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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
Ernest
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« on: August 26, 2015, 09:17:10 PM »

There is no denying that Psalm 137:9 is by modern standards a difficult verse. It becomes somewhat less difficult in context as it becomes clear that it is referring to an example of eye-for-eye retributive justice for what was done at the sacking of Jerusalem. I'm a firm believer in progressive revelation, by which I mean that the Divine reveals both emself and ethics as Humanity is ready to receive such revelation. Psalm 137 was written near the end of the era in which proportionate retribution was the most advanced ethic people were willing to accept. Indeed, many still are stuck at that level or worse, the level of disproportionate retribution.

Christianity in my view requires the doctrine of progressive revelation to justify why Christ did not make emself known earlier and it accords with the history of ethical development, even if one does not ascribe that revelation to Divine inspiration.
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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2015, 08:17:58 PM »

Tho as that link points out one need not be a dispensationalist to believe in progressive revelation, indeed I would argue one need not be a Christian to so believe.
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