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1 | denominations. | Eph 4:3 | Hank | 148969 | ||
Ed, I fear that perhaps in this discussion I'm becoming a big wheel -- one of the blessed wheels in the secular beatitude, "Blessed are they who go around in circles, for they shall become wheels." :-) The command of 2 Timothy 2:15 seems clear enough: "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." That's what the New King James Version says. I also like the way the English Standard Version renders this verse: "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth." ..... As I've noted before, the believer can, and ought to, pray for divine guidance every time he approaches Scripture. And he can, and ought to, avail himself of the wisdom and counsel of godly scholars, both contemporary and in ages past, and not suppose that on him alone does the Holy Spirit grant the spiritual gifts of wisdom and insight into the Holy Scriptures, but that He also has bestowed them on other men of God who in turn have generously shared theirs with him. The principles of interpretation, far from being arbitrary, have been tried and tested for centuries and found to be extremely helpful and sound, if not infallible, tools to aid in a fuller understanding of Scripture. What else can one do but this? And does the Lord expect of us absolute perfection and inerrancy? Only He meets that standard. Man is limited in what he can do, just as Little Bo Beep's sheep. Referring to the sheep, the rhyme says, "Leave them alone and they'll come home, wagging their tails behind them." Pray tell, what else could they wag, and where else could they wag their tails except behind them? I suppose they COULD come home in reverse, but I should think that most unlikely! --Hank | ||||||
2 | denominations. | Eph 4:3 | kalos | 149008 | ||
Hank: If another Christian separates himself from me because of opposing interpretations, it does NOT prove that he (the other guy) is using incorrect exegesis. It MAY prove that I am using incorrect exegesis. But how does one person separating himself from another prove that BOTH are wrong? It just doesn't follow. What is the alternative to living in possible error? Should I commit suicide to avoid living that way? Maybe I should consult a person who believes that one interpretation is no better than another. That would be helpful -- NOT! Oh, dear, oh, dear! What SHALL we do? Shall we all just stay home and stop attending church altogether unless and until there appears, by magic, a perfect, universal church that we can join? (Something that will not happen before the Second Coming. Or, if it does happen, it will be a false church under the rule of the Antichrist.) What should we do to avoid conflicting interpretations of Scripture? Should we pick a church at random and submit ourselves to its authority? By the way, Hank, have I ever told you what a great evil the Reformation was? Or that we should all have unity in spite of, not around, the truth? Don't you agree that we should throw out the principle of Sola Scriptura (with the bath water) because some have misused it? In regard to some of the light that has NOT been shed on this issue just sign me Dazed and confused, Kalos |
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3 | denominations. | Eph 4:3 | EdB | 149015 | ||
Kalos I think those cheap shots were uncalled for. EdB |
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