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Old 10-02-2007, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by pelathais View Post
Back in the late 1980's (remember the "87 Reasons", then the "88 Reasons" ...?) I went around asking many of our brethren about this very passage. Dallas Theological Seminary's Dwight Pentecost's book "Things to Come" was a standard text book on eschatology and he discusses this apparent "flip-flop" of interpretation.

Nobody I asked even wanted to discuss it. They were all afraid of being either being wrong or being quoted. There's some real disconnects when it comes to some of our pet doctrines and the Bible. John 3:5 is another example. Acts 2:15 is a doozy.
Would you mind elaborating on this a bit?
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1Pe 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Tit 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
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