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In this episode, we consider a turn of phrase found in the King James Version at 2 Timothy 2:25, Mark Ward's comments on it, and the implications of the issue to the "reception ... by the people of God" argument.
We will also consider a few related texts:
Job 30:21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
Acts 18:6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
Mark Ward's video can be found here:
youtube.com/watch?v=8VnILnSOVoo
For the algorithm.
King James Version
Preservation of Scripture
Mark Ward
Peter van Kleeck, Jr.
Nick Sayers
Edification requires intelligibility
In this episode, we consider a turn of phrase found in the King James Version at 2 Timothy 2:25, Mark Ward's comments on it, and the implications of the issue to the "reception ... by the people of God" argument.
We will also consider a few related texts:
Job 30:21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
Acts 18:6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
Mark Ward's video can be found here:
youtube.com/watch?v=8VnILnSOVoo
For the algorithm.
King James Version
Preservation of Scripture
Mark Ward
Peter van Kleeck, Jr.
Nick Sayers
Edification requires intelligibility
