I’m given two complementary principles:-
Let the text say what it actually says
Ignore Cafeteria Theology (where one is free to decide what parts of the Bible to believe and what can be ignored.)
About the second of these, I want to understand if Cafeteria Theology is focused on exegetes who ...
John 19:8-9 NKJV - Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
The thing is that Jesus answers Pilate's very next question:
John 19:10-11 NKJV - Then Pilate said to ...
Genesis 17:9 NIV
"Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come." [My emphasis]
Does "you must keep" mean Abraham must do something or the covenant will not be kept?
Is "must" here essential to an end being achie...
John 19:8-9 NKJV - Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
The thing is that Jesus answers Pilate's very next question:
John 19:10-11 NKJV - Then Pilate said to ...
Genesis 17:9 NIV
"Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come." [My emphasis]
Does "you must keep" mean Abraham must do something or the covenant will not be kept?
Is "must" here essential to an end being achie...