Rule Question

[Not of the World]

I saw this in the "SOP" for "

Denomination-Specific Theology Statement of Purpose"​

• NT writers' teachings do not contradict each other or the teachings of Christ. (2 Peter 3:15,16)

My question is this. Is it permitted, anywhere in Christian Forums, to refer to scripture in the New Testament to refute or otherwise "get around" a commandment given by Christ?

2 Peter 3:15-16

New International Version

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15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

 

[sandman]

I saw this in the "SOP" for "

Denomination-Specific Theology Statement of Purpose"​

• NT writers' teachings do not contradict each other or the teachings of Christ. (2 Peter 3:15,16)

My question is this. Is it permitted, anywhere in Christian Forums, to refer to scripture in the New Testament to refute or otherwise "get around" a commandment given by Christ?

2 Peter 3:15-16​

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New International Version​

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15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

I have read this a couple of times and not sure what you are asking….

What I am reading is: You are wondering if you can circumvent a commandment given by Christ.

If that is correct …..Why?

 

[linux.poet]

Anyone can twist Scripture into knots and say that it contradicts itself, even when it clearly doesn't. I think the rule is there to deal with Scripture-twisting individuals that say that Paul disagrees with Christ, or that Peter disagrees with Christ, etc.

People who twist the Scriptures are very uncomfortable for Christians to deal with, and that's probably why the rule was made.