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Re: Rightly directing the word of truth

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Yeah, I think it would be an easy case to make that Paul split believers into two (or more) camps on multiple occasions. Paul also worked to re-join rifts between the young community of believers.

To be clear, I’m not saying that there are "proper" or improper understandings of Scripture.

All that I’m saying is that appealing to "proper" 1) splits the community of believers into camps and I’m saying that 2) it is a rhetorical move that is extra-biblical. Another popular, extra-biblical way for beleivers to split the community in half is to appeal to "homosexuality." See my posts here for my understanding of "homosexuality" and the Bible.

One could and I’m sure many have, split the community of believers into camps by appealing to thouroughly biblical rhetorics.

“Proper” and “Rightly”: How Conservative Evangelicals Creatively Manage the Scriptures By: Jacob (23 replies) 16 March, 2008 - 21:58