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1 | doctrinally unsound? | Bible general Archive 3 | umagumadog | 157627 | ||
Does anyone see anything doctrinally unsound in the following: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. |
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2 | doctrinally unsound? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 157628 | ||
Yes, mixing a bunch of unrelated Scripture passages together can do that. | ||||||
3 | doctrinally unsound? | Bible general Archive 3 | umagumadog | 157635 | ||
Please explain, is there scripture that forbids doing this? Or is it that it changes the context of some of the verses? | ||||||
4 | doctrinally unsound? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 157638 | ||
Dear Uma, If God has taken the effort and time to present us with explicit words, sentences, paragraphs, and books, is it not logical that He would take offence at having these things rearranged to suit our whim? When we communicate, we do not offer up our words to be rearranged by the hearer. We offer them up to convey specific notions. This is fundamental to intelligence. God has very carefully and providentially provided for His Word. We must treat it with the respect that He intends. One of my professors once said, "You don't need to make the Bible relevant! It already is relevant! Just don't get in the way!" If God had intended the text of the Bible to be arranged in the order that you have arranged it, He would have presented it that way. In that event, you would have been quoting the Word, instead of imposing your own spin on things. Such imposition is, at best, a tacit criticism of God. One more thing: creating a new context is really just as bad as quoting out of context. In Him, Doc |
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