Subject: What is the context? |
Bible Note: Scripture ... Matt 7:7-12, 18:15-20; 1 Cor 12:27-13:3 ... The context of Matthew 18:16 is verses 15-20, which deals with discipline. Matthew 7:7-12 (vs 9) is not about spiritual gifts. Who said it was? YOU ASKED FOR MY REFERENCE FOR THIS: "What is the context of "He won't give you a stone if asking for a loaf"? Matthew 7.9 is my reference. ARE WE CLEAR ON THIS? ------------------------------------- "Which gift is greater (1 Cor 12:27-13:3)? Why is it listed next to last? What tongue did the angels speak to men ... something they understood" I believe you like to twist words, Searcher and I'm beginning to lose my respect for you. I'm repeating myself but maybe it is that you just can't read too well. Paul said this: I Corth.13:1 "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,................". Now lets be CLEAR. These are what languages Paul said HE spoke, not what was spoken TO HIM. So your "wanting to know"? if angel language can be understood by man is frivolous and insulting. As to what gifts are the greatest and why is tongues mentioned last, I ask, do you speak in tongues? Do you have any of the gifts mentioned in 1 Corthinians 12? If not, and I suppose you don't, then why assume tongues is the lesser of any of the gifts, but that's how I suppose you WANT to believe or are told to believe. Do you know Bob Jones? |