Babylonish
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English
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. "A Babylonish garment." Joshua vii. 21.
- Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
- (Obsolete) Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
- The ... injurious nickname of Babylonish. Gage.
- Confused; Babel-like.
Tracy Hall wrote:
> on Feb 11, 2005, at 1:58 pm gpat...@bayou.com wrote:
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> >>> Tracy Hall wrote:
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> >> I believe that Jesus was the only exception. The saints,
> >> including Job and others to whom the scriptures refer
> >> as "perfect of heart," "perfect in their generation,"
> >> etc., surely sinned at some point in their life.
>
> > OK, but as for me, I will stick with the story of Job as
> > told in scripture. If the author of the book of Job had wanted
> > us to think that Job sinned, he would not have said twice
> > that Job was perfect, upright and unlike any other person
> > on earth. Why not just accept the story of Job as is? I look
> > at it this way: If scripture seems to not be compatible with
> > doctrine, rather than modify scripture, it is better
> > [to] modify doctrine.
>
> I do believe that Job was perfect, upright, and unlike any
> other person *at the time of the scriptural account.* But
> Paul says that all [but Christ] have sinned. (Rom. 3:10,
> 23; 5:12)
>
> I don't want to defend any doctrine, but I do seek for
> harmony in the scriptures.
I really don't think we have to "seek for harmony in the scriptures".
The necessary "harmony" is already built into scripture. Any
perceived disharmony is only an illusion brought about by putting
unwarranted constraints upon the authors of the books of scripture.
The writer of the story about Job, should not be limited by Paul's
(quite correct!) observations about our human tendency to sin. But, in
the story of Job, it is necessary that Job be completely innocent, so
that the reader can understand what the author of the book is trying to
say about innocent people suffering. And to "seek harmony" with
Paul's writings, might well dilute the teachings of the book of Job.
Paul was well aquatinted with the books of the Old Testament. Who
knows, at times when Paul was preaching, he might well have told the
story of Job.
> sinned at some point in their lives, then Job must have
> committed some kind of sin earlier in his life. Then, prior
> to our joining his story, Job must have exercised faith in
> Christ, repented of his sins, and been sanctified through the
> Gospel, thereby becoming of "good report." (Heb. 11)
>
> Whatever Job's condition was long before we join his
> story, surely the grace of Christ was sufficient for him,
> as it was for Paul, the confessed sinner. (2 Cor. 12: 9)
>
>
> Tracy Hall
> Hthalljr'gmail'com
>
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