Re: A challenger appears
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:45 pm
"What, exactly, does "passing the test" mean?"
Already answered. (someone asked what is the criteria? )
Simple too. The "test" of Scripture - same as the Bereans used to know if a message was of and from God or not. They went and verified it if they were not already sure , searching the Scripture, or reading and praying?? , to see if any message even from an Apostle was in line with the Scripture/Good News/ that was already delivered ....
For example, I think 1st John gives the simplest and maybe the best (if there is good, better, best comparisons),
description describing in God's Word , for all to know ..... It is by far not the only description God Gives, no, but
I was told or read that 1st John was one of the first, or the first? , NT books written to 'baby' or 'new' believers to "know" for themselves when they were .....
1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
i.e. those who are newborns, newly Christian, born again recently, or years ago,
as written, they can KNOW.... no worry, no doubt, no fear.... but in the Father's Perfect Love Know they are His.
Already answered. (someone asked what is the criteria? )
Simple too. The "test" of Scripture - same as the Bereans used to know if a message was of and from God or not. They went and verified it if they were not already sure , searching the Scripture, or reading and praying?? , to see if any message even from an Apostle was in line with the Scripture/Good News/ that was already delivered ....
For example, I think 1st John gives the simplest and maybe the best (if there is good, better, best comparisons),
description describing in God's Word , for all to know ..... It is by far not the only description God Gives, no, but
I was told or read that 1st John was one of the first, or the first? , NT books written to 'baby' or 'new' believers to "know" for themselves when they were .....
1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
i.e. those who are newborns, newly Christian, born again recently, or years ago,
as written, they can KNOW.... no worry, no doubt, no fear.... but in the Father's Perfect Love Know they are His.