[larrylyates]

[QUOTE=Livelystone;1250814]Larry,

For the 2nd time since I have been here I rebuke you in Jesus name! To the best of my memory I have only said this to one other person one other time in my life.

Actually, Doug you have rebuked two of us on here.

One of the things I have made very clear in the beginning of my book is that the Bible is the only place that is to be used as an authority for the word of God.

None of us have your book, although I have read the preview. All we have are your statements on these threads, which are sometimes, not as clear as you perhaps intend.

To rebuke someone in the Name of the Lord is a very serious matter. May I ask, what it is in the above posts that has earned me such a stern reprimand?

I simply quoted the Bible to you after which you responded in a way that seemed to have shown that you did not like or agree with the implications of those Scriptures. I merely asked you if you did or did not accept the Authority and Inspiration of Scripture. a fairly common question.

It was really not said to you in an attacking way. I simply was curious, because several times you have seemed to indicate that there are things in your book that are not being taught anywhere else. You imply that you came back from the dead with a mission from God. I think that is wonderful and do not question it's reality to you. But you also seem to imply that you have a special revelation that no one else apparently has. You have been questioned on this a number of times by different people, in different Threads. Each time your answer is a bit defensive if not outright hostile in my case.

I guess what troubles me is that no one can quite seem to figure out exactly what you are trying to say. When asked if you were indeed teaching what can only be found in your book, you were very evasive. That concerned me because a teacher of God has a responsibility given to him by God for which he is held accountable. That is why Paul cautioned us that we should be very careful before embarking on that path. We will be held to a higher standard.

So, seeing as how all I did was provide you with Scriptural proof that there are no revelations or mysteries that are hidden from the Spirit-filled Child of God, why to you find it necessary to rebuke me. As I said, I never once in this thread have attacked you personally.

As for your question concerning the existence of so many different denominations, that should be obvious to any student of the Word of God. The Holy Spirit was given to guide us into all truth. If a group for some reason, denies or rejects the operation of the Spirit, they will fall into error. If another group for some reason decides that they don't agree with certain teachings of Scripture and chooses to ignore them or explain them away, they will fall into error. If another, or in this case many such groups decide to follow the teachings of a particular man;Calvinists, Lutherans. Russelites, Campbellites, followers of Joseph Smith, etc. They too will be led into error. That's not so difficult to understand.

You seemed to imply that you possess an understanding that no one else has, but that can be obtained by reading your book. Is that what you meant to imply? Perhaps you simply were not clear in what you said, but that is the impression you have given to a number of us and that is why we have asked the questions we have asked you. Seeking clarification and understanding. I notice you don't respond well to that. That puzzled me and when you said what you did about mysteries, which used the word in a way the Bible does not, I responded by offering you the Scriptures which would help others understand what the Word of God actually says about such matters.

I apologize if you found my words offensive, they all were simply lifted from the pages of Scripture? Is there a particular Scripture that I somehow misquoted that caused the rebuke? Was it my desire to know your position o the Inspiration and authority of Scripture? you see I am confused by your response. It troubles me.