I do not understand this point from Tracea "I think it's because we are taught that it's a supernatural book and transcends time. It certainly does speak universal truths to people of all ages, but we must recognize the difference between those verses and other verses that speak only to a distinct group of people at a distinct time in history."
Paul wrote the entire book of Romans for a distint group of people. He did not know that his writing would be in the bible for everyone to learn from. So how does anyone know for sure, objectively, that Paul is writing to "people of all ages", and "a distinct group of people". How do we exclude anything from the bible, for that matter, since it is of the Spirit.
I really hate it and become confused when I quote the bible and people tell me that I am taking things out of "context", because Paul wrote for a distinct group of people depending on the letter. My question is then: Why read it at all? Why keep it in the bible if it does not pertain to all ages? With that type of reasoning it would seem that anytime we quote the bible that we are taking things out of "context" because we are of a different period of time, location, and group of people.
To me the Bible is written by the Spirit and it should be read in the Spirit. If something speaks to you from the heart, rest assured that it does pertain to your life.
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