Hardly. . .there is confusion here.
Not the same thing in the common usage of this non-Biblical distinction, where the "letter of the law" (not in Scripture) is said to be the literal (letter) meaning of the law, while the "spirit of the law" (not in Scripture) is said to be its "true deeper" meaning. . .none of which is the meaning of 2 Co 3:6.
The letter (law) is the true meaning (spirit).
Common usage? Or those who commonly do not rightly divide parables so we can seek the approval of God not seen ( 2 Timothy 2:15)
Warning us not seek the approval of dying mankind the temporal seen
It would seem to me some do not do the work of digging a little rightly dividing prophecy, parables. And they are left within the historical teaching alone causing much confusion. The loving law remains the same .Without parables the signified tongue of prophecy Christ the Holy Spirit of God spoke not hiding the spiritual eternal un understanding .
Parables as prophecy are designed to
teach us how to walk (understand) after the unseen eternal things of God
The bible or book of law called "death" .Thou shalt not or you're dead (death) makes a clear distinction between the things seen the
temporal literal (dying mankind) and the
spiritual the eternal things
not seen, things of
faith or God's unseen power working in those yoked with His labor of love or called a
work of
His faith with power
In that way we must use the valuable what I call 20/20 prescription to rightly divide the parables it reveals the mysteries of gospel,
The Holy Spirit reveals it twice below to emphasize like in many doctrines as a double blessing. Double is used 27 times that way throughout the older testament . Two (things seen historical , mixed with the unseen eternal is the one witness God spoke from heaven
2 Corinthians 4:18King James Version18 While
we look not at the
things which
are seen, but at the
things which are
not seen: for the
things which are
seen are temporal; but the
things which are
not seen are
eternal.
The temporal literal historical must be mixed with the faith of Christ's labor of love . No mixing of the two no gospel understanding
Hebrews King James Version4 Let
us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left
us of entering into
his rest, any of
you should seem to come short of
it.For unto
us was the
gospel preached, as well as unto
them: but the
word preached did not profit
them, not being
mixed with
faith (power of God) in
them that heard
it.
In that way they mock parables calling them good bedtime stories or things like that and do not acknowledge them as prophecy.
They as natural man receives not the invisible things of the Spirit of God.They simply did not apply the 20/20 prescription 2 Corinthians 4:18
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the
natural man receiveth not the
things of the
Spirit of God: for
they are
foolishness unto him: "neither can he
know them, because they are
spiritually discerned
Therefore death by the letter of the law with its daily sufferings the pangs of hell (dying) are cast into the judgment of Christ The death of death never to rise up and condemn another creation to sufferings the former things will not be remembered or ever come to mind to include the book of law the bible God's instrument of death
Revelation 20:14 And
death and
hell were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the
second death.
In that way dying mankind dies once
Not the idea reincarnation of Catholicism using Pope Formosus Cadaver Synod .Dug up his bones dressed him in Papal clothing and pronounced judgement, then based around the dead bones to be venerated .
In that way its makes the lie of Limbo or Purgatory more believable to hope being dead is not really dead never to rise to newborn again
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