Hello Jay Ross, (Re. reply#56)Charity, I have no problems of your understanding of what Peter wrote in 2 Peter 1, but in his remembrance of the transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain which Peter witnessed, he does not mix what occurred six days earlier with his experience at the transfiguration.
The passage in Mark 8:34-9:1, Jesus was talking about the requirements of being one of His disciples, and finishes this teaching with the consequence for those who are not one of His disciples, i.e. they will experience the second death when He, Jesus, comes and the Kingdom of God is seen in all its power/authority.
We must be careful to chose wisely, those passages that present a particular theme, and keep them separate from other passages which presents a very different theme or message.
I do appreciate that you spend much of your time in the study of the scriptures, as I also do, but I have learnt by experience that I must be very careful as to how I link blocks of scripture together, particularly when they are dealing with very different subject matter.
Shalom
Thank you for your advice, but in regard to Matthew 16:27,28 - 17:2-13, I believe the wording of 16:27,28 naturally leads on to what follows in chapter 17. Chapter breaks, verse breaks, subject heading and punctuation, necessary as they are, are all of man, and must be judged by the context and the wording. However, I agree that care must be taken.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
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