tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161789947389554486.post6704307771692269710..comments2023-10-05T10:47:16.464-05:00Comments on Quail and Manna: When 2 + 2 in God's Word Doesn't Add Up to 4Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154350786925948762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161789947389554486.post-19385045869479783852011-04-04T12:15:02.831-05:002011-04-04T12:15:02.831-05:00I love the mystery file! I like to "shelve&qu...I love the mystery file! I like to "shelve" those times when I don't fully grasp Scripture. Trusting fully that He will bring it to life in due time, I do my best not to dwell on it. Easier said than done sometimes. But line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, He is faithful to bring it together. And YES, though I may know more than I did yesteryear, I feel much like you--I know nothing about nothing. Christ and Him crucified. This I will fall back on when Scripture seems to confound me.<br />Thank you for these posts! Thought provoking!Lauren Delainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992185662542598747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161789947389554486.post-51040745623038345942011-04-04T06:44:49.269-05:002011-04-04T06:44:49.269-05:00What a lovely post, Jennifer - I've grown so m...What a lovely post, Jennifer - I've grown so much in my faith since I started applying those principles to Scripture.<br />Blindly accepting someone else's interpretation of the Word, or reading it at face value and proof-texting to make it fit what we think it should, are not very effective ways of seeking Truth ;-)<br />I think, too, that it's important to realize cultural implications in the text. While I believe that God's word is perfect, and applicable for all time, there are parts of it that obviously speak to cultures other than our own. Extrapolating from that what is meant for our times is, I think, important as well.<br />(For example, the command is given in the OT to have a fence around one's rooftop. This had to do with keeping people safe on their version of our outdoor decks. Today, it would be more appropriate to realize that my home and grounds need to be welcoming and safe - rather than me building a fence around my pointed two-story roof where no one ever sets foot!)Rebeccahttp://therealrebeccadiamond.comnoreply@blogger.com