I'm really curious, Jim.
Why is it so important for you to "win this battle"? Is it something personal? (You seem to keep going back to that)
There are a number of scriptures that are routinely taken out of context and used for purposes for which they were not intended.
This is one of those - and one of the more misused.
The context includes
As happens too often, you ignore the evidences I provide, and just keep repeating "it's obvious", along with your own opinion.
Why?
Why is it so important for you to "win this battle"? Is it something personal? (You seem to keep going back to that)
There are a number of scriptures that are routinely taken out of context and used for purposes for which they were not intended.
This is one of those - and one of the more misused.
The context includes
- who was speaking - Jesus, the cornerstone of the Church
- to whom was He speaking - a mostly Jewish audience
- the setting/background - Jesus teaching the disciples on the unity of the Church, and restoring a brother
- what the original audience would have understood - given the references to the Deut. principle of "2 or 3 witnesses"
- Jesus "sealing the deal" by stating He's "in" with the 2 or 3 witnesses
As happens too often, you ignore the evidences I provide, and just keep repeating "it's obvious", along with your own opinion.
Why?
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