Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!geneva.rutgers.edu!christian From: jygabler@ucdavis.edu (Jason Gabler) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Scripture ends? Message-ID: Date: 6 Jul 89 05:48:19 GMT Sender: hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 43 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu First off, if we are going to even consider any modern writtings or prophecies be taken as the Word of God, they MUST coincide with what is considered to be the Canon. I believe that God's Word came though the mouths and pens of men who when guided (compelled) with the Holy Spirit were able to convey the will of God. If the modern writings, etc. are by men of God, who follow the Scriptures, then there writtings, when they coincide with the Bible, ALSO convey the will of God. So the question comes to: Is anyone who is conveying the true will of God "creating" new scripture ? I give a resounding "no". My father used to tell me to do good, go to chruch, read my bible. He was conveying the will of God to me, right? If he wrote it own on paper, and maybe expanded upon those ideas, has my father written Scripture? Sorry Dad, but another resounding "no". Another point which immediately came to mind was: These men and women who write, are they introducing new and even contraversial ideas to the Bible? If the answer is yes, I think these people better get ready to understand the words "Wrath of God". So I suppose, these modern writings are not the word of God, in the literal sense, but they are, in the sense that these writings, personal experiences, prophecies,or whatever, uplift, help to explain or exemplify what God Himself has told us. Yes, I agree, this seems vauge, but obviously I am still struggling with it myself :) . Can anyone think of ways to make this more concrete or find incoherent :) reasoning? Jason Gabler ccjason@castor.ucdavis.edu jygabler@ucdavis