Not wise to take all scriptures literally - better to prayerfully compare them to decide more accurately what the Bible teaches on things

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oldethennew

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in Jeremiah and Hebrews, it tells us just 'what the N.C. is ALL ABOUT!!!
HEB. 10:16.
This is the Covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith The Lord,
I will put My Laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them';
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And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more'.
JER. 31:31.
Behold, the days come, saith The LORD, that I will make a New Covenant with The House of Israel,
and with The House of Judah:
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Not according to the Covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand
to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which My Covenant they broke, although I was an Husband unto them, saith The LORD:
33.
But this shall be the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;
After those days, saith The LORD, I will put My Law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts;
and will be their God, and they shall be My people.
the OT and the NT are God's Word, and they 'agree'...
 
MyrtleTrees

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Tararose said:
Just a side note that you might find of interest. I did a study a few months ago, being challenged by those words ...” Be perfect”. I found Looking at the context of the references and the meaning in the original language, that being perfect is more akin to being whole and lacking nothing. To be complete and entirely satisfied with God. Just as God is able to give endlessly requiring nothing in return, to the just and the just etc. so to we should be the same. The context of the scripture is very much in line with that meaning too. Loving enemies and doing good to people who hate you and so on. God is perfect “complete in Himself” and needs no ulterior motivation to give nor does He suffer lack when He goes to those who cannot
Repay or do not Appreciate it. As for sinless perfection, - HE is our perfection 🥰. It brought both a great relief as well as being challenging to find this out. Hope it encourages someone x
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True as you say - He is our perfection - we are incapable of that perfection ourselves in our flesh! And yes, that is a relief to know - always!
 
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infinitekhanol

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"GraceAndTruth, posted

Scripture is not taken "literally" in every verse, the bible is full of metaphors.

Trees that clap their hands mountains that sing
Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

God has pinions and wings
Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge

Anyone with at least 2 brain cells can identify a metaphor and not take it literally.

The Song of Solomon probably has more metaphors than any other book of the bible![/QUOTE]



We actually need a spiritual understanding of the scripture and not a literal understanding. In those metaphors, we see spiritual truths lined in them.
 
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infinitekhanol

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"MyrtleTrees,

]True as you say - He is our perfection - we are incapable of that perfection ourselves in our flesh! And yes, that is a relief to know - always![/QUOTE]

God is our perfection, that is why we derive our own perfection from him when we honestly and continually lean on him as a belt cleaves on our waist. We are or can be complete in God even in our flesh -- right here on earth. if we sincerely follow the understanding our Lord Jesus delivered to us.
 
MyrtleTrees

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infinitekhanol said:
"GraceAndTruth, posted

Scripture is not taken "literally" in every verse, the bible is full of metaphors.

Trees that clap their hands mountains that sing
Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

God has pinions and wings
Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge

Anyone with at least 2 brain cells can identify a metaphor and not take it literally.

The Song of Solomon probably has more metaphors than any other book of the bible!
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We actually need a spiritual understanding of the scripture and not a literal understanding. In those metaphors, we see spiritual truths lined in them.[/QUOTE]
 
MyrtleTrees

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MyrtleTrees said:
We actually need a spiritual understanding of the scripture and not a literal understanding. In those metaphors, we see spiritual truths lined in them.
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True and well said!
 
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