Bible Vendor

[BibleVendor]

I am a born again Christian, Bible scholar and Christian content creator. And I know, that no one knows everything about the Bible, therefore I hope to share, what I know and learn from others, what I don’t know.
Many thanks for accepting my registration.

 

[Salty]

Welcome
Looking forward to your input.
And be sure to check out all the forums - Some are just for fun

 

[John of Japan]

I am a born again Christian, Bible scholar and Christian content creator. And I know, that no one knows everything about the Bible, therefore I hope to share, what I know and learn from others, what I don’t know.
Many thanks for accepting my registration.

Welcome! I hope you enjoy the discussions.

May I ask your credentials as a Bible scholar?

 

[KenH]

Welcome to the Baptist Board.

I have heard it said that there are no Bible scholars, only Bible students.

 

[BibleVendor]

Welcome to the Baptist Board.

I have heard it said that there are no Bible scholars, only Bible students.

And who said that? Did God say so or did man say so?

 

[BibleVendor]

Welcome! I hope you enjoy the discussions.

May I ask your credentials as a Bible scholar?

Tthe Bible is full of regular people, who achieved far more than any of the people today, with their so-called credentails, and that includes me , as self -taught Bible scholar.
When it comes to the things of God, what really matters is positive results and not how many degrees anyone has. I am not against education, but it does not guarantee success with in the things of God.

 

[Ben1445]

Tthe Bible is full of regular people, who achieved far more than any of the people today, with their so-called credentails, and that includes me , as self -taught Bible scholar.

Being self taught, you run the risk of making errors without the safety of counselors.

Proverbs 18:1-2
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh
and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself.

When it comes to the things of God, what really matters is positive results and not how many degrees anyone has. I am not against education, but it does not guarantee success with in the things of God.

Proverbs 18:17
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just;
but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

 

[BibleVendor]

Being self taught, you run the risk of making errors without the safety of counselors.

Proverbs 18:1-2
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh
and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself.

Proverbs 18:17
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just;
but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Jesus was opposed and betrayed by those with top religious credentials. In the Bible, regular people accomplished far more than those with credentials.

 

[BibleVendor]

Being self taught, you run the risk of making errors without the safety of counselors.

Proverbs 18:1-2
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh
and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself.

Proverbs 18:17
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just;
but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

I have already stated, that I am open to correction, but it must be biblically based and not just someone’s opinion.

 

[KenH]

And who said that? Did God say so or did man say so?

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.

 

[John of Japan]

Tthe Bible is full of regular people, who achieved far more than any of the people today, with their so-called credentails, and that includes me , as self -taught Bible scholar.

The greatest scholar of the New Testament was the Apostle Paul, who was not "self taught." He studied under Gamaliel, the leading Hebrew scholar of the day. Paul was an unsaved scholar, but then God saved him, yet did not rebuke his status as a genuine scholar of the OT. My pastor likes to say that Paul had the equivalent of two modern PhD's. If you had any idea of what it takes to get a modern PhD in a good Christian seminary, you would be embarrassed to call yourself a scholar.

There is a saying about lawyers: "He who defends himself in court has a fool for a client." I would not go so far with a self-taught "Bible scholar," but being self taught disqualifies you as a Bible scholar in my view.

When it comes to the things of God, what really matters is positive results and not how many degrees anyone has. I am not against education, but it does not guarantee success with in the things of God.

This still does not make you a Bible scholar. You have tried to change the meaning of "scholarship" to fit your own purpose. We recently had Dr. David Alan Black come to our college, a genuine scholar of the NT and of Greek. He was the mentor for my own son as he got his own PhD. Dr. Black wrote the textbook I teach NT Greek from. He is passionate about world missions, and regularly travels to teach in China and Ethiopia. He challenged our students to reach out to win the world to Christ, something we also are passionate about. Now that is a genuine and spiritual Bible scholar. Yet you refuse to even tell us what makes you a Bible scholar, claiming that "what really matters is positive results." Really? What people groups have you traveled to in order to win folks to Christ? I've preached the precious Word of God in seven countries, but that doesn't make me a scholar.

 

[Ben1445]

Jesus was opposed and betrayed by those with top religious credentials. In the Bible, regular people accomplished far more than those with credentials.

You are not Jesus.

 

[BibleVendor]

You are not Jesus.

I know that am not Jesus, but the record remains that it was the top religious leaders, with high credentials, who opposed the message of Christ .

 

[Ben1445]

I know that am not Jesus, but the record remains that it was the top religious leaders, with high credentials, who opposed the message of Christ .

It is good to remember that they were not Christians. I would say that you should not be surprised if you find yourself hated by people who don’t believe what you believe. And if you find yourself studying under those who oppose the message of Christ you should see a problem.
There is nothing wrong with learning from other people.

1 Corinthians 11:1
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

 

[John of Japan]

I know that am not Jesus, but the record remains that it was the top religious leaders, with high credentials, who opposed the message of Christ .

How does that relate to a student of the Word of God who wants deeper knowledge of the Word, so he goes to Bible college and seminary? We will have four new graduates of our seminary when we have the graduation ceremony on Sunday, and all of them will say that they learned so much more of the Bible than in Bible college. They went to seminary not for credentials, though they have that now, but to learn the Word more deeply.

Personally, I got my MA after being encouraged while still in Japan by a mentor to become a professor and teach Bible. I am still learning more of the Word of God as I continue to learn and grow at age 74. The doctoral class I just took was "Preaching Prophetic Literature," and I learned much.