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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:23 But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:23 But have nothing to do with foolish and ignorant speculations [useless disputes over unedifying, stupid controversies], since you know that they produce strife and give birth to quarrels. |
Subject: Speculation? |
Bible Note: With regards to getting a wholistic view of scriptures take on a topic I'm in whole hearted agreement with you. This would be rather clear if we were dealing with any concrete examples. As was I was simply defining in the abstract what foolish speculation was since you had asked. Part of the wisdom of identifying such is knowing when you have indeed hit an end of what scripture has shown and when more study is required to understand what scripture has in fact revealed. With regards to the passage in 1 cor. I believe this to be the primary thing he is speaking of when he talks about "exceeding what is written." I don't want to get into a lengthy discussion on it but I'll try to in but a very few sentences at least give a hint of why I think so. I believe that the first 4 chapters of 1 Cor are all one long disertation on the factions that are going on in Corinth. Chapter one is the where the discussion over the "apollo" and "paul" factions begins. Paul's reasoning follows roughly this train of thought. You are boasting in men therefore you are arrogant and mistakenly think the wisdom of men are worthy of esteem. However, at the cross Christ made foolishness the wisdom of man and therefore men and their wisdom are worth nothing and therefore exalting them is foolishness and therefore your factions split among these mere men "appolos and paul" is stupidty. So in our passage in chapter four this has been his train of thought so we must understand as he is talking about these factions between these groups he has viewed a false worldly wisdom as the root of it all. Therefore the understanding I sugested regarding "exceeding what is written" makes perfect sense as the primary point he is trying to make. I'd rather not debate this as if you disagree we would be trying to hash out how to understand 4 full chapters of context which I'm not interested in doing over this medium. But I felt I did owe you at least a brief explination of my take on the passage. God bless, Beja |
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