Comments on: Bible Study: Genesis 22 http://www.churchhopping.com/genesis-22/ Now 17% Less Judgemental Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:42:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lori http://www.churchhopping.com/genesis-22/#comment-13288 Lori Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:16:26 +0000 http://www.churchhopping.com/genesis-22/#comment-13288 I agree with Rev Will. I might also add that within the ten commandments is one forbidding murder, yet God demands the Israelites to murder not only their enemies, but the disobedient sons and daughters among their fellowship. How about the time that Joshua had to single out who had taken the forbidden items in a time of plunder. The whole family was desecrated by the Israelites. Even the innocent ones had to die because of it. If sanctity of life is valuable enough to God to make a commandment of not ending life, why would God turn around and command death? There are many such "contradictions" in the scripture-- if you want to call them that. But the contradictions are to our carnal mind and this is why secular intellect can not understand faith. The New Testament tells us that God's Word is a mystery and is only understood with help from the Holy Spirit and is SPIRITUAL. When the word is properly administered via the Holy Spirit it always glorifies God through the power of the cross. But from start to finish you will never impress our secular intellect with the scriptures. It's bizarre to claim the resurrection, and even more bizarre to say we eat of the body and blood of Jesus in communion. It's bizarre to say we are indwelled by the Spirit of Christ, or that we "heard" His voice. But, spiritually, they answer to our soul and the faith to claim the promises comes from outside our intellect and reasoning. In fact, our reasoning is an enemy of God until it is redeemed. After it is redeemed it has an outside source gaurding us from the default thought patterns of man, therefore making passages such as those described not only understandable to us, but immensely valuable lessons of the faithfulness of God. I'd like to direct your attention to Jephthah, from Judges 11. Another very bizarre story of murder and this time God didnt cry out from heaven and stop it. Yet the scriptures tell us this was a mighty man of God and SPIRIT LED. We know God has never asked us to sacrifce our children on the altar and He despised those heathen religions that did so. Now, why on earth did Judges 11 have to take place? I know there's a good explanation and I've heard a few. Spiritually it is RICH. But reasonably it is so wrong. Do you think the spirit led him to go this far? ~Lori I agree with Rev Will.
I might also add that within the ten commandments is one forbidding murder, yet God demands the Israelites to murder not only their enemies, but the disobedient sons and daughters among their fellowship. How about the time that Joshua had to single out who had taken the forbidden items in a time of plunder. The whole family was desecrated by the Israelites. Even the innocent ones had to die because of it.
If sanctity of life is valuable enough to God to make a commandment of not ending life, why would God turn around and command death? There are many such “contradictions” in the scripture– if you want to call them that. But the contradictions are to our carnal mind and this is why secular intellect can not understand faith. The New Testament tells us that God’s Word is a mystery and is only understood with help from the Holy Spirit and is SPIRITUAL. When the word is properly administered via the Holy Spirit it always glorifies God through the power of the cross. But from start to finish you will never impress our secular intellect with the scriptures. It’s bizarre to claim the resurrection, and even more bizarre to say we eat of the body and blood of Jesus in communion. It’s bizarre to say we are indwelled by the Spirit of Christ, or that we “heard” His voice. But, spiritually, they answer to our soul and the faith to claim the promises comes from outside our intellect and reasoning. In fact, our reasoning is an enemy of God until it is redeemed. After it is redeemed it has an outside source gaurding us from the default thought patterns of man, therefore making passages such as those described not only understandable to us, but immensely valuable lessons of the faithfulness of God.
I’d like to direct your attention to Jephthah, from Judges 11. Another very bizarre story of murder and this time God didnt cry out from heaven and stop it. Yet the scriptures tell us this was a mighty man of God and SPIRIT LED. We know God has never asked us to sacrifce our children on the altar and He despised those heathen religions that did so. Now, why on earth did Judges 11 have to take place? I know there’s a good explanation and I’ve heard a few. Spiritually it is RICH. But reasonably it is so wrong. Do you think the spirit led him to go this far?
~Lori

]]> By: Will http://www.churchhopping.com/genesis-22/#comment-13208 Will Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:46:17 +0000 http://www.churchhopping.com/genesis-22/#comment-13208 One thing that I was surprised about, when I really studied this passage, is the fact that his son had to have been at or near adult age. Old man Abraham had to haul the wood for the fire all the way up the mountain. The amount needed for the sacrifice would have been a hefty load and he could not have carried it alone, Isaac must have helped. Since he was big enough to help carry the wood he was also big enough to have an understanding of what was going on. This story not only tells of the faith of Abraham, it also tells the faith of Isaac too. For him to willingly lay down his life because God said so, shows me he had strong faith in his father and in God. No wonder he was to be the one to begin the chosen line. Rev Will One thing that I was surprised about, when I really studied this passage, is the fact that his son had to have been at or near adult age. Old man Abraham had to haul the wood for the fire all the way up the mountain. The amount needed for the sacrifice would have been a hefty load and he could not have carried it alone, Isaac must have helped.

Since he was big enough to help carry the wood he was also big enough to have an understanding of what was going on. This story not only tells of the faith of Abraham, it also tells the faith of Isaac too. For him to willingly lay down his life because God said so, shows me he had strong faith in his father and in God. No wonder he was to be the one to begin the chosen line.

Rev Will

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