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Charis,

There is no conflict between the written Word and the Spirit; they both come from God and are to be respected as His Word. They are both necessary, to prevent gullibility on one hand and cold-heartedness on the other. The written Word is not subject to feelings and experiences which Satan can distort.

There is a growing trend toward exactly what you’re heading for, and it will destroy you. I’m telling you this in strong terms because I don’t want you to be sucked in.

Experience can never trump Truth. Jesus came to make us right with God, but he did so by fulfilling prophecy. He made sure there were eye-witnesses to his resurrection for a very good reason: evidence. Facts matter. God values truth above experience and character above comfort. We could know nothing without God telling us, and he uses both the spoken and the written Word.

I have both the Relationship and the Word. To throw the Word away in the face of experience is spiritual suicide. Please consider all this and at least give it a chance. Throw away the other books instead, and just listen to God by reading what he so plainly wrote.

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.