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Originally Posted by Cindy
It certainly did. But our thought processes are different than theirs. They spoke funny back then you know? Translations of text affect how we view scripture also. But I agree the core of the stories remain the same. Still doesn't mean we all interpret or agree on subjects.
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Oh, there most definitely are other, more murky waters in the Text that we humbly agree "we don't know, but I think....". This isn't one of those.
That they "spoke funny" and thought differently, had different customs, and historically the words had great significance, are all things that should be discovered if we wish to understand what Jesus' words meant to the original hearers. We should do this first, before we attempt to make application today -- or we are just using Jesus' words as a puppet, and we become the master.
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