Which Way Is Up?
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If you recall Christ had already prophesied that just like Jonah He would be in "the heart of the earth" (Hades) for three days and three nights. Well how did He use that time? He proclaimed (preached here should be proclaimed) to the spirits in prison (the inhabitants of Hades -- both righteous and unrighteous) His magnificent victory at the cross. He conquered sin, death, Hades, Hell, and Satan through His sufferings and His death. He finished His work of redemption.
So He would have also proclaimed to the righteous dead that they would no longer be in the virtual prison of Hades. He would take them to Heaven immediately after His resurrection. At the same time He would have told the unrighteous dead that they would be facing their eventual judgment at the Great White Throne.
So He would have also proclaimed to the righteous dead that they would no longer be in the virtual prison of Hades. He would take them to Heaven immediately after His resurrection. At the same time He would have told the unrighteous dead that they would be facing their eventual judgment at the Great White Throne.
Suggestions & Communication:
I wasn't really offering a "suggesting"; I was explaining a fundamental principle of learning, which is well-known, universally understood, and applied across all fields of study.
There are fundamental principles of basic learning, and of textual interpretation, which are grounded in logic, and which we all use on a daily basis. We all use these principles in our daily life, just to speak to each other - they are so ubiquitous that we use them without even realizing it. Any principles like this, which are grounded in logic, are much like gravity... they simply exist, and function, whether you ignore them or not.
People in this post have already mentioned several basic fundamentals of textual interpretation, such as carefully examining the surrounding context. All of these fundamentals are logic based, and literally cannot be ignored without all of our communication, even ordinary speech, devolving to chaos and gibberish.
These fundamentals exist, they function, and they are the things that make all communication possible.
These simple fundamentals, which you already use in your daily communication, will elucidate the majority of the biblical text.
Sometimes people argue over the methodologies to reach a solution... when they don't really want a solution.
We should be very careful and very mindful of this, especially when the solutions are simple.
Final Thoughts:
The lost world likes to point out confusion in the bible as an excuse to ignore it.
This isn't a real endeavor, it's just an excuse to disparage scripture.
Christians should do better... and should not fall into this trap.
There is no confusion.
There is no confusion if we stick to scripture for our theology, and stick to simple, rational principles to interpret it.
We simply need to apply the same contextual principles we'd apply to anything else... it's actually that simple.
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I wasn't really offering a "suggesting"; I was explaining a fundamental principle of learning, which is well-known, universally understood, and applied across all fields of study.
There are fundamental principles of basic learning, and of textual interpretation, which are grounded in logic, and which we all use on a daily basis. We all use these principles in our daily life, just to speak to each other - they are so ubiquitous that we use them without even realizing it. Any principles like this, which are grounded in logic, are much like gravity... they simply exist, and function, whether you ignore them or not.
People in this post have already mentioned several basic fundamentals of textual interpretation, such as carefully examining the surrounding context. All of these fundamentals are logic based, and literally cannot be ignored without all of our communication, even ordinary speech, devolving to chaos and gibberish.
These fundamentals exist, they function, and they are the things that make all communication possible.
These simple fundamentals, which you already use in your daily communication, will elucidate the majority of the biblical text.
Sometimes people argue over the methodologies to reach a solution... when they don't really want a solution.
We should be very careful and very mindful of this, especially when the solutions are simple.
Final Thoughts:
The lost world likes to point out confusion in the bible as an excuse to ignore it.
This isn't a real endeavor, it's just an excuse to disparage scripture.
Christians should do better... and should not fall into this trap.
There is no confusion.
There is no confusion if we stick to scripture for our theology, and stick to simple, rational principles to interpret it.
We simply need to apply the same contextual principles we'd apply to anything else... it's actually that simple.
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yes brother amen , it’s truly the scripture that speaks clearly to a believer
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
2 Timothy 3:14-17 KJV
“Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
2 Peter 1:15-21 KJV
the prophets are such a light for understanding see how Jesus was talking about the light of the world hat shines in darkness ?
“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-7
that ends like this
“The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.”
Isaiah 9:8 KJV
and the gospel begins like this
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
John 1:1, 4,
those topical studies and key phrases “the light of the world “ for instance has its roots throughout the Bible from here forward
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3 KJV
the light is finally revealed here in the son
“In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”
John 1:4-5, 9-10 KJV
ending up eventually here
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
1 John 1:5 KJV
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4:6 KJV
To follow those themes “ the light of the world “ “ the good shepherd “ the son of man “ “ the bread of life “ always is well established in the scripture like a faithful witness to the Hearer and believer
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“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
2 Timothy 3:14-17 KJV
“Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
2 Peter 1:15-21 KJV
the prophets are such a light for understanding see how Jesus was talking about the light of the world hat shines in darkness ?
“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-7
that ends like this
“The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.”
Isaiah 9:8 KJV
and the gospel begins like this
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
John 1:1, 4,
those topical studies and key phrases “the light of the world “ for instance has its roots throughout the Bible from here forward
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3 KJV
the light is finally revealed here in the son
“In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”
John 1:4-5, 9-10 KJV
ending up eventually here
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
1 John 1:5 KJV
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4:6 KJV
To follow those themes “ the light of the world “ “ the good shepherd “ the son of man “ “ the bread of life “ always is well established in the scripture like a faithful witness to the Hearer and believer
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No worries whatsoever.
And there's nothing wrong with asking questions.
But it's important to understand the actual basis for the answers you receive, and why you keep hearing some of the same things.
There are principles for basic interpretation of language.
It's good to be familiar with them.
It's not rocket science, but it does solve a lot of common problem.
: )
Have a great weekend.
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And there's nothing wrong with asking questions.
But it's important to understand the actual basis for the answers you receive, and why you keep hearing some of the same things.
There are principles for basic interpretation of language.
It's good to be familiar with them.
It's not rocket science, but it does solve a lot of common problem.
: )
Have a great weekend.
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