Stewardship issues knowledge for growth
The written word points to the eternal living Word of God – Jesus Christ (Jn 1:1). The Bible points to Jesus, but does not replace Jesus. The Bible is the letter, or ink on paper. The Bible did not shed its blood on the cross, Jesus shed His blood on the cross for the remission of sins. The Bible does not mediate the new covenant, Jesus does that. We cannot use the Bible to mediate for ourselves.
The blood of the Lamb bought a new covenant for us to obtain His life. When Jesus rose from the dead He sent the promise of the Father – the baptism of the Holy Spirit to seal the covenant in His name. The Bible did not baptize any in the fire of God’s Spirit.
When apostolic leadership is absent from a person’s faith then the confession of scripture replaces the priesthood sacrifices of prophecy. The end time church has this sign: God has restored Jesus as our confession of charity, rather than a selection of scripture.
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