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What Is Luke Trying To Tell Us?
Dave in Tenn:
Hey Bluzman. I saw it, but your request was to 'mature members' and that left me out. ;)
I think, however, you are on some right tracks. Follow them and see what the Spirit shows you...just be careful in building doctrines. We're not called to be amatuer theologians, just to test and be obedient.
bluzman:
Marques, Thank you for your quick response. I will study those scriptures that you gave me.
Not long winded at all. This is a great place to be.
Dave, Me thinks you are being humble. I have read all of you posts, and to me you are seeing a great deal in the Spirit of the Scriptures.
I really didn't want to get off on some wild tangent and get myself totally lost. I couldn't find anything in Ray's writings that specifically addressed this one particular parable. I have a mind like a cat I suppose.
Thank you both, Ches
tinknocker:
We are seeing the personalities of the writers. Mathew a tax collector gets to the bottom line very efficiently, but most we're fishermen and new what hardwork it took to accomplish a task. Then we have Luke who was a physician. His writtings reflect the caring personality of a physician. The differences in their writing styles also testify to the originality of each book by it's author.
Just for thought
Tom
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: tinknocker on August 01, 2009, 02:38:28 AM ---We are seeing the personalities of the writers. Mathew a tax collector gets to the bottom line very efficiently, but most we're fishermen and new what hardwork it took to accomplish a task. Then we have Luke who was a physician. His writtings reflect the caring personality of a physician. The differences in their writing styles also testify to the originality of each book by it's author.
Just for thought
Tom
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Hello Tom,
Please do not think this is directed to you only, as I have read/heard others state this, but why would we think who the writers are in the flesh has any merit on words of the spirit?
I think of what Paul said when speaking of those who seek to gain approval on knowledge of spiritual things by their works of the flesh:
Phil 3:3-8
v3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have NO CONFIDENCE in the flesh.
v4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
v5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
v6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
v7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
v8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ
I have seen many who go down a road of spiritual confusion by putting stock in the 'personality' of a particular writer of the scriptures, ESPECIALLY Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John. There are a number of teachers who speak of 'different gospels' for 'different disciples' and all that kind of confusion. How one book of the synoptic gospels is for one group of people and another book is for another group of people.
One of the best things I learned from Ray's paper on 'Exposing the Secret Rapture' (http://bible-truths.com/rapture.htm) was the spiritual understanding of this scripture:
1 Cor 12:25 That there should be no schism [Gk. division] in the body [Body of Christ]...
That is always where the road leads when different teachers wish to adhere to the 'personality' [and we are NOT to be a 'respecter of persons' (James 2:9)] of a writer instead of Who is spiritually speaking THROUGH the writer:
2 Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God [who does NOT change or have any variableness (Mal 3:6, James 1:17)]
Please take no offense Tom, as this had actually been on my mind a while and seemed the best place to approach.
Thanks,
Marques
tinknocker:
Hi Marques
None taken :)
I understand the point your bringing up but I see you may have misinterpeted what I was trying to say. My point was if we are given the same understanding on something by the holy spirit when we write it down my writing will reflect my personality and your writing will reflect your personalty wither we like it or not. Does it change the spiritual meaning? No it does not. It's just the difference in how we write. If you and I wrote it exactly the same using the same expressions everyone would think one of us copied the other. God choose these writers with their distint personalities for this very purpose. The flesh has nothing whatsoever to do with spiritual context of these scriptures. What I was addressing is the different personalities God uses and how it is reflected in their writing styles.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, (amen to that)
John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.
Psalms 119:160
The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
Hope I explained it better,
Tom
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