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1 | how do we know people we never met | Luke | LuvHisWurds | 171068 | ||
Tha k you for your response. I don't have an issue with formulating doctrine from either Jesus' words or parables. Both were used by Jesus to teach of the kingdom (please see 2 John 1:9-1; John 1:1). In Him, Don |
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2 | how do we know people we never met | Luke | DocTrinsograce | 171073 | ||
Hi, Don... That's correct parables are, indeed, didactic in nature. However, parables always teach a single point. Drawing multiple points from them goes beyond their original intent. Lazarus and Dives was not a parable given to believers to enable them to understand the afterlife. Instead, it was a parable directed at the Pharisees (see Luke 15:16a). Context is everything when it comes to proper interpretation. Speaking of parables: If you like, I'd commend you to post #157835. There I offer the general principles that a student of the scripture ought to apply in order to arrive at a sound exegesis of parabolic teaching. In Him, Doc |
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