Is the Bible all you need for your morality?

[J.A. Perez]

Originally Posted by Sean

Brother, I have been in Apostolic/Pentecost for 35plus years.


I kinda gave up propping up a manna God and became one myself. I never found one that taught perfect truth, so I had to be MY OWN man of God to keep from being led astray or parroting the administrations' false teachings.

I think that is the intention of the Holy Ghost for mankind. (when the man gets out of the way and Jesus becomes our Man of God).

Now that I am a Man of God(for myself), I train others to put Jesus, alone as their priest or Man of God. This makes my role as a servant/ teacher and spiritual equal to the new believer. I spend my efforts making THEM into saints or men of God that are dependent on Jesus ONLY, not me.
The "MannaGod" concept that we have been taught, such as the mediatory role between man and God is derived from Old Testament stories that are not relevant to the role of the N.T. believer today. Case in point....In the Old Testament, the "folks" had priests to go to God for them, but in the N.T., we ALL are priests because our bodies are the temples when we receive the Spirit.
Therefore, every believer should be trained in their role as priests unto their God, not to serve an O.T. priest type on earth(aka pastor)

With all due respect,

This is a prime example of why you need a pastor.

Please explain how you view the story of Cornelius the man of God Devout, gave much alms, prayed to God always, and feared God with all his house, and was in tuned in enough to the Spirit to see visions. But he needed a Pastor. That's why God sent Peter because he was not saved.
Acts 10:1-3

Sincerely
,
J.A. Perez