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The reference to "context" came up in discussing this thread's topic, making it relevant. If context then is an issue, or even worse, a point of impasse, then clarifying biblical context is important. I have made my case the biblical case established in the scriptures. I am ready to move on.

Okay...you're not getting it. David "wrote down a prophetic prayer as inspired by God" out of [out of] his own life context--which then establishes two completely different contexts to draw from. David's own life is one context, and what he prophesized of Jesus is another context. David...

What tribulation is greater than the tribulation placed upon Christ on the cross? Is there actually anything greater? ...Go ahead, name it, Jesus would like to know what you think is greater.

The Bible doesn't say that. It says that God himself is not evil. But you are also off on your idea of God making evil humans. It is humans that had babies and made evil humans. God made 1 good human and created light and darkness. Humans (not God), then leaned into the darkness, got pregnant...

I understand your context point. But it would seem that you have yet to acknowledge that David crying out to God in the Psalms holds two completely different contexts, one regarding David alone, and another regarding Jesus. The point of which, is that context is not a hard and fast rule when it...

So...you think that because David was crying out to God in his own context, and don't agree that his words in the Psalms are in context as prophecy of Jesus (yet out of David's own life context)...even though the scriptures declare it?

The point with David. is that David's suffering within the otherwise unrelated context of his own life, became prophecy of Christ. The words are spirit...all of them. Meaning, we should also be careful not to put them in a box by what we might understandingly consider proper context. But your...

Certainly we should be careful. I just gave some examples of Jesus cherry-picking for previous scripture in another post: marriage, the days of Noah, etc. I am sure there are tons more: manna from heaven, the first will be last, rest, etc. The problem is, each and every one can be claimed to...

The scriptures are full of word pictures of things to come. Jesus, the Word and Author, picked from his own previous inspired words to make certain points, marriage, the days of Noah, etc. I could quote them...but I have already given the example of David's suffering being a picture of Christ's...

Context certainly applies in many cases of study but not all, in terms of interpretation. An example would be David in the context of his own suffering and being hunted, crying out to God, which then also becomes very much out of his own context, but in the context of Christ. In fact, Jesus...

Indeed, that knock on the door by Jesus comes differently to many in different circumstances. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not...

"But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes." Luke 12:48

Yes, and yes, I am guilty of trying to be kind or gracious, taking a position of "Father forgive them for they know not what they do." There will be "weeping and gnashing of teeth", and yet, "But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes." Luke...

Thanks. a. and b. are pretty good (as is Craig's is above) as "theories" go. Still, each of those is an attempt to rationalize through the created lens and illusion of time. The term and idea of "temporal sequence" in a. is an interesting one. But that does not begin to define God being...

Yes, and how soon things turn ugly. :(

The respect missing is that respect owed to God. I have not boasted. But He has established the criteria...and it is not that of "the most influential philosophers", but a donkey, or a king, or a prophet. To the contrary, "philosophers" are biblically associated with "vain deceit." And the...

I am glad to see the discussion going on here. The takeaway message is: "That there should be time no longer" Revelation 10:6-- and is the last thing to come before the end. If you will notice...it is proclaimed as a command.

"Perfect" is indeed the word.

Craig video #2--is even more painfully wrong. Even in principle, denying the gospel of Jesus Christ. :( But--hey, ya gotta start somewhere. I get that. Good work. Just ultimately wrong.