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NASB | 1 Kings 13:1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 13:1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word (command) of the LORD, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar [which he had built] to burn incense. |
Subject: Man of God |
Bible Note: Searcher, I'm not certain as to how I could improve on the clarity of my post but I'll try. Quoted from my original: What can we learn from this very unusual story from God? What would you say is the most important point for us to apply to our lives? Quoted from my last post: God's MUST always outrank anyone else when it comes to a contrast between two or more different sets of words. We must never let ourselves be swayed by the smooth and swave words of an experienced orator. We see more warnings in 2 Tim 4:1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. We're all on this Forum studying God's Word and bringing to the Forum the fruit of that study. Of course this involves Prov 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. 18 Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. 19 As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. Sooner or later, each of us reveals our deepest and inner most thoughts on God's Word. Sure we all have our strengths and weaknesses. Hopefully, we're obeying God's commands and trying to maximize those strengths and minimize those weaknesses. Did you have some specific point you're were trying to say in response to my post? In a further attempt to answer your question, I can only encourage you to re-read my whole post again. Do you not agree that we must be on our guard when we see and hear words from our fellow man? Our God is looking for us to give His Word the respect He's due and study everything we encounter in the "religious world." We already know through Paul's prophecy that there will be many, many false teachers from his time to our present and on through the very last day. And the biggest difficulty (in my humble opinion) is the fact they have deceived themselves so effectively that they sound powerful and persuasive. Thus we who are sharpening each other must preach against these false views and concepts. I hope this helps. God bless you, Inquisitor |