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Originally Posted by votivesoul
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. |
correct me if im wrong but it appears that you only see a history lesson in the scriptures. This is what it sounds like to me. You must be able to receive valuable principles and lessons that apply to your life even from the old test.
Do you think Paul took the scripture out of context when he used the Red Sea crossing as a type of baptism? exodus says nothing of the sort.
Im not saying twist the scriptures to conform to a man made doctrine. Im simply saying there are many applications to certain scriptures. and if thats not the case then we have no right to preach against tobacco products, drugs, pornography, just to name a few things that are not found in the Bible.
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