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1 | Sell what you have-give alms | Bible general Archive 4 | Searcher56 | 212278 | ||
flyman - You take single verses to TRY to prove your point ... that is PRETEXT. Take the verses in the CONTEXT they were written, and then link them to the CONTEXT when the thought is used elsewhere. Otherwise, cease communicating. I will not waste my time pointing out your errors until then. Searcher |
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2 | Sell what you have-give alms | Bible general Archive 4 | flyman172 | 212281 | ||
Searcher, I know everyone is ganging up on me but saying context, context and then context is not the way to help. Context, context and context is exactly what I am doing. Why can't you believe me when I say I am not inventing anything? I study all the surrounding verses of every passage and I find there can be no other meaning other than what is obvious. I am truly sorry you feel you are wasting your time. flyman |
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3 | Sell what you have-give alms | Bible general Archive 4 | Searcher56 | 212289 | ||
flyman ... the thread is about Sell what you have-give alms Let us look at the first two verses you cited ... the first is not about the topic. Matt 10:38 - Jesus said, "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me." The context is Jesus' instruction to the 12 before He sent them out (10:1-11:1) ... and a tighter context is making chosing Him or not (vv 34-39). Matt 19:21, - Jesus said that in order to inherit eternal life, be perfect, sell everything you have, give to the poor then follow him. ... you misquoted the last word - it is "Me" that is Jesus, not him, the poor man. The context is verses 16-30. Even if you looked at verse 22, you missed only part of your pretext. Look at verses 18-19 ... which of the last five of the Ten Commandments did Jesus leave out? The reason Jesus asked this one to sell what he had was ... is he coveted while he had much. The Pharisees had other issues which kept them out. That is why I say context ... and so do others. Searcher |
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