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Of course we should pray about such a major decision and when we pray we believe that God can give us direction and lead us. However, I do believe that if we listen we will hear God say "Read 1 Cor 7" The choice is up to you. But know this, if you do marry you will have trouble in the...

I didn't watch the video, because I came to chat. For arguments sake, I will concede that this might be a parable. Now what do parables have in common? They use examples from familiar things of the audience to drive home a point, usually the lesson is toward the end of the parable, often...

Clear sign? Like what? They sent you a picture of a cat at the same time that you sent them one and neither had spoken to one another in several days? A MIRACLE!!! LOL. You prayed "God is this the one, please give me a sign" and then the doorbell rang and there they were? No that is not...

Boaz was only care taker of Naomi's property until his son with Ruth was old enough to take over and it became his son's property howbeit under Elimelech's name not Boaz. Boaz's son would become more like Naomi's son from the perspective of inheriting the property and it would be Elimelech's...

It is a merging of the responsibilities of the Goel and what seems like a Levirate marraige but isn't. The son of Boaz and Ruth was given to Naomi to preserve her inheritance.

Paul made it very clear that for New Testament Christians (you and I) that marrying was a choice. There is not a hint in Paul's Teachings about it in 1 Cor 7 that one would be "turning down" God's choice for them or rejecting God's will for them if they chose to remain single and serve the Lord...

I recently studied Ruth and discovered that the text declares very clearly that she was praised and respected and had a noble reputation for how she had decided to join Israel and help her mother in law. There is no hint of prejudice toward her from anyone only praise and acceptance. And...

Without trying to continue the debate, I will simply add this for benifit of those who do like to learn the background information. This is a good example of why it is important. You are suggesting that they taught that abstaining from meats was the way to be saved. However, that is not what...

This Thanksgiving, instead of traditional turkey try Pork Carnita Street Tacos Shrimp Civiche Amazing Tex Mex Dishes for those who are free to enjoy all meats sanctified by prayer and thanksgiving.

OK, I can understand that reasoning. I am leaning toward the pagan ritual because it goes along with the reason given for the dietary laws and that was to be separate from the nations around them. So I see the original intent of the dietary laws as a religious context (clean/unclean as in...

It is not saying that you can boil a kid (baby goat) in another goats milk, but you better not boil it in it's mother's milk or you are being immoral. Do you understand this? It is referring to a pagan practice. Do you agree? And this is the kind of background information people can use...

It could be a distraction if you read information that was not useful. However, learning that seething a goat in its mother's milk was a pagan practice to intreat the favor of the false gods is useful information for understanding obscure passages such as that one and not making the common...

I will leave you to your own views on hermeneutics. We all have to make our own choices as we are lead along by the Holy Spirit. But if you are interested in the subject I suggest "How to Read The Bible for All Its Worth" By Gordon Fee and Douglass Stuart. It is a very good introduction to...

No, you should not say "I swear by my spouses head, or I swear by my head, or I swear on the life of my son, or the life of my parents. Etc. " Don't do that. If you are a truthful person you don't have to resort to dramatic oaths such as "May I be struck dead if I am lying" to convince...

Like in the book of Ruth.. 4:1 1Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. 2And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, ... It...

A covenant, and a contract in marriage, or in a rental agreement, or a car purchase, a mortgage all require a commitment on your part to repay. A contract between you and your painter require an agreement in writing on what will be done and what will be paid etc. Thinking that Jesus ruled...

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Hermeneutics is not based on what "sounds right" to someone who is missing contextual cultural information. Interpreting the scriptures requires gathering all the facts. It only sound right to you based on your application of limited knowledge. For example if I tell you that Lamb is a fatty...

I guess you did not understand my point? I believe all meats can be eaten by a Christian. I was explaining that the Jewish dietary laws were to teach them something (not about dirty/unsanitary animals). Clean and Unclean in the OT context was about holy and unholy. Clean and Unclean meant...

I already explained that many things were already understood by the first audience of these writers and they did not need to be explained. You can learn about them by reading other books that give you the background information. There are covenants and contracts between parties in the bible...