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NASB | Hebrews 11:33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 11:33 who by faith [that is, with an enduring trust in God and His promises] subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings, closed the mouths of lions, [Dan 6] |
Subject: Does God Condone War Now? |
Bible Note: Doc Post number 192637 - Okay Doc I will drop it. I really was not interested in making others feel that there service to their country was or is not appreciated. Other people's way of life seems to get to be the point of every thing discussed here lately. What happened to Bible study for the sake of understanding the Bible? I am not suggesting that you are trying to put me in my place. What I am suggesting is that people step back and stop assuming that every single question has been asked on the basis of WHAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE DOING. There are other focuses to have as a reason to study the Bible, like what the Bible is saying on its own before we derive an interpretation of what to do, like what the Bible means in its parts on a given subject as separate from arguments that one or the other part is "right", or Biblical passages that are in them selves theologically or grammatically "problematic". The Bible was not just given to us to know what to do, that is a narrow view of the Bible and Bible study. When others, not saying you, decide that the only thing a person should be doing is to find out what the applicaiton of a given text is, they are limiting the participation of others by pushing their view that that is all the Bible is for. As well the gracious hosts of this forum describe it as an "expository repository". I don't think that everyone is aware from the tone of their posts, not in refuting "erroneous" views, but in "ignoring the context of questions", that "expository" means to study the Bible line by line to get at the author's intent in writing his audience. The author having an intent in writing comes before that author's intent of "what people should do" they are not the same thing. It is not right that we cannot all disccus every aspect of the Bible in all its complexity. The Bible is not a simple child's primer with instructions on how to live - there are treasures there, depths to plumb, mysteries to unfold, things to understand by the grace of God to uplift the soul and to bring men to the repentance of Jesus Christ. I will leave off the question I had since your post at the end, although I do not presuppose that is all you meant for me to get out of it, tells the other person you posted to cease and desist (paraphrasing). blessings abound, bowler |
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