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The Bible is a wonderful book. It is the truth about the Truth. It is not the Truth. A sermon taken from the Bible can be a wonderful thing to hear. It is the truth about the truth about the truth. But it is not the truth. There have been many books written about the things contained in the Bible. I have written some myself. They can be quite wonderful to read. They are the truth about the truth about truth about the Truth. But they are NOT the Truth. ONLY JESUS CHRIST IS THE TRUTH. Sometimes the Truth can be drowned in a multitude of words.

...Richard Wormbrandt...

Read and read again, and do not despair of help to understand the will and mind of God though you think they are locked up from you. Neither trouble your heads though you have not commentaries nor expositions. Pray and read and read and pray for a little from God is better than a whole lot from men.

...John Bunyon...

...Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn babies, LONG FOR THE PURE MILK of THE WORD, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord...1 Peter 2:1-3

... As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, just as it has taught you, you abide in Him...1 John 2:27

... But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you...John 14:26


Brothers and sisters all we need is Jesus living in us by His Spirit and a New Testament to learn about Him. If we look to men and their commentaries and their systematic theologies and their sermons, we lose sight of Jesus. We fail to hear the Voice of the Shepherd. Or His Voice is drowned out with the voice of men who profess to speak for Him. Our longing should be for the pure milk of the word of God. Not for the word of men. Our longing should be for Jesus Himself who is the Word.

You may have all of this theology but give me Jesus.
You may have all of this theology but give me Jesus.
You may have all of this theology but give me Jesus.

Simply my thoughts this Sunday morning.

Caps are for emphasis only.

From the bear cave.:)

Poppy cock ,

Some verses please

In context please please ,stope taring that bible up!!!


Ok if that is true ,blain brother you can make this you're last comment about what you think the bible teaches,, becaue all we need is jesus and the bible ,we dont need you brother!!!!

My brother you're coming with the spirit of argumentation. I will not engage in such. If you have the Spirit of Jesus living in you. And you have a New Testament. Go with a teachable heart and see if what I say is true.

I have put verses in the OP. You pray over them and ask God to show your heart the truth of these verses. Be as John Bunyan who said read and pray and pray and read.

Gary don't come with an argumentative spirit. But come with a teachable heart. Ask God to show you the truth and to reveal Christ to you.

My thoughts bro.

That is so true brother. I do not dispute that. You did not need me. You need Jesus and His Holy Spirit to show you the truth of His Word. I am simply sharing thoughts as God puts them on my heart. I'm not professing to speak for Christ.

Brother I sense the hostility in your post toward me. I urge you to go to Jesus with a teachable heart and ask Him to show you the truth of Hinself. You will be blessed with a far greater revelation of what Jesus will show you. I will pray that God will give you a sweet revelation of a deeper reality of Jesus in your heart.

Gotta go bro. And you probably need to get some rest as it is probably night over there in Australia. May God grant you a sweet rest brother.:)

Brother Blaine

Lord Jesus I pray give my dear brother, Gary, a greater revelation of You through your Spirit. May Gary see the wonders of Jesus as displayed in the pages of your Word. Lord may verses that Gary has read just come alive and resonate in his heart. May my brother know that You are real. That you are the Living Word who lives in him. For Jesus I ask this in Your Blessed Name. Amen.

Brother i was laughing shaking my head with a smile , when i posted ,

But realy i dont need you to teach me ,i just need jesus , you shouldn't say those things to me ,if i dont need to be taught ,that is hipocracy ,isnt it ,a contradiction,,,,


Hers some verses for those that might be confused about you post ,that shows we do need teachers ,,,



Acts 5:42
Verse Concepts
And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Matthew 28:19-20
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Acts 4:2
Verse Concepts
being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 5:21
Verse Concepts
Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

Acts 20:20
Verse Concepts
how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

Acts 11:26
Verse Concepts
and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Acts 15:35
Verse Concepts
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others also, the word of the Lord.

Acts 18:11
Verse Concepts
And he settled there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

1 Corinthians 4:17
Verse Concepts
For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

1 Corinthians 14:19
Verse Concepts
however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-2
Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more. For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:7
Verse Concepts
For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11
Verse Concepts
for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

1 Timothy 4:6-16
In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following. But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. read more.
2 Timothy 2:23-25
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

Ephesians 4:11
Verse Concepts
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

Acts 13:1
Verse Concepts
Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

1 Corinthians 12:28-29
And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they?

1 Corinthians 14:29-34
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment. But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, the first one must keep silent. For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted; read more.
Galatians 6:6
Verse Concepts
The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.

1 Timothy 2:12
Verse Concepts
But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

2 Timothy 2:2
Verse Concepts
The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

Titus 1:9
Verse Concepts
holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

1 Timothy 3:2
Verse Concepts
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 5:17
Verse Concepts
The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

Colossians 3:16
Verse Concepts
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Romans 15:14
Verse Concepts
And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.

1 Corinthians 14:26
Verse Concepts
What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation Let all things be done for edification.

From Thematic Bible

Father i pray for blain that he will see that the bible teaches that you have apointed teaches and paster to edafie and explain things that might be hard to understand , please father give him light in this area that he does not sumble any babes in christ as i once was ,and as you know father was in the wildernesses with just you me your son and the spirit ,and how long it took to learn your word , father help him see .. In jesus name amen

Brother you do well to quote a dozen verses. But what is Jesus saying to you. I have already shared what he said to my heart this morning. What is he saying to you?

Just take one of the verses you quoted to me and share with me what is he speaking to your heart. Or share something from your quiet time. I don't doubt you know the word. But what has the Shepherd spoken into your heart.

Gotta go bro. But look forward to hearing what Jesus has shared with you.

That we need teachers and pasters and propherts ,sothe holy spirit can use the bodyof christ for its porpus!!!!!!!

Hes been saying that to me for the last ten years ,wile i resisted and stunted my growth, he still saying that ,,,,