Comments by Joan Boney:
The apostle Paul shared things with Timothy, and then Paul said: Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. II Timothy 2:7
If you try to understand by your own mind, without the Spirit of God, you will probably get everything wrong. It is very important to be led by the Spirit of God when we read the Bible and when we hear spiritual exhortations.
I once said to God, "If I say that, they will misunderstand."
God said to me, "They misunderstood Paul, didn't they?"
So I agreed to speak.
Peter said, concerning Paul's writings:
II Peter 3:15-16 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
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Some church people have become dull of hearing because they failed to execute the scriptures properly.
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
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But we who are appointed to ministry by God and by Jesus must speak that which the Holy Spirit gives us to speak.
,,, and the Lord give thee understanding.
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