"..Do not interpretations belong to [the word of] God?.."
DeafVeggie said:
ckfarbes, I'm not brainwashing or critizing to anyone. I'm just merely present you the facts from the Biblical scriptures. Like I said in previous posting
#122, God is a man (yes, a physical human being man like us). Not a trinity, either. I can share with you few verses:
1)
Genesis 1:26-27. Man was created in God's image. In other words, what you are as a human being is like in the form of God's body image. Jesus is same looking as to us like as to His Father.
2)
Acts 7:55-56. Steven saw Jesus on the right hand of God. Therefore, Steven saw two separate person, not one.
3)
Matt 26:36,39. Jesus prayed at the Garden of Gethsemane. Who the heck was he praying to? God, the Father. That's a separate person. It would be a ridiculous if He was praying to Himself!
4)
Luke 3:22. Immediately after Jesus was baptized by John, the heaven opens and sent down a voice: "Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased". Jesus didn't speak to himself because He was standing in the water. Who really said it from the heaven? God, the Father.
5)
Luke 23:34. Jesus on the cross just before he died who spokes in this famous statement, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do". Who the heck was He speaking to? God, the Father.
The bottom line is...there are
three verifiable distinguish separate individual beings under the Godhead namely, God (The Father), Jesus Christ, and Holy Ghost. (This clarifies that trinity is not possible).
~DV
DeafVeggie said:
If you please refer to its preceeding verse, 4:23. It just discussed about how to worship Him properly. Spirit is part of Godhead which is the Holy Ghost.
MIND means thought. In other words, For who had known the
thought of the Lord?
SPIRIT means the feel in presence. In other words, Who had directed the
feeling in presence of the Lord.
A
spirit has many different meanings. For this one: In the name of
spirit of DeafVeggie who is here to share the exciting news with Ckfarbes!!!
A
head means the boss. Example, The
head of a family is the father who is the breadwinner.
Thoughts (i.e. pondering) and feeling of presence.
Okie dokie?
~DV
Deafveggie, I really respect your own interpretations of those. I tell you, the scripture of interpretation is not definitely match your thoughts of interpretation. your doctrine is somewhere from college or pastor or author of book who taught you about this without
scripture's own doctirne and interpretations itself..
As His servant Joseph said when asked for 'his' interpretation, "..
Do not interpretations belong to God? by Gen 40:8." Indeed they do! If I want God's interpretation of a matter, the only sound
hermeneutic for finding out what God means by what He has inspired written, is to receive His
word. And I do that by evaluating His Word in comparison to itself. i.e., reading His
Word, in the light of His
Word. The
Scripture becomes it's 'own' interpreter, and it's pages it's own dictionary.
Without the ready minded study of
scripture, I will not really understand the
Scripture. But I have received that earnest desire to 'follow' His
Word, this guide my mind via the pertinent
scriptures!
I begin to surrender to the
authority of the
Word itself over
my personal opinions. When I see how the author
Himself uses the words elsewhere in
scripture itself, I begin to discern that God defines His
own terms, and that the
scriptures are not subject to my private interpretations or calculations.
It will come the
spirit, from a sound and ordered study of
God's Word.. The question can only be answered from within the
pages of
scripture itself. If I am going to be faithful to the
Word, I must get the understanding of His
image from the
Word of His
image. Then I am on the right path to arrive at
God's truth, rather than my own suppositions.
Isa 28:10
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
The
Word of God must be the source for my interpretations. The
Word having it's basis solidly grounded in the
scriptures, it is more speculation. The problem with extra-
scriptural elucidation and prophecy is that
God's Word is not subject to such modern predictation of famous men's explanations.
Conclusion: You carefully 'follow' the
Word rather than attempt to lead it. His
Word to their own private interpretation is the very reason their doctrines are false. THE
WORD ONLY By the Spirit guiding my mind to compare scripture with scripture, God leads me into it's truth 1 John 2:27,
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
see
verse from above that It is my most favorite
verse, because it is famous
verse!
There is no question that when the God uses symbolism of words in
scripture itself, He also gives me enough information there to
Scripturally identify what that
image means. True it is in His
own time and it's verses it's own interpreter itself. not mine.
There is no else nor God but the
word of God in the
scripture lay on the ground you reading and learning.
Scripture is the
word!
That's correct! 
you, but that's the fact: "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Exodus 