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1 | Mark: Many Proverbs not true? | Prov 22:6 | DocTrinsograce | 183766 | ||
Dear Mark, Words are important. After all, they are the medium by which God has seen fit to reveal Himself. Furthermore, as we shall be judged even for idle words, we have every reason to carefully articulate with all the skill we can muster -- both individually and corporately. Of course, the very least we can do is assume responsibility for what we write. That's particularly true as we urge all sorts of caution on folks to be selective about their hearing. To do the latter, without the former, would impugn our character, insult our readers, and dishonor our Lord. Also, though contrary to the modern deemphasis of thought and the apparent distinction in English, words and logic are integrally connected. Therefore, the same, Godly principles ought to reign in our efforts to use reason. Your concerted efforts to clarify and refine your statements are appreciated. There are numerous examples of promises where the qualifications are implicit. Proverbs can be construed the same way. All Scripture, of course, must be weighed in the light of Scripture. Take, for example, the Proverbs you used: Righteousness has social ramifications (11:10); diligent labor provides (12:11); a good father provides for his children in the event of his death (13:22); provisioning is a characteristic of right living (13:25); leaders should issue righteous judgment (16:10); the blessedness of peace-makers (16:7); righteous leaders love the truth (16:13). These are, indeed, generalities that describe the world that the Lord has established. These are a few characteristics about how God has decreed that the world should operate. Nevertheless, things are rarely simple -- that's why the Scriptures elaborate. The net effect is that promise and proverb are different elements of a descriptive whole. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Mark: Many Proverbs not true? | Prov 22:6 | mark d seyler | 183784 | ||
Doc, I agree with you completely in the care that we need to take in how we articulate the truths of God's Word. As we discuss these things before a public arena, I believe we will incur the stricter judgment of a teacher. There is only one more thing I believe I can add to this thread. I do not consider anything in Scripture to be implicit in the sense that it is unexpressed. If something is not expressed in Scripture, then it is added by man. You may disagree with this, but that is my view. There is the sense of implicit that means "implied". Scripture implies a number of things, although we must take great care in fully establishing that a thing is truly implied by Scripture, and that it is God's intent to make that implication, lest we become guilty of adding to the text. I would say that by the time we have so established a matter, that it ceases to become implicit, since we will have shown that it actually is expressed in the text. But at the end of it all, again, I shall say, that our disagreement centers not on how to read and understand the Bible, but on the meanings and uses of a particular couple of words, and, I daresay, I think our readers have had adequate opportunity it understand what either of us mean as we say "promise". Thank you for what has been a most interesting discussion! Love in Christ, Mark |
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