He could be meaning that many people in our nation when they come across a problem go to scripture to find a 5 step answer to their problem. They think if they go through a 10 commandment program that it will somehow change their emotion. It’s much like someone who is going through a divorce getting a list of scripture that talks about divorce being wrong. It doesn’t really help much. What they need is a walk with Jesus and not a scripture atomic bomb. They look to scripture for an answer to a problem and hope to find a 1-2-3 boddabing your problem is gone. Much like they would go to an instruction manual for a broken gas tank. Find an answer, fix the problem. Now, scripture fixes problems but experiencing Jesus is much further than knowing some Bible verses. We all know that.

In the scenario above it might not be even close to what he means. I’m just assuming something positive. You assume something negative. We don’t know exactly what he means.

I feel you are a bit nit-picky in your approach trying to find something wrong with a phrase that is somewhat open ended for discussion and dialogue. We do know that circumstances are often something that God can speak through. Ever been in a hard spot and someone comes along and helps you out? Does God absent in those circumstance?

Not that I don’t have problems with Noble. I just feel you try to seek out anything that can be construed negatively.

Good thoughts. Noble is going down a dangerous line of thought. Typically what happens next is that you begin to have a cannon within a cannon…i.e. Jesus’ teaching takes priority and all else is interpreted in light of the “red letters.” From there, the stage is set to reject other parts of the Bible that may seem contrary to the “red letters”. Many liberal theologians defend homosexuality using this tactic. I don’t think NOble would go this far, but he is laying the foundation for either himself or his chruch in the future to go down that path. Just look at mainline demoninations around us…they are but skeletons now due to their rejection of sola scriptura.

The problem with using all these other sources (other than Scripture) to ‘hear from God’ is that we can just as easily tune them out.

That being said, sounds like Perry has also tuned out Scripture for the most part regarding this whole fiasco, so… there is nothing left for him but to wander around in the dark.

But he does not speak to us outside of his Word. If he did, (and he has in the past to the prophets and apostles) you can be sure there would be NO DOUBT in your mind that it was him. It would never be a nebulous ‘hunch’ or an ‘inner impression’ or a ‘sense of peace.’

That being said I am just reacting to what you have written and have not watched all of Pastor Noble’s message, so this is not a commentary on the situation just on your point.

Also I am moved by your honesty and hope that all involved come to a place where they come move beyond this and learn and grow for it.