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Charles. Again, Ditto.
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Now this sensitivity is in-line with scripture. You hit the nail on the head instead of dancing around it. See my previous post.
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Daniel, I was just saying that it is God who: (a) teaches [Hebrews 10:15-16] (b) has given us all things to live this life [2 Peter 1:2-4]. An over reliance on human wisdom detracts and distracts from the truth of what He [God] wants to convey to us. Frankly, I do appreciate what men have contributed to educating the populace utilizing God's word, however
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It's great to have scholarly thinkers and their "interpretation" insights, but I would be very careful to give them a tad more credence that the actual Word of God. God speaks for Himself, not mankind. I think that is an accurate depiction of what the restoration movement in the USA tried to convey as it moved away from creeds and human institutions
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Context here is very important. If we say ... is an expression of remarkable interest, because the apostle here identified himself with the false teachers, not through any agreement with them, but out of a delicate regard for his readers. John uses the condition "If we say", as though he was taking up the claim of some whose thinking is to be avoided
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A good resource and great tool, however it is not a replacement for the Biblical text. I do not study the available resources to the extent that they shape my thinking. I let the wisdom of the Bible itself perform that requirement (2 Timothy 2:15) in order to fulfill Matthew 4:4, John 8:51 and James 1:22.
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Context, context context. It seems that you have not grasped the Revelation text. Let me explain, since no one else is volunteering a proper exegesis. The harp here in Rev 5:6-10 is purely symbolical, not of mechanical instruments of music, but of singing, an action in which the heavenly host immediately engaged. the vision emphasized that Christ was
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I was watching this post and I just realized that we have been misunderstanding what Jefferson said and implied. I have been seriously struggling with what he (Jefferson) said and he drives home the point that God has said "the how, the who, the where, the when and the what" of singing in worship to Him. I find it difficult to argue against this simple