SCRIPTURES COME WITH AUTHORITY OF GOD, PART 2.

The Holy Spirit is the One who empowers the church , as a community of believers, so the world might see and be convicted of sin. History shows the inception of the church when the Holy Spirit fell on a group of disciples; the church is still moving and growing. In the early 20th century, the Asuza Street revival took place which spearheaded the Pentecostal and Charismatic renewal in that century, with great evangelistic power and it appears that it is still in strong force through the 21st century! Of course, the Holy Spirit is the guide, leader and power for us as individuals and as a community to move in the Kingdom of God here on earth! But I believe that an individual needs to use some reason in order to understand the Word as it is illuminated with the Holy Spirit and so make plans for their own individual lives as the reason through the Word’s application and also the plans as a community of believers, the church, in order to advance and increase the Kingdom of Heaven! So the Word plus the Holy Spirit plus reason all work together to bring forth the authority of God!

The New Dictionary of Theology states the following: “ But none can deny that only when rightly interpreted does Scripture actually exercise its rightful authority. A false approach to interpretation will frustrate that authority completely.”1 So the church has no right to read into Scripture ideas that cannot be read out of it, even though they seem to come from tradition or individual believers backing their own judgments by using Scripture in a certain way! Interpretation should follow the set rules of hermeneutics that have proven truthful and which have been set by a council of theologians that have proven themselves as prophets with knowledge and wisdom! Interpretation of Scripture needs to take into consideration the language into which it has been translated into; the culture which reads the Scriptures; the culture of the Bible, specifically the Jewish people for the most part in the Old Testament; and most of the early believers written about in the New Testament were also Jews even though here they are found not only in Israel but also in Rome and Greece. As an example of something cultural of that time, specifically of the Jewish women of that time, is seen in 1 Corinthians 14: 34 which says: “As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission , as the Law also says.” The teaching I was taught, and which I agree with, is that this verse was referring to women at that time who liked to be gossipers and did it during church, disturbing the service. It used to be a cultural thing! But this verse has been used throughout history in many sections of the church, to make women as second-class citizens over men. It has been used to say that women should not teach in the church. Of course, while a service is going on, whether it be a man or woman, they should be under submission so as not to disturb the service with their gossiping!

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1Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright and J.I. Packer, eds., New Dictionary of Theology, (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1988), 630.

ꯌꯤꯁꯨ ꯈ꯭ꯔ꯭ꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯟ ꯈꯨꯕꯝ!

ꯈ꯭ꯔ꯭ꯏꯁ꯭ꯠꯌꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ‘ꯌꯤꯁꯨ’ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ‘ꯌꯥꯍ꯭ꯋꯦ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯥꯟ ꯈꯨꯕꯝꯅꯤ’ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯔꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯌꯔꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯏꯕꯨꯡꯉꯣ, ꯉꯥꯀꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ, ꯉꯥꯀꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ, ꯏꯄꯨꯔꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ, ꯑꯔꯊꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯤꯁꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈ꯭ꯔ꯭ꯏꯁ꯭ꯠꯌꯥꯅꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯈꯤꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯈꯤ꯫ 1 ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯌꯤꯁꯨꯕꯨ ꯄꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯋꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯝꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯉꯥꯀꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯁꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯎꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯏ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯜ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯇꯥ ꯏ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯈꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯔꯕꯗꯤ! ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯏꯄꯨꯔꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ! ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯅꯤ!

ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ! ꯌꯣꯍꯥꯟ ꯳:꯳,꯱꯶ ꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤ: “ ‘ꯌꯤꯁꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝ ꯄꯤꯔꯀꯈꯤ, ‘ꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯅꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤ, ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯏꯁ꯭ꯕꯔꯒꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯂꯣꯏ’….’ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯄꯨꯔꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯈꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯆꯥꯅꯨꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯕꯤꯈꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯃꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯃꯥꯉꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯥꯏꯗꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ꯫’ “ ꯌꯣꯍꯥꯟ ꯱꯱: ꯲꯵-꯲꯶ ꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫ ꯍꯥꯌ, “ ꯌꯤꯁꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯝꯃꯤ, ‘ꯑꯩꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯍꯤꯡꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯏꯄꯨꯔꯣꯌꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯕꯨꯡꯉꯣ ꯌꯤꯁꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯄꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ! “ꯈ꯭ꯔ꯭ꯏꯁ꯭ꯠꯌꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯈꯉꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯊꯥꯖꯖꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫”꯲

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꯱ꯁꯤꯅꯛꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯕꯤ.ꯐꯔꯒꯨꯁꯟ, ꯗꯦꯕꯤꯗ ꯑꯦꯐ.ꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯦ.ꯑꯥꯏ. ꯄꯦꯀꯥꯔ, ꯑꯦꯗꯁ., ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨ ꯗꯤꯛꯁꯅꯥꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯊꯤꯑꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤ, (ꯗꯥꯎꯅꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯏꯟꯇꯔ-ꯚꯥꯔꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ, ꯱꯹꯸꯸), ꯶꯱꯰.
꯲ꯃꯤꯂꯥꯔꯗ ꯖꯦ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯛꯁꯟ, ꯈ꯭ꯔ꯭ꯏꯁ꯭ꯠꯌꯥꯟ ꯊꯤꯑꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤ,(ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯦꯄꯤꯗꯁ: ꯕꯦꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯀꯥꯗꯦꯃꯤꯛ, ꯲꯰꯰꯶),꯹꯵꯹.

ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯔꯊꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯌꯨ:
“ꯌꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯩ ꯅꯍꯥꯛ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯈꯤ, .
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯄꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ;
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯨꯃꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯔꯀꯈꯤ!
ꯑꯩꯍꯥꯛ ꯄꯥꯄꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯁꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯩꯍꯥꯛ ꯈꯉꯏ꯫ ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯄꯤꯌꯨ;
ꯆꯥꯅꯕꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯎ!
ꯂꯥꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯌꯨ!
ꯌꯤꯁꯨꯕꯨ ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯆꯔꯤ”