God’s Plan May Not Be What We Think It Is Jim Wed, 05/31/17 8:30 pm Bible, Theology & Philosophy Jeremiah 29:11 Bible Passages Jeremiah 29:11: One of my college professors always used to say, “A text without a context is a pretext for a proof text.” Or, to paraphrase a line from Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride, “You keep using that verse; I do not think it means what you think it means.” Though many Christian birthday and graduation cards quote Jeremiah 29:11, the chapter was written to Jewish exiles during the time of the Babylonian captivity. God was, in essence, telling them, “Get settled and get used to your new land. This will be your home for the next seventy years. Plant gardens. Your children will grow up and get married here; your grandbabies are going to be born here, and most of you will never see the land of Israel again. Pray for your adopted city. As the city prospers, you will prosper.” 1 view Discussion Jim Wed, 05/31/17 9:41 pm A text without context is a ... A text without context is a … CON Twitter Jim's Doctrinal Statement Related . . . Topics: Jeremiah 29:11, Bible Passages Does Jeremiah 29:11 Apply to You? Are God’s “Plans” for You What Jeremiah 29:11 Really Means? … not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.(NKJV, 1 Peter 3:9)
Jim Wed, 05/31/17 9:41 pm A text without context is a ... A text without context is a … CON Twitter Jim's Doctrinal Statement Related . . . Topics: Jeremiah 29:11, Bible Passages Does Jeremiah 29:11 Apply to You? Are God’s “Plans” for You What Jeremiah 29:11 Really Means? … not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.(NKJV, 1 Peter 3:9)
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