well, all but 2 of these verses seem to be about something other than the discerning nature of the word of god and god himself. i've heard 4:12 ("For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.") a million times before and i think it is a great verse, but i'm not sure what it has to do with the 11 verses on rest that precede it. that's my question. the verse by itself is great but does its context enhance, diminish, or change its meaning at all?
abuch out.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Titus 1
Wow, Paul has got a lot to say here. He lays out some pretty thorough definitions and qualifications for being a leader/elder. Those are some pretty high standards.
In another section that caught my attention, Paul really goes off on the Cretes. He calls them "always liars," "evil brutes," and "lazy gluttons." He also instructs Titus to rebuke them sharply. I wonder if rebuking them sharply will reign them back in. That seems to imply that the Cretes really do care about the thoughts of Paul and Titus.
One last curious portion to me comes in verse 15 where Paul states that to those who are pure all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted nothing is pure. Personally, i do not find anything that is pure in life. not even nature. should i be defensive about this proclamation of paul's? is it cynical of me? am i corrupted because i can't find purity in the world? if that is the case and if i should indeed be getting defensive, i would like to borrow a thought from george bernard shaw: "the power of acute observation is often called cynicism by those who have not got it." (i know that shaw is no apostle paul and his nobel prize work is no bible, but hey -- at least he was good friends with g.k. chesterton).
abuch out.
In another section that caught my attention, Paul really goes off on the Cretes. He calls them "always liars," "evil brutes," and "lazy gluttons." He also instructs Titus to rebuke them sharply. I wonder if rebuking them sharply will reign them back in. That seems to imply that the Cretes really do care about the thoughts of Paul and Titus.
One last curious portion to me comes in verse 15 where Paul states that to those who are pure all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted nothing is pure. Personally, i do not find anything that is pure in life. not even nature. should i be defensive about this proclamation of paul's? is it cynical of me? am i corrupted because i can't find purity in the world? if that is the case and if i should indeed be getting defensive, i would like to borrow a thought from george bernard shaw: "the power of acute observation is often called cynicism by those who have not got it." (i know that shaw is no apostle paul and his nobel prize work is no bible, but hey -- at least he was good friends with g.k. chesterton).
abuch out.
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