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Tradition says God created everything from nothing but is that what scripture states explicitly? If you can show me where it says that He didn't create using His essence, I would agree. (Wildswanderer)
In my Church's opinion, the answer is:
The Bible is a fact. But facts do not interpret themselves. Hence, Bible does not interpret itself. Bible has no brain ability: Bible is the book, but books are not alive.
This is only a fairytale when a book is alive and talking with you:
Humans have a brain. Hence, the Church Community has the God-given Grace and Authority to interpret the Bible correctly. And to discover something new [one which Bible does not contain], for it is written, "for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say." Luke 12:12, "If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." John 20:23, "and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it." Matthew 16:18. For example, the Theory of Einstein (General Relativity) in its full details and formulas is Revelation from Holy Spirit, but it is not in the Bible. General Relativity is an addition to the Bible which does not contradict the Bible.
There is a great danger and satanic lies because some faith communities have at least one false doctrine or dogma, e.g., Einstein has thought that "God exists, but god has no personality." If your god has the Personality Disorder or feeble Existence or issues with holiness and morality, or difficulties with Absolute Truth and impossibility to act in Freewill, then highly likely you have it too:
Our God is in Heaven; He does whatever He wants. And their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have a mouth, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see; they have ears, but they do not hear; They have nostrils, but they don't smell.
They have hands, but they do not touch; they have legs but do not walk, and they do not speak with their larynx. Let those who make them, and all who hope in them, be like them.
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Such impossibility to act in Freewill is described in the Holy Bible:
"Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led." 1 Corinthians 12:2.
To have difficulties with Absolute Truth mean that your variant of god tends to lie and deceive.
Video on how ''feeble existence'' can become strong:
https://youtu.be/1V0xQkk9kbc
True and Faithfull Community has dogmas, which absolutely all are true, i.e., True God entirely agrees with all of them, for it is written, "I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and wages war." Revelation 19:11.
So, please, be sure in all doctrines and dogmas of the "Traditional" Church, for it is written, "If he refuses to listen to them, tell the Church. If he refuses to listen to the Church, then treat him like a person who does not believe in God or like a tax collector." Matthew 18:17.
I would recommend studying these two videos to determine the True Church. True Church has to be unchanged [in its dogmas] original community of Apostolic faith, "They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us" 1 John 2:19.
Seeker: "Why is "your church" the only one that holds the fullness of truth?"
And why definitely not? Why are there so many religions, cults, sin, atheists, and crimes in the world? Because every person heard a voice from "heaven" saying: "Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven." Once in a lifetime, sooner or later. I heard and believed and relaxed and began to sin a lot. I repent now. https://youtu.be/RVmG_d3HKBA
Ken: "So, for an example, if the Bible says "you must be born again" and then proceeds to define what it is, it has interpreted itself."
You must be sure of this self-interpretation only because all Christians in the world know very well that a human must be baptized to be accepted by the Father God. Hence, because the True Church is among these believers, the True Church teaches baptism. https://youtu.be/jhdFe3evXpk
The people under Holy Spirit have written the Holy Book. But it is the faith dogma. You have to believe it; otherwise, you cannot be sure that UFO is not the author. Of course, we can know Aliens did not write the Holy Bible. It is faith dogma. If solipsism exists and is not debunked by Science, all Science is the dogma of the Faithfull Community of Faith. At least one crucial part of the Bible is proven to be written directly by God. How could Moses write ten commandments on a wild mountain without a pen or hammer?
Seeker says: "Science only expresses knowledge about the physical world."
The famous on RF the Quest For Truth says: Science is the Quest For Truth.
Seeker: "You can't find it through scientific proof."
Disagree. I am a master at inventing proofs, e.g., here
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360014214_INFINITIES_IN_RIEMANN_AND_ABC_CONJECTURES
Christian Ken replied: "Disagree." and got a like.
You got a like from a non-Christian believer. Shall I congratulate you?
"What do you mean "emergence of the bible"?"
How Theory of Evolution explains the emergency of the Holy Bible?
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