tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post112835123740684081..comments2023-12-27T11:23:38.346-05:00Comments on Vanguard Church - Bob Robinson: Letting our theology trump the “literal interpretation” of the textBob Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1128454908578965872005-10-04T15:41:00.000-04:002005-10-04T15:41:00.000-04:00The irony of it all is that this pastor is known a...The irony of it all is that this pastor is known as one of those exegetical/verse-by-verse teachers! <BR/><BR/>In fact, this message flowed right through the passage, verse-by-verse, except at that point where he paused and interjected his theological correction to the text!Bob Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1128448681340800182005-10-04T13:58:00.000-04:002005-10-04T13:58:00.000-04:00Bob-wonderful thoughts on an important issue. Thi...Bob-wonderful thoughts on an important issue. This kind of problem always faces pastors as they examine a text and "pick" what they deem applicable and/or important. In my opinion, exegetical/verse-by-verse teaching is the best way to overcome some of those missteps (not a guarantee, but the best way).Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1128443861334428842005-10-04T12:37:00.000-04:002005-10-04T12:37:00.000-04:00"I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, cont..."I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and <B>prosperous.</B>" (Daniel 4:4)<BR/><BR/>Daniel's warning to Nebuchadnezzar: "Therefore, O king, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by <B>being kind to the oppressed.</B> It may be that then <B>your prosperity</B> will continue.” ... "Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he (Nebuchadnezzar) said, “Is not this the <B>great Babylon I have built as the royal residence?</B> (vv. 27, 29-30a)<BR/><BR/>This last statement are the words of one who has been economically successful or "prosperous." Power and Economics go hand-in-hand, always has, always will. Check out just how many times the Prophets identify the "oppressed" as "the poor." In other words, <B>power and oppression is almost always an economic issue.</B><BR/><BR/><I>"Woe to those who make unjust laws,<BR/>to those who issue oppressive decrees,<BR/>to deprive the poor of their rights<BR/>and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people."</I> (Isaiah 10:1-2)<BR/><BR/>It is clear that in Daniel chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar's power AND prosperity are interlinked. <BR/><BR/>So, upon hearing Nebuchadnezzar's failure to repent as Daniel pleaded with him to do (as he walked along and proudly boasts about his lush residence and of his own glory in building majestic Babylon), God takes him out of power <I>and out of his "prosperity."</I>Bob Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1128366130728781202005-10-03T15:02:00.000-04:002005-10-03T15:02:00.000-04:00Excellent thoughts, Bob. I have never noticed that...Excellent thoughts, Bob. I have never noticed that in the text before (another example of letting your theology trump the text). It made me think of Zacchaeus - it was after he decided to make restitution with his wealth for his oppression that Jesus said, "Today salvation has come into this house."<BR/><BR/>No, it isn't that the works save you, but without a change of action can it be said that there has been a change of heart?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564684437473178371noreply@blogger.com