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| − | + | * Verse 28: What does Christ mean when he says there should be no disputations? Is every disagreement a dispute? | |
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== Exegesis == | == Exegesis == | ||
| − | + | Verse 29 explains why Christ does not want his disciples to dispute about what is the correct form of baptism or other points of his doctrine. The reason Christ gives is that the spirit of contention is not from him but rather, from the devil. It may be that the type of disputations that Christ is referring to in verse 28 are those where there is a spirit of contention. Under that interpretation there is nothing wrong with debating points of Christ's doctrine so long as we do it without the spirit of contention. Alternatively, we might interpret Christ as saying that we shouldn't dispute at all--even if we can do so without a spirit of contention--because it can lead to a spirit of contention. This wouldn't mean that Christ is asking us to agree with people who preach the wrong form of baptism or other points of his doctrine. That wouldn't make any sense. But under this interpretation Christ is telling us not to debate with others the points of his doctrine. In that case we would want to draw a line between explaining and testifying (both ok) and debating (not ok). | |
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Questions
- Verse 28: What does Christ mean when he says there should be no disputations? Is every disagreement a dispute?
Lexical notes
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Exegesis
Verse 29 explains why Christ does not want his disciples to dispute about what is the correct form of baptism or other points of his doctrine. The reason Christ gives is that the spirit of contention is not from him but rather, from the devil. It may be that the type of disputations that Christ is referring to in verse 28 are those where there is a spirit of contention. Under that interpretation there is nothing wrong with debating points of Christ's doctrine so long as we do it without the spirit of contention. Alternatively, we might interpret Christ as saying that we shouldn't dispute at all--even if we can do so without a spirit of contention--because it can lead to a spirit of contention. This wouldn't mean that Christ is asking us to agree with people who preach the wrong form of baptism or other points of his doctrine. That wouldn't make any sense. But under this interpretation Christ is telling us not to debate with others the points of his doctrine. In that case we would want to draw a line between explaining and testifying (both ok) and debating (not ok).
Related links
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