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1 | how can suicide be the same | Eph 5:29 | DocTrinsograce | 155850 | ||
Hi, Jeff... Extrapolation is an indispensable aspect of communication in any area. All that the Bible says is true, although not all truth is in the Bible. Without extrapolations, we wouldn't understand anyone! Remember, there is only ONE interpretation (2 Peter 1:20) of any given Scripture, although there are many applications. You might want to examine the practice of hermeneutics in jurisprudence. Although folks are trying to do this same sort of thing with language in the legal system nowadays, the fundamental roots of a proper hermeneutic have been carefully worked out in jurisprudence. Interestingly enough, they have built upon the foundation of Scriptural hermeneutics. However, their logic stands solidly on its own. Good thing, too, or there would be nothing but confusion in our world. As those standards of good exegesis are abandoned, we will, indeed, see more and more confusion! Now I'm not saying that the study of law is our foundation. I'm saying that they articulate the principles very well. This is a very old argument. Orthodoxy faces it in almost every generation. Modern liberal interpreters -- believing themselves wise and original -- argue, "It isn't what the writer meant, it is what it means to me." Consequently we have a great deal of error in modern evangelicalism. In Him, Doc |
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2 | how can suicide be the same | Eph 5:29 | jlhetrick | 155852 | ||
Doc, Thank you for your comments here and for supporting my argument. I find it a laborious task to ridirect the thinking of some who seek to understand the scriptures through understanding what they mean to them rather than seeing and understanding what the writer meant. Well said. Jeff |
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