[We have to hand it to these two dear friends to keep this up . . . now we’re getting curious who will be the first to give up on the other.–Admin1.]
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Dear “CF,”
So glad you had a wonderful 3 days in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and still able to climb it. Me, climbing a flight of stairs now is quite an accomplishment. I do get out of breath, everytime I climb up to my room. For now, it is all the exercise I can take.
“CF,” you know me. I question a lot and I guess, if we do not question, we do not get answers.
I went to seminary because I wanted to know more about the decisions I made back then. Having been so deeply steeped in my Roman Catholic doctrines and dogmas, I wanted to find out more about the evangelical faith that I had embraced. And yet, being in it for more than 20 years, and studying the Scriptures, (by scriptures, it meant, devoting more studies in the New Testament) a lot more questions remained unanswered.
With God’s grace, I was exposed to Messianic Judaism, where the Old Testament was also given a lot more attention. This time, it was not just claiming GOD’S promises for my life, but studying it more deeply.
It mystifies me too, that all the learned theologians, who have written lots of commentaries on the books of scriptures, OT as well as NT have MISSED what GOD had revealed of HIMSELF in the OT, specially in the Shema. GOD’S declaration that HE ALONE IS GOD, that there is no other god besides HIM, that no one will come second to HIM, no one can be equal to HIM, for HE ALONE IS OUR GOD, REDEEMER, AND SAVIOUR.
GOD gave us HIS teachings and instructions by means of Moses, HIS prophet, the most trusted of HIS household. GOD will never amend nor exchange HIS teachings and instructions for any other one, for all eternity. I understand most of the theologians adhere to the doctrine of progressive revelation, but that does not justify amending GOD’S revelation, does it?
Why then is it so incomprehensible for me to put my faith in YAHWEH, when Jesus, himself declares, YAHWEH is his GOD?
Why put my faith in the added revelations of the NT writers, whose writings were done generations after Jesus’ death? And whose writings totally negate what YAHWEH had declared?
One basic truth is, the existence of ONE GOD, THE CREATOR, whose existence is undisputable, who had given us HIS WORD in the OT, and in HIM, I will trust and obey. And I pray that the spirit of YAHWEH guide me as I declare my convictions, that HE brings me to declare HIS TRUTHS without errors.
As I have stated in my earlier emails, our journey of faith has many stations. May we both be guided
through all the stops we arrive at. GOD knows our hearts, we want to know HIM more and be closer to HIM. Therefore, He will see us through.
HIS blessings be upon you as you continue your journey.
BAN@S6K
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[The immediate response of “CF”]
Let’s just use Scripture now.
List the scriptures you see as proof texts
as you mention for the issues of God,
he alone is God, our Savior and redeemer.
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