tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post1557737058002781422..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Crazy UncleDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-27476575814351800492015-07-29T08:56:49.519-04:002015-07-29T08:56:49.519-04:00With a few hours to think further about it, Mike, ...With a few hours to think further about it, Mike, I wonder if your reading can be correct. If by "I, not the Lord", Paul meant only that what he was about to say was not based on the ministry of the Lord Jesus, why does he not feel the need to pepper his epistles with similar expressions? For much, perhaps most, of Paul's teaching, especially about the church, goes far beyond anything explicitly laid down by the Lord while on earth.<br /><br />Unless he intended here to clearly distinguish between his own wise opinion and the direct revelation of the Spirit of God to him, I'm not sure what he can have meant.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-78609537315072504442015-07-27T07:00:30.986-04:002015-07-27T07:00:30.986-04:00Thanks, Mike. Yes, that is certainly one possible ...Thanks, Mike. Yes, that is certainly one possible interpretation of v12-16 and I wouldn't argue it since the Lord clearly teaches it. The one in v25, however, does not seem to be based in the Lord's words as recorded in the gospels ("Now concerning the betrothed, <b>I have no command from the Lord</b>, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. <b>I think ...</b>").<br /><br />It's an unusual formulation for Paul, and I think it demonstrates both his care in distinguishing between that which was directly revealed to him and that which he concluded on his own and caution about putting even his own wise thoughts on a level with those of the Spirit of God. It makes the rest of what he says all the more powerful for it.<br /><br />I think we have to consider (as you do) that where such a disclaimer is absent in the writings of any apostle (that being most of the NT), such instruction must be considered both inspired and binding.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-63547728879158305242015-07-27T01:40:06.258-04:002015-07-27T01:40:06.258-04:00Thanks for bringing this issue up, I think it'...Thanks for bringing this issue up, I think it's very important especially with the recent attacks on Paul. However, I think that all of 1 Corinthians 7 is inspired scripture. What Paul is saying by "I, not the Lord" etc. is that these are teachings that are not based on the Lord Jesus ministry on marriage. 1 Cor. 7:10 is based on the Lord's teaching in Matt. 19:6 and Mark 10:9.Teacher Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864703240654412465noreply@blogger.com