tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264486158964536580.post2169435128334147517..comments2022-12-03T19:20:02.505-05:00Comments on Revelations For Life: Scripture Q&A (Part 1) - What is Truth?Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05718480509481117745noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264486158964536580.post-82383120007876238562015-07-23T20:17:48.505-04:002015-07-23T20:17:48.505-04:00First, thank you for commenting, Steve. You've...First, thank you for commenting, Steve. You've touched on so many topics. Each sentence could easily be studied by itself and still take time to really investigate from the perspective of Scripture and doctrine. Your theme, however, appears to be singular: "the majority has never been right."<br /><br />There are many Scriptures that refer to the foolishness of man versus the wisdom of God, such as 1 Cor 2:14, which reads, "The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned."<br /><br />Rather than using the word "majority," which is quite general, and then debating what "they" mistakenly believe, I think the terms used in Scripture are better because they have a very specific meaning. We can discover exactly what the term "natural person" means in this and other contexts.<br /><br />Second, even if we clarified exactly who you mean by "majority," I'm not sure what your point is. Are you trying to draw others to Scripture for the correct information? Are you simply saying, "Look at all this evidence that shows I'm in the minority because I get it and I'm right"? Are you saying 'Group Think' applies and should be avoided? Are you trying to make a point or make a difference?<br /><br />Third, I strongly disagree with your statement that, "<i>No man has inherited the guilt of Adam. Men will face spiritual death because of their own sins.</i>" For one, Romans 5 renders your statement false, especially v18-19 in which Paul contrasts the First Adam to the Second Adam...<br /><br />"Therefore, as <b>one trespass</b> led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the <b>one man's disobedience the many were made sinners,</b> so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:18-19)"<br /><br />For another, you would be contradicting your own assertion. Most Christians believe your statement, that "men will face spiritual death because of their own sins." So, the majority would be correct in this instance. <br /><br />Even still, I'm taking your statement very generally speaking. I think you meant all men face "final judgment," not "spiritual death," without drawing much distinction between the terms. However, they are quite different and not interchangeable. Final judgment hasn't happened yet (see Revelation 20). Spiritual death, on the other hand, is something everyone born of Adam is born into. That is why...<br /><br />as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." "Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips." "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness." "Their feet are swift to shed blood; in their paths are ruin and misery, and the way of peace they have not known." "There is no fear of God before their eyes." (Romans 3:10-18)Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718480509481117745noreply@blogger.com