As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Doug Kutilek: “The Scofield Reference Bible (1917) notes: ‘It is generally agreed that v. 7 has no real authority, and has been inserted.’ Is Scofield right? To answer this, we must ask, what is the evidence?”
The first issue we explored from Paul’s letter to the Romans was the meaning and message of the gospel—in Romans 1-5.
“Now before I attempt to unravel this supposed mess, let me give you a couple of principles for dealing with these contradictions.”
The Bible sometimes uses the same imagery to teach a variety of things. For example, the lion is used to represent the Messiah (Revelation 5:5) and Satan (1 Peter 5:8). Jesus is the Morning Star (Revelation 22:16); He will give faithful believers the Morning Star (Revelation 2:28), and Lucifer means “Morning Star” (Isaiah 14:12).
Marriage is another example of imagery used to illustrate different relationships. The church is betrothed and will be married to Jesus (Revelation 19:7), Israel will be married to the Lord (Hosea 2:19-20), yet Israel will also be married to a destination, the Land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4). Revelation 21:2 suggests believers who are married to Jesus will also be married to a destination: the New Jerusalem.
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