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1 | Question of Context? | 2 Chr 7:14 | leabeater | 17544 | ||
Tim: First, I am so thankful that we can come here and exercise our faith. This is the sort of activity that spurs our thinking and deepens our study of the Scriptures. It also demonstrates our love for what the Lord has to say. Secondly, we can agree to disagree and, as believers, still enjoy a great deal of warmth and affection for one another. The "fundamentals of the faith" are not in question with 1Ch 7:14. So there is no risk of altering our core relationship in Christ. However, there is a misuse of context in interpreting the Bible. For example, in Mark 7:6 the Lord stipulates that Isaiah was prophesying against the tradition of the Elders being practiced in circa 28 A.D. But the immediate context of that prophecy is Is. 29:13 where it fits perfectly with Isaiah's ministry circa 740 B.C. The only reasonable conclusion we can come to in the Lord's interpretive method is that Isaiah was prophesying to both 8th century B.C. believers and 1st century A.D. believers as well. 1Ch 7:14 is not a promise of "payment," Tim, to a specific individual; it is to any people called by His name. So your anology is incorrect. Gentiles were considered to be a people called by His name if they exercised the faith like that of Naaman the Syrian, Nebuchadnezzar the Babylonian and the Phoenician widow of Zarephath. Therefore we are incorrect to conclude that 1Ch 7:14 pertains solely to Old Testament saints whether Jew or Gentile. John |
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2 | Question of Context? | 2 Chr 7:14 | Searcher56 | 17550 | ||
John ... which of these promises apply to Christians -Gen 12:1-3. How does fit with Mat 5:11-12 and other NT passages? -Gen 17:1-21. Is the land promised to Christians? If, so have YOU been circumcised? -Gen 18:10-19. Are Christians are mighty nation? -Gen 22:16-18. Do you think we will be possessing the gates of Abraham's enemies? -Lev 26:14-39. Will we be driven from the land and scattered? -Num 34:1-12. Where is the place God has set for you? -Deu 28:1-68. Do you want the results of obedience and disobedience on you? -Isa 49:14-26. Are Christians captives, who will return to their land? -Isa 66:5-10. Does the prophecy of a land "born in one day", a nation "brought forth in a moment" apply to Christians, too? ... Do you want more promises that God gave to Israel only? Do you want promises to indivduals? Even if "experts" say 2 Chronicles 7:14 can apply to Christians, the US or anyone else, they are not correct. Steve |
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