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To: Redleg Duke

Luke 14:23

And the Lord said unto the servant, go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that thy house may be filled.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm!


61 posted on 10/12/2007 4:55:47 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek
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To: Coldwater Creek; Redleg Duke

Wesley’s view: “Compel them to come in — With all the violence of love, and the force of God’s word. Such compulsion, and such only, in matters of religion, was used by Christ and his apostles.”

Calvin’s view: Luke 14:23. Compel them to come in. This expression means, that the master of the house would give orders to make use, as it were, of violence for compelling the attendance of the poor, and to leave out none of the lowest dregs of the people. By these words Christ declares that he would rake together all the offscourings of the world, rather than he would ever admit such ungrateful persons to his table. The allusion appears to be to the manner in which the Gospel invites us; for the grace of God is not merely offered to us, but doctrine is accompanied by exhortations fitted to arouse our minds. This is a display of the astonishing goodness of God, who, after freely inviting us, and perceiving that we give ourselves up to sleep, addresses our slothfulness by earnest entreaties, and not only arouses us by exhortations, but even compels us by threatenings to draw near to him. At the same time, I do not disapprove of the use which Augustine frequently made of this passage against the Donatists, to prove that godly princes may lawfully issue edicts, for compelling obstinate and rebellious persons to worship the true God, and to maintain the unity of the faith; for, though faith is voluntary, yet we see that such methods are useful for subduing the obstinacy of those who will not yield until they are compelled.


62 posted on 10/12/2007 5:08:41 AM PDT by Greg F (Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
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To: Coldwater Creek
Thank you.

In my judgement, regardless of your out of context scripture, you are as full of crap as a Christmas Goose!

75 posted on 10/12/2007 6:54:54 AM PDT by Redleg Duke ("All gave some, and some gave all!")
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