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TITLE: The Relative "No"
TEXT: Matthew 6:19-21
PROPOSITION: Sometimes the relative negative is used.
QUESTION: When?
KEY WORD: Examples
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
- There
is an absolute negative. Don't do it. Period.
- There
is also a relative negative.
- The
construction of the sentence is – "Not so much A as B"
- Here
are some examples of this form of negative in the Bible.
A quick trip through the New Testament (not every passage listed here)
- Matthew
6:19-20 – Jesus forbidding savings accounts?
- Matthew
9:13 – Did Jesus come to call righteous?
- Matthew
10:20 – Did the apostles speak?
- Matthew
10:34 – Did Jesus come to bring peace?
- Matthew
20:23 – Does Jesus have any role in granting who is on right?
- Matthew
20:28 – Did Jesus reject anyone who tried to serve him?
- Mark
5:39 – Was the child dead or just sleeping?
- Luke
14:12-13 – Can we invite our friends or relatives to dinner?
- John
6:27 – Should we work to earn our food?
- John
7:28-29 – Did Jesus come willingly?
- John
12:44 – Do we believe in Jesus?
- John
17:9 – Did Jesus pray for the world?
- John
3:17 – Did Jesus condemn the world who does not believe?
- John
12:47 – Did Jesus come to judge the world?
- John
15:16 – Did apostles choose to follow Christ?
- Acts
5:4 – Did they lie to men?
- 1
Corinthians 1:17 – Was baptism part of Paul's mission?
- 2
Corinthians 1:9 – Should we rely on ourselves?
- 2
Corinthians 4:18 – Should we depend on things we can see?
- 1
Timothy 2:9 – Can women wear gold or pearls?
- 1
John 4:10 – Should we love God?
Study the context to determine if it is absolute or
relative.
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