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You raise some valid concerns, John, and ask some
really good questions. I'll try to give this the attention it deserves -- which
means my response will be lengthy and will take some time to prepare -- so
be patient, my friend. I will get back to you.
Bill
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Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:07
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] A question for
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Bill (and anyone who wants to venture a guess):
In the Sermon on the Mount, we have Christ presenting a
prayer that is nowhere repeated in scripture; we have an appeal to
action that no one takes literally (cutting off the hand and plucking
out the eye); we have cultural demands (walking the
second mile, giving your cloak also, ) that were probably viewed
with the same surprise as the suggestion of cutting off the hand;
we have a "correction " of the Mosaic law
on divorce; we have new definition on hate and murder;
we have His amendment on "an eye for eye" ---- a part of the
Mosaic law; we have his choice that
prayer be done privately ----------------------------- with
all this in mind (and I could go on and on) what is Christ really trying
to do with sermon? How do these words ( of
Christ ) relate to any discussion of law and g race? Does the
Cross and the soteriolgical events
associated with that circumstance have any bearing on the words of The
Sermon? If we "reject" the cutting off of the hand because it does
not seem to be a reasonable conclusion -- what is the
role of "reasonableness" in the receiving of this Sermon?
John
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