Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
carrying the marks ... to a pitch too high
English answer:
making the bar too high
Added to glossary by
Ana Juliá
Jul 12, 2004 17:55
19 yrs ago
English term
carrying the marks ... to a pitch too high
English
Art/Literary
Religion
Bible commentary
Proverbs 17:15: "He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."
Ministers are guilty of this sin when they preach doctrines unscripturally rigid, making those things to be sinful which are not condemned in the word of God, or ***carrying the marks necessary to discover grace to a pitch
too high to suit the generality of true Christians***, or applying to particular persons those terrors that do not justly belong to them. Such was the faults of Job's friends.
What is meant by this sentence?
Ministers are guilty of this sin when they preach doctrines unscripturally rigid, making those things to be sinful which are not condemned in the word of God, or ***carrying the marks necessary to discover grace to a pitch
too high to suit the generality of true Christians***, or applying to particular persons those terrors that do not justly belong to them. Such was the faults of Job's friends.
What is meant by this sentence?
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making the bar too high
raising the bar too high ( no one can attain it)
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-07-12 18:06:07 GMT)
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the ministers are guilty of condemning the just when they make it too difficult to be considered \"just\"
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-07-12 18:06:07 GMT)
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the ministers are guilty of condemning the just when they make it too difficult to be considered \"just\"
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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thanks Vicky!
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Orla Ryan
: setting a very high standard/target
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thanks Orla!
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Elena Petelos
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thanks Elena!
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George Rabel
: yes, an unreasonably high standard, an goal unattainable by most people, short of saints
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thanks George!
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Nanny Wintjens
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thanks NW :-)
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Yoana Yotova
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thank you!
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Asghar Bhatti
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thanks Asghar!
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Catherine Bolton
: The original is not written very well! "Such was the faults"?? Poor Ana if the rest is like this!
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Hi :-) yes, the English text leaves a lot to be desired
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Eva Karpouzi
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Craft.Content
: Raise the bar such that specific targetted groups can be condemned.
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Rajan Chopra
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Alfa Trans (X)
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try: pitching the marks( = signs? actions?) necessary to discover grace too high
pitch (v) = eg The music was pitched (= the notes in it were) too high for me to reach the top notes. A teacher's got to pitch a lesson at the right level for the students.
pitch (n) = the level or degree of something eg The piano and organ were tuned to the same pitch (= note). If you teach children and adults in the same class, it's difficult to get the pitch (= level of difficulty or interest) right.
pitch (n) = the level or degree of something eg The piano and organ were tuned to the same pitch (= note). If you teach children and adults in the same class, it's difficult to get the pitch (= level of difficulty or interest) right.
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