ArchivedWhat are your opinions? :: Re: AineoRe: Aineo Jesus was a carpenter (Mark 6:3), so I seriously doubt that his plank and sawdust illustration was simply hollow, flowery language. Instead, the plank and sawdust illustration was the mechanism by which Christ made his point, as is the case in his other parables. What is the difference between a "plank" and "sawdust"? A "plank" and "sawdust" represent different stages of woodworking, as in how far certain piece(s) of wood have been processed. A "plank" is a standardized piece of wood produced from sawing pieces of raw timber or logs. "Sawdust" is fine particles of wood left over from sawing, which are usually discarded. In short, the former is one of the first forms of processed wood while the latter is one of the final forms of processed wood. Now, when applied to Matthew 7:1-5, this illustration serves to illustrate the difference between the two people in question. The person Christ condemns in verses 3 through 5 has a plank in their eye, or has an unprocessed flaw. In contrast, the other person simply has sawdust in their eye, indicating thoroughly processed flaw. And in verse 5, Christ says that the person with the unprocessed flaw needs to remove or address it before he judges the person with the same, but thoroughly processed, flaw. However, you simply want to sweep aside the meaning found in the plank and sawdust illustration, used by a carpenter, in favor of making general statements. Most, if not all, Christians do. You are generalizing beyond the specifics given. Christ said that the person with an unaddressed flaw needs to address it before he judges another person for having the same, but thoroughly processed, flaw. However, you generalize Christ's words in order to say that nobody is in a position to judge another person. Actually, there is another way to see this issue. Leviticus 18:22 [NIV] “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.” The Hebrew word for "detestable" is tow`ebah (Strong’s #844), which means “a disgusting thing” and “ethical wickedness.” In calling homosexuality "a disgusting thing," God is expressing his personal view of homosexuality and using it as the basis for the establishment of the legal prohibition of homosexuality in the Mosaic Law. Thus, the issue is not about following Mosaic Law, but rather observing God's perspective on homosexuality. Thus, within or without Mosaic Law, Leviticus 18:22 expresses God's disapproval of homosexuality as "a disgusting thing." And God does not change (Malachi 3:6). Yes, but the issue was about the proper carrying out of Mosaic Law, not condemning hypocrites for judging others. You are trying to swap the main point of John 8:1-11 with peripheral issues that surround it. Agreed. All you are doing here is engaging in an ad hominem barb. |
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