kceaster
Puritan Board Junior
Another thought, consider this:
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
This teaches us that the Spirit distributes to each one individually for the profit of all.
If a person practicing true solo scriptura comes up with their own interpretation that knocks down centuries of belief with its novelty, how could the Spirit be in that? Is it of profit to all? Perhaps only as an example of what being a lone ranger does to the church.
However, if someone diligently studies and really understands the Scripture from their own use of it, they are bound by the Spirit to tell others what they have found. It is then up to the church to say if it is truly edifying based upon the same Spirit and what He has done in the church. We don't validate the truth. The truth is validated in us by the Spirit working. And yet we see that the Spirit doesn't work in us so that we can keep it to ourselves, but for the express purpose of building up the body of Christ.
That which does not build up, tears down. And therein lies the difference between solo and sola. Perhaps that is a litmus test of sorts. It isn't solo if the church (past and present) is in agreement.
In Christ,
KC
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
This teaches us that the Spirit distributes to each one individually for the profit of all.
If a person practicing true solo scriptura comes up with their own interpretation that knocks down centuries of belief with its novelty, how could the Spirit be in that? Is it of profit to all? Perhaps only as an example of what being a lone ranger does to the church.
However, if someone diligently studies and really understands the Scripture from their own use of it, they are bound by the Spirit to tell others what they have found. It is then up to the church to say if it is truly edifying based upon the same Spirit and what He has done in the church. We don't validate the truth. The truth is validated in us by the Spirit working. And yet we see that the Spirit doesn't work in us so that we can keep it to ourselves, but for the express purpose of building up the body of Christ.
That which does not build up, tears down. And therein lies the difference between solo and sola. Perhaps that is a litmus test of sorts. It isn't solo if the church (past and present) is in agreement.
In Christ,
KC