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yep for the captivesAre you sure?
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yep for the captivesAre you sure?
Okay. Is there anything in the entire chspter that would indicate that the letter is for them only?yep for the captives
The letters were written by Jeremiah specifically for the exiles and carried to the exiles by two men so I would say that is indication in itself. Additionally, in my KJV study bible the chapter itself has the title of "Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles" i've also read through this book recently in a bible study group together and we've came to that conclusion.Okay. Is there anything in the entire chspter that would indicate that the letter is for them only?
Has He delivered on all of the promises in the chapter? For instance, has He restored your fortunes?The letters were written by Jeremiah specifically for the exiles and carried to the exiles by two men so I would say that is indication in itself. Additionally, in my KJV study bible the chapter itself has the title of "Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles" i've also read through this book recently in a bible study group together and we've came to that conclusion.
But just because something is for a specific group of people doesn't mean the ideoligy doesn't apply to anyone else.
The epistles Paul wrote were for churches that existed during his time but they apply today for example.
thoughts of peace and good are promised to us in the Nt, and an expected end is promised to us in the NT. So I can quote jeremiah 29:11 into my situation today becuase I know God thinks thoughts of peace towards me, and God has an expected end for me.
I'm young, so I can't say I've ever established a fortune yet. Sure you could take the whole chapter and try to apply it but to me the scripture alone is applicable. Every chapter has a scripture or two in it you can quote and apply but the rest of the chapter in some cases you can't.Has He delivered on all of the promises in the chapter? For instance, has He restored your fortunes?
Personally I believe certian scriptures can stand alone and be applied to your life... in fact we tend to do that all the time with certian phrases we say in the church, but that's just me.Has He delivered on all of the promises in the chapter? For instance, has He restored your fortunes?
“For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NASB
Is this applicable to us as individuals? If so, how? If not, why not?
My name is Dotty,and I am married and my husband and I are re learning everything about Christ all over again.The way our parents taught us was completely backwards and the more I read GOD'S word the more informed I become.The scripture of topic I have on the front of my tablet as a wall paper and I think it's just amazing how GOD let's you know that he's with you no matter what.So if there's any married couples that is up here that could help my husband and live the life of a christian married couple and as parents .we are reaching out to you.please respond.GOD Bless!“For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NASB
Is this applicable to us as individuals? If so, how? If not, why not?
That's the thing, though. It really can't mean what it never meant. That verse can't be isolated to mean something it was never intended to convey.I'm young, so I can't say I've ever established a fortune yet. Sure you could take the whole chapter and try to apply it but to me the scripture alone is applicable. Every chapter has a scripture or two in it you can quote and apply but the rest of the chapter in some cases you can't.
The verse still means the same thing you're just applying it to yourself. I feel you're just being difficult though, if you don't want to use the verse don't use it. But god still thinks thoughts of peace and he still has an expected end so the verse is still applicable.That's the thing, though. It really can't mean what it never meant. That verse can't be isolated to mean something it was never intended to convey.
No, it doesn't. It was for a specific people at a specific time. If that verse can be applied to you, then so can the rest.The verse still means the same thing you're just applying it to yourself
Some of The epistles were for specific people (church) for a specific time along with the 10 commandments but it still appliesNo, it doesn't. It was for a specific people at a specific time. If that verse can be applied to you, then so can the rest.
I'm not saying that there's no application here. I'm just saying that it's not a personal application.Some of The epistles were for specific people (church) for a specific time along with the 10 commandments but it still applies
And using that logic then you can't rely on the OT or apply itNo, it doesn't. It was for a specific people at a specific time. If that verse can be applied to you, then so can the rest.
It can be personally applied though if God still thinks thoughts of peace towards us and offers an expected endI'm not saying that there's no application here. I'm just saying that it's not a personal application.
If a scripture can do something for someone today it's applicable. If telling someone god knows the thoughts he thinks torwards them peace not evil to give them an expected end does something and it's true even today it applies. People are in captivity like they were in Babylon, people are in situations where there seems to be no way out and God is willing to offer peace and an expected end today for anyone willing to turn to him. Just because a letter was written for a specific group doesn't mean we can't apply it... that's basically what we do with the NT letters that were also written for a specific group, we apply it.I'm not saying that there's no application here. I'm just saying that it's not a personal application.
The application I get from this is no matter how dark life may seem, God will work things out for those who love Him. No matter where we are, we are not beyond His reach; He will gather His people to Himself in His time, and we will worship Him together in the sweet fellowship of love.
You may look at God's promises and see no application to your life in them, but that doesn't mean everyone else has to look at them in the same way. Don't force such faithless views onto others. I find encouragement in God's promises. Don't try to steal that hope away from me, nor anyone else.