Not By the Ink

Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:3

12/31/2014 Recorded Thought

Really everything in the Bible is referenced from history. We can not possibly know that it was physically written or guided by God through a history lesson. Ultimately, reading the scripture is not what saves you; reading the scriptures is just your faith you put in God's word, the spirit teaches you, burdens you, leads you to a saving faith. If you go back and say this Bible or that Bible, it is always going to be an argument. But we all know and are convinced what the spirit teaches us. The spirit of God is in the word of God. We trust the scriptures are there to help guide us so we can tell it to the generations too. Hearing the word of God, when you think of the word of God it is in the spirit form not in the ink. It seems to clear up a lot of the things you need to learn in the bible. They connect and make more sense. We all agree we are moved by the spirit of God, not the ink. We are not moved by the grammar, the philosophical points, etc. We need to be careful not to rely on the ink, rely on the translators, relay on their works, their beliefs. We can only rely on the spirit that opens our understanding to scriptures.

Thankful we are blessed with God's written word in our language.