That's because people interpret and often see what they want to see; but when you finally get to studying the underlying Jewish idiom that permeates the statements of the New Testament, the actual meanings take on a different tinge ...
Why would I care about what Luther said in all cases? He was just another Christian like any other Christian, with his own perceptions and biases and placement in the history of the world. Do you think I'm Lutheran or ultra-Protestant or something? I'm not!
You say that with the candor of confidence. Well, so be it, but it basically comes down to the fact that when you're arguing with me, you're arguing more or less against the sources from which I draw my own understanding on Scripture.
Let's read it together, again---shall we? You start since you're so good at picking out scriptures and retaining their context in doing so.
And that can be remedied.
Actually you're the one missing the point. This was a conversation between Jesus and the Apostles. If Jesus was living on earth right now and had 12 Apostles, and He had this conversation with them, someone wrote it down, and I was at home reading about the conversation that Jesus had with His Apostles, I wouldn't assume that He was talking to me. I would assume He was talking to His Apostles.
Well, do you believe in fair play? If so, here's how it's going to work; for every source you point me to, you get to look up one of my sources and address it in equal proportion. Deal?
And where are these passages in the Bible? And who was Jesus talking to? And does it seem that Jesus gave his audiences, or even His own disciples for that matter, ALL OF THE DETAILS THAT ARE, AND WERE TO BE, UNDER THE PROVINCE OF GOD'S SOVEREIGN KNOWLEDGE?
No, I rather think Jesus hit things spot on. Is it His fault that we have a difficult time understanding something that Jesus Himself didn't have all of the details on?
I never just "go with" one school of theology, and in this case, I'm going to more or less assume that Dr. Constable, as educated and interesting as he may be, and even insightful on various points, doesn't get to press home the matter simply by asserting a Dispensationalist framework. (You do realize that Dallas Theological Seminary is primarily Dispensationalist, right?)
... I thought you knew the bible inside and out? Why are you asking me?
