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Old 10-23-2016, 05:38 AM   #12
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Default Re: Reading the Bible does not Give us the Spirit

ZNPaaneah, I am not making an issue about this. There are many bible organizations that are making an issue about this. It seems you are oblivious to the facts and why these organizations are existing.

Also your idea for them to use the internet is also not possible:
https://joshuaproject.net/resources/...everyone_heard
As of 2015, only about 45% of the world’s population has internet access. So more than half the world's population does not have online access to spiritual information and the message of the Messiah. The situation is worse in areas where the Gospel has least spread. For example, internet penetration is only 39% in Asia and 27% in Africa. The 10/40 Window region, where most unreached peoples reside, has some of the lowest internet penetration. These regions are also some of the poorest, thus further limiting internet usage even where it is available.

My point is if the Bible was so important for following the Spirit as Piper claims, then there should be no Christians in these countries unless they first get a bible. According to Piper, they cannot know and love God's word more (because they do not have it), therefore they cannot get more of the Spirit.

In fact, this also means that during the centuries in which the bible was not readily accessible or readable (in the middle ages etc), it means Christians could not have had the Spirit or more of the Spirit.
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