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When is the meaning God intended “literal physical” or “Spiritual Metaphorical”?
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: Ed J on December 15, 2010, 12:47:37 AM ---How do we determine when the Biblical meaning God
intended is “literal physical” or “Spiritual Metaphorical”?
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Hello Ed J and welcome to the forum.
Here's an excerpt from Ray's 12 Truths to Understanding God's Word (http://bible-truths.com/twelve.htm):
TRUTH NUMBER 5
[A] "It is the spirit that quickens [gives life]; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are SPIRIT, and they are life" (John 6:63).
[ B ] "But this spoke He of the SPIRIT…" (John 7:39).
[C] "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the SPIRIT which IS the word of God" ( Eph. 6:17).
Everything from Genesis to Revelation pertains to a higher SPIRITUAL meaning than the physical examples, parables, metaphors, allegories, stories and symbols in which they are written. "Let us make man in Our Image" (Gen. 1:26) are words of SPIRIT: "…Surely I come quickly…" (Rev. 22:20) are words of SPIRIT. God does not look like a six-foot man or a five-foot woman. Jesus comes quickly to us, not to the world.
God's words are spirit so they always have a spiritual meaning. It is the spirit that give life, that which is literal/physical passes away.
Hope this helps,
Marques
Ed J:
Hi M Harrell08,
As I said before: ..."I don’t see a lot of Theology being discussed here."
It certainly does help keep "The Truth" of this topic going!
In this thread: WE are discussing "Theology"!
Your brother in
Christ, Jesus!
Ed J
Deborah-Leigh:
--- Quote from: Ed J on December 15, 2010, 06:19:59 AM ---
--- Quote from: Arcturus on December 15, 2010, 01:55:57 AM ---
We determin such matters in accord to His Voice, leading, guiding, directing and edifying us through His Word, within. :) His Word is His Spirit. The sum of His Word is Truth. Our Lord and King is both Spirit and Truth. There is no schism.
Blessings
Arc
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Hi Arcturus,
Thank you, and I agree fully with your response!
God bless
Ed J
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Thank YOU Ed J, for bolding those words in the reply inspired to you.
Blessings brother
Deb
Kat:
Hi Ed,
1Co 15:46 But it is not the spiritual which is first but the physical, and then the spiritual.
While we are in the church we read the physical/literal stories of the Bible and believe that these really did happen and are history. So we have come to know the literal application of the Scriptures first while we are yet blind and the church has not come past this point yet. But I think that is an important step in our learning process. Though our house built on sand must fall, we still have gained this physical information and now we begin to build our new spiritual house on the Rock/Jesus Christ. I think having the physical knowledge of the Bible is pretty essential to have and use as a backdrop from which to build the spiritual on. I see it as actually a process of growing away from the physical/literal, that is just a backdrop, now we move towards a deeper and deeper spiritual understanding and connection to God.
It's like John the Baptist said, "He must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30). The physical becomes less and less significant, it dissolves and passes away. While the spiritual takes on a majorly important part of our thinking and how we speak and act.
2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
v. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
v. 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
v. 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
Ed J:
Hi Kat,
Excellent input!
Thanks so much for adding to our discussion!
The guest readers should certainly have an abundance in this thread! (1Cor:14:24-25)
God bless
Ed J
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