I suppose this subject might be thought as a misnomer.
But I fear that its use so long neglected needs to be rediscovered .
The finest exponent of it can be found in the letters of Paul. Who desired above all else that his readers might come to the same conclusion as he had or as scripture has it "come to a knowledge of the truth"
In Ephesians he spoke of those ministers of God who were to perfect the church and prepare the bride for the coming of the Lord and present to Him as "chaste virgins" .Till we all come to a unity of the faith" if faith (in God)cometh by hearing and that by understanding the word of God " Then it follows that to have a unity of faith ,there needs must be a unity of understanding also .That is to say that we all come to the same conclusions or "see" the same thing .
One example being "that the eyes of our understanding being opened that we might see and comprehend with all the saints........................"
To "have the same mind" be of one mind" "let this mind be in you as was in Christ"
To THAT end then he wrote his epistles that we might follow his argument and with each step walk with him down the road of truth to the truth that he was expressly seeking we would come to or arrive at.
You would be surprised how hard it is to do so .
When two people walk together and are talking of some serious matter to them both . They walk alongside each other ,not looking at each other but perhaps lookign only at the space in front of their feet deep in thought and considering what the other has just said or listening to it .
If at some point there is a disagreement or misunderstanding over what has been said .Both stop and look at each other and face each other and discuss what has been disagreed with or misunderstood and stay so till the mater is resolved and then they continue as before progressing in their discussion. If they do not either resolve the disagreement or misunderstanding.The subject is dropped and they part their ways or change the subject entirely .
In some more serious newspapers in the UK .The results of an appeal courts judgment is printed.
The law stated and the appeal. The appeal court then argues it case as to why the appeal is upheld or denied. The argument then can be followed each step as it unfolds and if the argument is sound then the same conclusion is reached and justice is seen or understood to be done .
If on the other hand there are some flaws in the argument then some counter argument can be produced and a further appeal might be possible.
Either way justice is seen or understood to be done .
A careful reading of Pauls letters will show he uses the same framework of an argument .
A Biblical argument where by he uses those scriptures that give the foundation to his argument and are relevant to the subject in their right context and thus leads us to certain conclusions as we go with him.
Like climbing a mountain every so often he stops on a plateau and invites us to look back and consider the path we have come by and says for instance "therefore count yourselves dead to sin"
it is not said in isolation . But as a stop on the way of an argument that is a place to consider the truth that we are to count ourselves dead to sin in the light of all that he has said before it.
Then he goes on ...................
In Christ
gerald
But I fear that its use so long neglected needs to be rediscovered .
The finest exponent of it can be found in the letters of Paul. Who desired above all else that his readers might come to the same conclusion as he had or as scripture has it "come to a knowledge of the truth"
In Ephesians he spoke of those ministers of God who were to perfect the church and prepare the bride for the coming of the Lord and present to Him as "chaste virgins" .Till we all come to a unity of the faith" if faith (in God)cometh by hearing and that by understanding the word of God " Then it follows that to have a unity of faith ,there needs must be a unity of understanding also .That is to say that we all come to the same conclusions or "see" the same thing .
One example being "that the eyes of our understanding being opened that we might see and comprehend with all the saints........................"
To "have the same mind" be of one mind" "let this mind be in you as was in Christ"
To THAT end then he wrote his epistles that we might follow his argument and with each step walk with him down the road of truth to the truth that he was expressly seeking we would come to or arrive at.
You would be surprised how hard it is to do so .
When two people walk together and are talking of some serious matter to them both . They walk alongside each other ,not looking at each other but perhaps lookign only at the space in front of their feet deep in thought and considering what the other has just said or listening to it .
If at some point there is a disagreement or misunderstanding over what has been said .Both stop and look at each other and face each other and discuss what has been disagreed with or misunderstood and stay so till the mater is resolved and then they continue as before progressing in their discussion. If they do not either resolve the disagreement or misunderstanding.The subject is dropped and they part their ways or change the subject entirely .
In some more serious newspapers in the UK .The results of an appeal courts judgment is printed.
The law stated and the appeal. The appeal court then argues it case as to why the appeal is upheld or denied. The argument then can be followed each step as it unfolds and if the argument is sound then the same conclusion is reached and justice is seen or understood to be done .
If on the other hand there are some flaws in the argument then some counter argument can be produced and a further appeal might be possible.
Either way justice is seen or understood to be done .
A careful reading of Pauls letters will show he uses the same framework of an argument .
A Biblical argument where by he uses those scriptures that give the foundation to his argument and are relevant to the subject in their right context and thus leads us to certain conclusions as we go with him.
Like climbing a mountain every so often he stops on a plateau and invites us to look back and consider the path we have come by and says for instance "therefore count yourselves dead to sin"
it is not said in isolation . But as a stop on the way of an argument that is a place to consider the truth that we are to count ourselves dead to sin in the light of all that he has said before it.
Then he goes on ...................
In Christ
gerald
Peace.