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1 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 38639 | ||
Dear Tim, Thank you for the response. You state,"If they were in the same passage, or even passages written by the same author, one might be able to make that claim. However, these are two different passages by two different authors." How could this be? Two different authors? 2 Peter 1:20-21 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. KJV I always thought the Holy Spirit was the author of the whole Bible, but you are saying that John and 2Thes had two different authors? I also thought that Jesus comes to us in the volume of the book as it is written in the following, Heb 10:7 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. KJV Ps 40:7 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, KJV Are we to look at the context of each book of the Bible being separate or at the whole context of the Bible as being one? You also state,"Thus, the son of perdition had to be one of those given to Christ by God - i.e. one of the Disciples." To this I ask you, has not Jesus overcome satan and satan has thereby been given over to Christ? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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2 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 38649 | ||
Greetings Love Fountain! I agree with you my friend that God is the ultimate author, each writer wrote as he was inspired by the Holy Spirit. However, He also wrote through individuals. Paul's style differs from John's. Luke writes differently than Mark. Each has their own unique vocabulary. Thus, words or phrases can have slightly different meanings in different books. Generally, when doing a word study, one should start with the book in question, then precede to the rest of the that writer's books, then the Testament as a whole, and finally the Bible in total. Concerning John 17, consider what is said of the 'they'. 1) They were given to Christ by God out of the world - v. 6. 2) They know that everything God had given Christ came from God - v. 7. 3) They accepted the words of Christ - v. 8. 4) They believed that God sent Christ - v. 8. 5) Christ prays for them for they are God's - v. 9. 6) They are still in the world - v. 11. 7) They are protected by the power of God - v. 11. 8) Christ was with them and protected them - v. 12. 9) Christ prayed that they would have the full measure of His joy within them - v. 13. 10) The world hates them because they are not of the world - v. 14. 11) Christ prays that they will be protected from the evil one - v. 15. 12) They are not of the world - v. 16. 13) They are to be sanctified by the word - v. 17. 14) They are sent into the world - v. 18. 15) They will be sanctified - v. 19. If the son of perdition were Satan, then all of these statements would have to apply to him as well, since he is the exception of the 'them'. This is why Satan cannot be the son of perdition in John 17:12. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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