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1 | Educational guarantee for life and godli | Prov 22:6 | kalos | 183514 | ||
Divine guidelines and wise observations Expressions of general truth From 'Introduction to the Book of Proverbs 'Interpretive Challenges 'A final area of challenge comes in understanding that proverbs are divine guidelines and wise observations, i.e., teaching underlying principles which are not always inflexible laws or absolute promises. These expressions of general truth generally do have "exceptions," due to the uncertainty of life and unpredictable behavior of fallen men. God does not guarantee uniform outcome or application for each proverb...' (MacArthur Study Bible, John MacArthur, Word Publishing, 1997). I would not interpret Proverbs 22:6 as a promise. Nor would I categorize the book of Proverbs as parables, probabilities or fiction (i.e., not true). Grace to you, kalos |
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2 | Educational guarantee for life and godli | Prov 22:6 | mark d seyler | 183785 | ||
Hi Kalos, . . . finally getting to some of the other parts of this overly long thread! I think Dr. MacArthur put this very well! And for that matter, I agree with you, and I shouldn't have used that quote about "probabilities". I think I'll post a retraction on that one. Love in Christ, Mark |
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