tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854676056157946675.post3633802418690843368..comments2023-09-21T03:51:33.508-04:00Comments on Joshua Judges Ruth: Selective Subscription and the 9th CommandmentDave Sarafoleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16722550481632741589noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854676056157946675.post-34074068316668974232010-10-05T22:18:51.221-04:002010-10-05T22:18:51.221-04:00You're quite right.
I left the sarc tag off m...You're quite right.<br /><br />I left the sarc tag off my remark about the Lord and the Pharisees ;o). Of course what the Lord said was true. They were white-washed sepulchres, but I think the scribes and Pharisees would have relished the opportunity to accuse the Lord of breaking the 9th for saying so.<br /><br />He wasn't afraid of strong language in service to the truth, and that'Eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854676056157946675.post-37260582359048813042010-10-05T16:29:23.807-04:002010-10-05T16:29:23.807-04:00Eileen,
Well said, however, I don't think our...Eileen,<br /><br />Well said, however, I don't think our Lord misspoke on that occasion as he condemned the Pharisees. <br /><br />Folks are very quick to recall Jesus' words in Matthew 7 about judging (Judge not lest ye be judged). What they fail to realize is that just a few verse later he says some people are no better than swine. John Stott is helpful at this point: "If we are Dave Sarafoleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16722550481632741589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854676056157946675.post-90126490272930910952010-10-05T13:00:43.225-04:002010-10-05T13:00:43.225-04:00Very insightful. Thanks for the reminder of Carl ...Very insightful. Thanks for the reminder of Carl Trueman's observations as well. They could be applied in many denominations which have declined due to the refusal of their leadership to contend earnestly for the faith.<br /><br />The scribes and pharisees were also exceedingly scrupulous about their procedures and their interpretation of the Law while they accused and then crucified the Eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854676056157946675.post-70413758778786923652010-10-02T15:28:34.934-04:002010-10-02T15:28:34.934-04:00Anon,
I agree. They can parse every detail of th...Anon,<br /><br />I agree. They can parse every detail of the 9th commandment and excuse all sorts of things contained in the rest of the confession.Dave Sarafoleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16722550481632741589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854676056157946675.post-88613389092289733572010-10-02T14:42:19.099-04:002010-10-02T14:42:19.099-04:00Why appeal to the WLC on the 9th, when most of the...Why appeal to the WLC on the 9th, when most of the same guys deny the WLC on the 2nd and the 4th and so on? <br /><br />I mean, it was the same approach to Scripture, across the board, that gave us what we read in the Confession and the Catechisms.<br /><br />I guess it's just another way of being Selective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com