I Prefer Feeding on God's Word in its Pure Form (By: NS)

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September 1, 2024

To whom it may concern:

I prefer feeding on God’s Word in its pure form, as it is from the Bible and as is given through His servants, our ministers. I do not desire reading material that is as muddied water by the feet of those who are not faithful to their covenant. I desire the Pure Water. —N.S.

I appreciate your desire to feed on God’s word in its pure form as it is in the Bible. I think that is great advice for everyone! I am rather surprised that you consider the ministers as being included in what you consider “God’s word in pure form.” Interpreting the Scriptures, understanding the meanings and how it applies to our lives is a very challenging task, and often there are things that we don’t understand. Even the disciples who walked with Jesus and learned from Him misunderstood things from the Scriptures. In Acts 15, we see a debate, because some took a meaning one way, and some took the meaning a different way. In Galatians 2:11-14, we see where Paul corrected Peter because Peter was allowing his culture and traditions to influence his understanding of Scripture. Peter had the best teacher in the world, and had the Bible in its pure form, and it still wasn’t enough. He needed to be in a community of others who were also doing their best to understand the teaching of Jesus, and live it out.

One way we can spur each other on in the pursuit of learning and living out the teaching of the Bible, is by allowing ourselves to be challenged by others. Let’s say your ministers see something that I am getting wrong about the Bible. They come to me, and they point out what I am getting wrong, and then they show why it’s wrong based on the Bible. That gives me a chance to be corrected, and also gives me a chance to say why I think my understanding is right, based on the Bible. This way, God and the teaching He has given us through Scripture is our authority. We allow ourselves to be challenged by each other in constructive ways, and allow ourselves to be corrected where we are wrong just as the apostles did, all the while keeping God as our final authority in all matters. — Jonas

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I love the comment from a reader stating that he wanted God's Word in the pure form. Exactly. The Word Alone is the pure word. To add anything to it including the teachings of the Ordung are to dilute the purity of God's Word alone. The simplicity of the Gospel alone is pure. The Scripture never indicates that salvation comes as a result of good deeds or by making and keeping vows. The Amish believe that sin is wearing the wrong clothes, different haircut, having electricity in the house, and driving a car. The Amish traditions teach that anyone who turns their back on this teaching is to turn their back on God. This is exactly what Christ preached against. The Pharisees had all their rules and placed people in bondage. Christ's teachings in the pure form taught that salvation through any other means than the blood of Jesus Christ, is not faithful to God’s Word. Receiving eternal life is as simple as receiving this gift. You don’t work for a gift … You just accept it. Read His promise to you in Romans 10:9-10 and John 3:16 In fact, it tells us quite the opposite in Ephesians 2:8-9:

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Salvation is God's will for you, made real on earth. All His blessings are freely available in salvation. It includes everything Jesus Christ died to provide. A new life, peace with God, righteousness, mercy, love, faith, deliverance, and joy.

Christopher Laferla at 8:30am EDT - September 7, 2024

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