Should we teach others to rebel against Standards?

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Originally Posted by Apostolic1ness

It is very apparent you guys are not preachers. Yes context matters but there are many applications of various texts. The scripture states that marching around Jericho caused the walls to fall down. With your context only philosophy you cant connect this scripture to anything in your life.

I sure hope you dont sit in church and judge the pastor with you philosophy Im sure he has enough to fight against without having to fight through your spirit and attitude toward the preaching.

You are new here, and have no idea who here is and is not a preacher. Don't jump the gun.

Context matters but...?

There is no "but". Without context, anyone can make the Holy Scriptures say anything they want them to. Oh wait...

As far as the standard argument of there being many applications, that's nonsense. There is not a single verse of Scripture given to anyone anywhere that authorizes us to take a verse of the Bible out of its context to make it apply some other way than the way it was originally intended when it was inspired and written.

Therefore, as far as the Jericho example goes, we had best not be able to apply the Jericho story to ourselves, because after the walls fell down, Israel rushed in and slaughtered everyone, men, women, and children.

You know, the Puritans and others applied "suffer not a witch to live" to their lives, and slaughtered a good number of people they believed were guilty of witchcraft. Didn't matter that the context was OT law for the nation of Israel. They felt they had an "application" they could use, and so did, as they were taught by their PREACHERS.