@rabbriansamuel It wasn’t supposed to be post temple. It only became that way because the temple was destroyed. The high priest was no longer supposed to do the day of atonement ceremony and be our mediator but it is still necessary for earthly things.
@BrysonGray Works are not the root of your salvation. That needs to be established. They confirm and show proof of your faith but are not the root of it, only belief in Jesus is the root that you stand on which leads to good works.
@DrShayPhD Prophecy is often cynical in nature. It has a near fulfillment, a far future fulfillment, and sometimes comes in waves in between. There have been many prototypes of the antichrist in the past (most notably Antiochus) but Daniel 11 and et al goes beyond Antiochus for example.
@BrysonGray Yes but faith alone doesn’t exactly mean that obedience or works don’t ever matter. It just rejects the idea that the root of salvation is works.
@TheJexodus@JoErwin_K@BrysonGray I’ve read the text and understood it before. A different interpretation doesn’t make me a liar. I just don’t think the interpretation that it describes David being absolutely 100% sinless is compatible with the context. You should be careful of calling people liars.
@JoErwin_K@BrysonGray It doesn’t. Blamelessness is forgiven status and wholehearted faithfulness, not perfectionism. It does not prove David was sinless. It describes covenant integrity and God’s vindication of a loyal servant. The same David asks for cleansing from hidden faults (psalm 19:12-13)
@BrysonGray To be without blemish means a person’s record is clear, their iniquity is not counted against them and they are walking wholeheartedly in covenant faithfulness. It is a status of forgiveness and integrity of life not the absence of any past or present or possible sin.