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To: kosta50
Bible-believing Christians don't "cherry-pick" verses. Scripture is a totality, and when one verse is confusing or unclear, we study the rest of the Bible to better understand what is being taught.

Context matters, but context does not nullify what the words say.

1,200 posted on 07/19/2010 10:35:45 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg; annalex
Scripture is a totality, and when one verse is confusing or unclear, we study the rest of the Bible to better understand what is being taught

How is that different from going to Latin and if Latin doesn't explain it to Greek?

Context matters, but context does not nullify what the words say

I couldn't agree more except add that the original is always better than a translation.

1,203 posted on 07/19/2010 3:10:42 PM PDT by kosta50 (The world is the way it is even if YOU don't understand it)
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