Session Notes

Q&A: Does sarcasm have any place in the truth?:“The INTENT of both Jesus and Paul was NOT to put down or insult, but to build up and encourage. They spoke in ways that caused the hearers to hear the truth by seeing the absurdity of the ”wisdom“ they grew up with. There are many instances of a ”subtle“ or ”witty“ use of reasoning in the language of Paul that might be described as ”tongue in cheek“.”This is a good article discussing the purpose of giving truth.

Q&A: Are NT commands the Lord’s “to do” list?:“It seems your friend has grossly misread what Jesus actually said, butit is a common mis-perception based upon a mind of legal expectations.For it is not upon every word that PROCEEDED or CAME out of God’s mouth…… However, it was not the words of God that hadbeen written on stone that Jesus lived by, for the dead letter didnothing for him. In fact, the Pharisees were often offended by hisflagrant disregard of what they had considered ”Every word that CAMEout of the mouth of God“.Jesus himself saw his father’s doings and did what he did; he heard hisvoice and spoke his words.