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Originally Posted by armourbearer  I say it in humility, Carson should know better. It's an exegetical fallacy to make a perceived purpose of a book determinative for interpretative questions. | May I ask, where is it said that Carson said in this instance that the purpose of John is determinative for interpretative questions? The conclusion of the interpreter of Carson is not determinative for Carson.
Blessings,
DTK
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David T. King, pastor
Christ Presbyterian Church (OPC)
Elkton, Maryland
Augustine (354-430): Therefore what He [i.e., Christ] has deigned to speak to us, we ought to believe that He meant us to understand. But if we do not understand He, being asked, gives understanding, who gave His Word unasked. NPNF1: Vol. VII, Tractates on John, Tractate XXII, ยง1.
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