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NASB | Luke 12:47 "And that slave who knew his master's will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 12:47 "And that servant who knew his master's will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip], |
Subject: Do parables alone prove doctrine? |
Bible Note: Dear winstonchurchill, Welcome to the Forum! You do have an interesting screen name:-) I want to offer my acknowledgement of your wise and well spoken comments. I do concur with respect to interpreting Parables. Interestingly, I was recently studying the Parable of the Prodigal Son and came across an article on the same by the late D. Martin Lloyd-Jones. I thought a couple of his observations were worth repeating and would echo your comments. He makes two initial points: 1. "we must always beware of interpreting any portion of Scripture in a way that conflicts with the general teaching of Scripture elsewhere." 2. "we should always avoid the danger of drawing any negative conclusions from the teaching of a parable. This applies not only to this particular parable (Lk.15:24), but to all parables. A parable is never meant to be a full outline of truth. Its business is to convey one great lesson, to present one big aspect of positive truth." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |