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1 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82273 | ||
"Without contextual definition, words and the ideas expressed by them can be, and frequently are, subjects of misunderstanding and misinterpretation of what the writer actually is saying" So have patience with me. The context of scripture is both grammatical and historical. The words without the circumstances are easily misinterpreted. One must know what is a figure of speach of the time or one will be misled. The Original Greek as I am told had no punctuation. I know Hebrew has none. Consider this, when we read scripture and use all the gramatical elements at our disposal, the placement of just one comma can change the whole meaning. For example: Isaiah 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. Notice the comma after flood. If you place the comma after the word "in" the meaning changes from the enemy coming in like a flood to after the enemy comes in the Spirit of the Lord comes in like a flood. So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in, like a flood the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. And as I said ancient Hebrew has no punctuation. It is also my understanding that Chapter and verse is a recent invention to scripture. Having occurred in the last 1300? years. Just because someone decided to put chapter two where chapter two appears does not mean that that is where chapter two is supposed to be. The thoughts expressed in chapters sometimes runs over into the begining of the next chapter. In fact translators have added words (they appear in italics) to scripture and by removing them we can get a different meaning from the scripture. I know I'm not telling you anything new but all of these factors have to be taken into consideration before a accurate meaning can be gleaned from the word. Take it all in, then go to God for His stamp of approval. The Holy Spirit is the final word on the mind of God, isn't He? It is all so complicated or is it. Do you think that God made it hard so only "scholars" could understand His rule book, His contract, His constitution, His covenant? I wonder sometimes if it is us who make it so difficult to understand. How did Christianity survive before we had all these dictionaries and commentaries and lexicons and translations. It has to be God. I have to admit I was getting very frustrated with all U all. You seemed (notice the past tense is used) to be more interested in tearing down someones understanding of the word than deepening their understanding. I prefer to confront what I consider error with truth in love. I also know that the truth needs no defending. It defends itself. After all the truth is . . . well the truth. I also know that we can agree to disagree. I realize now that what I was hearing was the sound of iron against iron. As all U all have made me think, I hope that I in turn have made you think. After all God is still renewing our minds or are you dead? |
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2 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Hank | 82301 | ||
To your last question, "Are you dead?" I offer you the response, "I don't think so!" And I would like to append a correction of a typo in my former post in which the word "exegetical" appeared as "egegetical." And regarding "all these dictionaries, commentaries and translations" -- While Christianity clearly does not depend on them for its survival, they are not necessarily intrusive or sinister, and the good ones of each genre can be enormously helpful to the student of the Bible. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82308 | ||
Books and Men stuff are not the enemy. Please do not think that is what I think. Some of my best friends are books (that was for my mother). It is just that some times I wonder what was the first meeting in Solomon's porch was like. They didn't have bulletins nor did they have bibles. That is what I wondering. Ever think about that? I am a studier, a reader, a listener. I read all I can especially the Word of God. Although of late God has had me rely on him for the messages (studies) I lead. I prefer to have a good outline and all the T's crossed and I's dotted. I still must study to put His info in so He can bring it out the way he wants it brought out. It is a way He causes me to trust in Him. He has never and will never let me down. -- Jeff | ||||||
4 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Hank | 82330 | ||
Jeff, there are good and bad commentaries and study Bibles on the market. The good ones can be helpful and can shed a great deal of light on Scripture, particularly on such background information as historical and cultural perspectives, clarification of Hebrew and Greek words and idioms, and other purely factual information that often can be of enormous help to the reader in his quest for a richer understanding and appreciation of God's word to man. On theology and doctrine, commentaries run the gamut from conservative and orthodox to wild and woolly. One should therefore choose wisely and well what commentaries he wishes to rely upon, because some are hardly worth the paper they're printed on. In the final analysis, however, it is the biblical text itself that is the final arbiter, the sole authority, and upon it alone should one rely without question. In a short essay called "How to Study the Bible" that appears in the front section of his study Bible, John MacArthur asks a thought-provocating question, "Who can study the Bible?" and responds as follows: Not everyone can be a Bible student. Check yourself on these necessary qualifications for studying the Word with blessing. Are you saved by faith in Jesus Christ? (1 Cor. 2:14-16) Are you hungering for God's Word? (1 Peter 2:2) Are you searching God's Word with diligence? (Acts 17:11) Are you seeking holiness? (1 Peter 1:14-16) Are you Spirit filled? (Col.3:16) The most important question is the first." ..... To your final observation, "He has never and will never let me down" my rejoinder is a clear and heart-felt amen. --Hank | ||||||
5 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Ray | 82472 | ||
Hi Hank, What does it mean to be Spirit-filled? Especially as it relates to the verse that MacArthur referenced, Colossians 3:16? From the heart, Ray |
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6 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Hank | 82522 | ||
Hello, Ray. Suppose we let Dr. MacArthur explain Colossians 3:16 for us. "WORD OF CHRIST: This is Scripture, the Holy Spirit inspired Scripture, the word of revelation He brought into the world. ..... DWELL IN YOU RICHLY: 'Dwell' means 'to live in' or 'to be at home,' and 'richly' may be more fully rendered 'abundantly or extravagantly rich.' Scripture should permeate every aspect of the believer's life and control every thought, word, and deed. (cf. Ps.119:11; Matt.13:9; Phil.2:16; 2 Tim.2:15). This concept is parallel to being filled with the Spirit in Eph.5:18 since the results of each are the same. In Eph.5:18, the power and motivation for all the effects is the filling of the Holy Spirit; here it is the word richly dwelling. These two realities are really one. The Holy Spirit fills the life controlled by His Word. This emphasizes that the filling of the Spirit is not some ecstatic or emotional experience, but a steady controlling of the life by an obedience to the truth of God's Word." [MacArthur Study Bible (Word), p.1838] --Hank | ||||||