Can signs and wonders alone confirm that a messenger teaches truth?
Quick Answer
Participants argue that miracles need to be weighed with the messenger’s teaching and faithfulness to Yehovah.
Key Scriptures
1 Corinthians 11:17-19 – Paul speaks of factions revealing who is approved; a participant disputes the speaker’s conclusions about acceptable disagreement.
Detailed Biblical Study
Participants argue that miracles need to be weighed with the messenger’s teaching and faithfulness to Yehovah. In this Teaching, compare 1 Corinthians 11:17-19 and the surrounding argument. Keep the speaker’s interpretation distinct from the words of the passage and from other participants’ responses.
Related Teaching
Unity or Uniformity – What Does the Bible Mean by “Be Unified”?
This Teaching contrasts biblical unity with enforced uniformity. The speaker argues that shared submission to Yehovah’s word and the testimony of Yeshua should unite believers, without requiring identical views on every secondary issue. Genesis 3, Babel, episodes from Israel’s history, John 17, and Paul’s counsel to Corinth anchor the study. A closing fellowship discussion tests these conclusions, particularly the interpretation of factions, the works of the Father in John 10, and the role of councils such as Acts 15.