Today’s quote shows how we need the Holy Spirit as our teacher. We don’t try to add to Scripture. The human mind does it without our effort.

(quote from RealReality.org/Real_Faith_and_Reason_Vol_2_-_Scientia.pdf)

We can easily go beyond Scripture. When we interpret Scripture, we can add to it without realizing we’re adding anything to it. Each of us has a deceitful and deceptive fleshly nature. Each of us has learned doctrines that seem true but may not be true. That’s why we need to build on the Foundation of Christ rather than our doctrines. We have strongholds in our minds the Holy Spirit will need to correct. The Scripture cannot be broken. However, we can misinterpret it. May the church yield itself to Christ so the Holy Spirit leads us into all truth. We should not fully trust independent teachers. They’ll make mistakes from time to time just as we do. The order God originally established included several apostles who were in submission to each other. Each one worked under the government of all the others. And the Bible shows us how Paul had to correct Peter when he got off course. Independent teachers don’t have the benefit of that order today, and it makes it difficult for them. Some of them surround themselves with people who are willing to agree, so they insulate themselves from correction.

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