I am so fed up with people who cherry pick scripture to reinforce their theological traditions. Take the following verse,
(Psa 132:11 KJV) The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.They will use this verse to try to say that God made a promise and He will never go back on it. That works fine if you are one of their gullible disciples but if you take the time to do a little thinking you go looking for another guru. More likely you ignore what you find. If you would simply read the next verse you would find this,
(Psa 132:12 KJV) If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.It is almost like the “if” word becomes invisible. It is clear that the promise made was conditional. If the descendants of David did not keep the covenant then the promise was revoked.
Guess what? They did not keep the covenant. Time to ask Amazon for a return label.
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Amen!
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