Subject: Why is the Christian Church so divided? |
Bible Note: Hi John I concur with you 100 per. cent. when you say, "Plenty of folks today can read the same word of God and not see though they see and not hear though we can read it to them. Most of the world at large is spiritually blind and deaf to God's word as we speak." But when you say this, your just wrong. "The Scriptures do not say it was only for that generation, but I think common sense would dictate only that it applied to them at that time." Mat 13:14,15 14 ( And ( in them ) is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, ) which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 ( For ( this peoples ) heart is waxed gross, ) and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. When Jesus himself says in them the prophesy is fulfilled, and this peoples heart is waxed gross. There is no mistaking who Jesus is talking about, it isn't a piece of scripture that is given to interpretation, it says what it says.This was the beginning point of the blindness of the Jews, towards the Gospel, Paul says. Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. The rendering only apply's to the Jews. They as a people cannot come to the knowledge of the truth, every other nation could if it wanted to. People in general are blind as you say, but GOD has blinded the Jews. Vintage68 |