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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Preachers today quote a verse in the OT "Out of context" to use it as an illustration
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I've found they do more than create an illustration to an otherwise Biblical point, but they create truth statements from it. We must be careful to distinguish between a biblical analogy (they were used to the Jews because these were stories -- quite often -- that they were familiar with) and making implications that because it's scripture, then all applications you make with this illustration is truth.
We must approach the Bible as a Story. Not in a Dispensationalist time-table, but as a Story. A Story that has changes, climaxes, reveals God's character as he interacts with people, and it shows the beauty of the coming Messiah.
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