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Originally Posted by LittleNipper
Secularly speaking, it is possible to consider anyone's "religious" views and Biblical interpretations as so much hogwash...
I hold to a strict interpretation of scripture, seeing it as historic, prophetic, and with both specific & general profoundly good advice. Now a "prophet" can be a divinely inspired individual who applies his biblical understanding to warn of the dire circumstances surrounding various forms of behavior.
A prophet doesn't need to be some individual adding to "scripture" nor making predictions of future events that have not been already revealed. One might be considered a prophet when speaking against abortion & the recognition of homosexual marriage as anything other than sin.
One does't need additional "scripture" to preach such. One needs only to be presenting the treachings regarding such as already found throughout the Bible..
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It is obvious you already made up your mind on the subject. You ignored my point about revelation in scriptures about the latter days but that goes to the weakness of your argument.
Just to call you attention to a simple point. If your premise is true, then after the Torah God should have stopped talking to his prophets (I am speaking of prophesy not just warning) and we should not read beyond that point. That was all the scripture Israel needed any how, according to your logic. But God in His love and wisdom continued to provide line upon line of NEW scriptures for our benefit and care thru His prophets.
After the Savior was crucified the Apostles went about spreading the Gospel. So, we'll take the Gospels and Acts and close the NT. No need for new scriptures? Guess what, 30 years later, Christ revealed to Saul he was to become an Apostle and carry on since some of His original disciples were killed. And then you have 13 more books in the bible thanks to that NEW revelation.
Now, YOU made up your mind and decide that God can not speak again to his servants to lead His Church by revelation, to safeguard the doctrine and the teaching and to watch over the ordinances of salvation. At this point you have elevated your assumed insight and intellect above any other consideration, including God's will.