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1 | Holy Spirit / Tongues for Today? | Acts 2:39 | eowyn7378 | 151295 | ||
You know, I believe that this debate will be forever on-going and here is why: We can out put scripture out there, but honestly it is going to be the way that person perceives what they want to. Interpertation of the word lies within what we understand it to say and different people think differently so they will perceive differently. I didn't include all of Mark 16 up unto the verse about "deadly things" and we shall not be harmed for the sake of saving my fingers. And somone had mentioned that I didn't. I included a lot of scripture, but what was noticed was what I didn't put down. :-D | ||||||
2 | Holy Spirit / Tongues for Today? | Acts 2:39 | kalos | 151311 | ||
Interpretation of the word... ...lies within what we understand it to say. Does it? Or is there more to it than that? 'Part and parcel of this abuse of Scripture is laziness. That is, most people simply don't take the trouble to read the context or to do their homework on the meaning of the Bible. And even when they are confronted with overwhelming evidence that is contrary to their view, they often glibly reply, "That's just your interpretation." This kind of response sounds as if all interpretations are up for grabs, as though all interpretations are equally plausible. Such a view is patently false. 'Take the following sentence as an example: "My mother likes climbing vines." One interpretation of these words is not just as valid as another. This sentence cannot mean "My father is an auto mechanic." "Mother" does not mean "Father"; "likes" does not mean "is"; "climbing vines" is not a synonym for "auto mechanic." Language cannot be twisted in this manner. Now, without a context, there are, however, two distinct options for the sentence in question. Either "My mother likes vines that climb" or "My mother likes to climb vines." Which is the right view? 'The only way to tell is to look at the context of the utterance--or to ask the author of the sentence! Both things are done in biblical interpretation. Sometimes the context solves the problem; other times, the more we know about an author, the better able we are to determine his meaning. But one recipe for missing the meaning of the text is to be too casual about it. After all, did not Paul tell Timothy, "Study to show yourself approved"?' ____________________ 'Scripture Twisting: Read me First! 'by Daniel B. Wallace, Ph.D. (http://www.bible.org/docs/soapbox/twist1.htm) * * * * * * * * * * * * * www.seekfind.org Christian Search Engine The mission of SeekFind.org is to provide God-honoring, Biblically-based, and theologically-sound Christian search engine results in a highly accurate and well-organized format. |
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