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1 | Praying for the 'World'. | Matt 5:44 | Morant61 | 163865 | ||
Greetings Kalos! May I provide a slightly different perspective? It is certainly clear that sometimes 'all' can be modified or limited in some manner by the text. A reference to 'all disciples' is not the same as 'all people'. 'Everyone in the room' clearly does not mean the same as 'everyone in the world'. :-) However, there is a theological bias that forces many to make 'all' mean less than 'all' in many passages. If I said to someone, 'I ate all the pie', would anyone assume that I only meant that I ate some of the pie. Or, would anyone assume that I only meant that I had eaten some of all kinds of pies? As for the examples in your quote, some of them them either ignore the context or make major assumptions not in evidence from the text. For instance, John 12:19 says, "So the Pharisees said to one another, ‘‘See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”" This is quote of the Pharisee's, not an affirmation of fact. The Pharisees were not correct in their statement, since they had not gone after Him! ;-) Matthew 3:5 says, "People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan." Do we really know that everyone didn't go? Or, are we assuming that they didn't? The most likely case with this verse is that the cities are personified since the verbs are singular. I have no problem with restricting the word 'all' when the text demands it, but I have a major problem with doing it because a theological system demands it. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Praying for the 'World'. | Matt 5:44 | atdcross | 163870 | ||
I believe, Tim's provision of a "slightly different perspective," is valid and more in line with accessing the intended meaning of the Biblical writers. There are those who say Jesus died but for a few By a sovereign decree No man can view God made the choice Who was to win Who was to lose But I believe Jesus dies for all men The Word says what it means And it means just what it says Every man of Adam's fall Can come to the Cross And be restored The mystery is not For whom Christ died But that he died For us all They say "the world" means "The elect" and not "all men" And "all men" just means "The chosen" before the world began God made the choice To save a few And damn the rest But I believe Jesus Atoned for all men And no one is beyond The reaches of God's arm Every sinner can hear the call And believe for Jesus Shed his blood for all The mystery is not For whom Christ died But that he died For us all |
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3 | Praying for the 'World'. | Matt 5:44 | Morant61 | 163881 | ||
Greetings Adtcross! Thanks for the kind words my friend! By the way, who wrote this poem? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Praying for the 'World'. | Matt 5:44 | atdcross | 163909 | ||
Hi Tim... You're welsome. The poem, actually a song, is mine. I am aware that it has no Bible references to support it but figured it would help stimulate some thought. |
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5 | Praying for the 'World'. | Matt 5:44 | Morant61 | 163913 | ||
Greetings Adtcross! Well done! I don't have enough talent to write a song. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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