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541 | Why is NAS better than KJV | Bible general Archive 2 | justme | 141942 | ||
Greentwiga: Thank you for your pleasant response. I am touched to hear you have been in missions work. My heart is there as well, and I have been to Bolivia twice, and Columbia, Panama, and Mexico seven times. Bible study by doing word studies or attempting to translate in your own words is exciting, but majorly time comsuming, and worth every minute. The main tools I use are THE INTERLINER HEBREW-ARAMAIC OLD TESTAMENT and the INTERLINEAR GREEK-ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT 4 volume set by Jay P. Green, and the THEOLOGICAL WORDBOOK OF THE OLD TESTAMENT by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L.Archer,Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. Perhaps the tool I find I refer to most is VINES EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OF THE NEW TESTAMNET WORDS. I also have the Exhaustive Concordances for the KJV. NRSV, the NIV, the older NASB and the Updated NASB, and Youngs. For me it seems like any Christian wanting to grow would have at least an Exhaustive Concordance. But my experience is few know how to really dig into the WORD. For most of my personal studies have been in the NIV and it was not until three years ago did I prefer the NASB because of the Updated version. The more relevent wording change in the Old Testament made all the difference for me. What tools do you use in your study? I am always interested in how others study and perhaps learn of better or newer tools. Blessings. justme |
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542 | Why is NAS better than KJV | Bible general Archive 2 | justme | 141837 | ||
Greentwiga: Your response is good and I appreciate your imput, I do wish you had some information in the Update User Info. I would not totally agree that "Most scholars agre that Youngs literal translation is the most accurate." I think that's a pretty generalized statement. The 1901 ASB is good but the language is still KJV style, which limits the accuracy to the persons ability to fully understand the words of the time period it was translated in. The NASB Updated is by far more literal than the 1901 ASV. The NASB is written on a 10th grade level of reading, and is as close to a word for word translation as one can put into English. The NIV is written on a 6th grade level of reading, and is a thought for thought equalivance translation. The NIV does flow nicely and many reasearch tools are available in this translation. So every version uses equalivance Translation when taking the written words from one language to another language. There isno such thing as a perfect word for word, but the NASB Updated is as close as it comes at least today. As a personal note I use the NASB and the NIV side by side. I do like the thought pattern of the NASB a little better, however the NIV often makes things simpler to understand. One thing is sure comprehension is higher with the NIV for most people. One thing is very sure, with as many English translations as there are today anyone who reads English is without any reason not to read the Bible. What are your thoughts or ideas? justme |
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543 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | justme | 140747 | ||
JeffW: I have missed out on the Conversion and santification, and its perversion,as well as the sabbath. Could you explain this to me please. Blessings. justme |
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544 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | justme | 140658 | ||
Jeff W:I too at some time ago assumed what I was taught on pre-trib position. However, I will not argue my position, but rather feed back what Jesus said. My understanding og what Jesus said is we are to be ready. Jesus tells us in Matthew that many things will happen, but He tells us when we see these alarming things happen the time is not yet. My understanding is that Jesus told us that bad times will come before he returns. Such as the 24,000 people killed two days ago. It makes no difference what we think about the second comming of Jesus, as the only one who knows for sure is the HOLY FATHER. When Jesus comes we are repeatedly told to be ready, that is what is the key to the second coming of Christ. Jeff would you not agree? We are told by Paul for each of to be able to give the reason we believe what we do. What we think about Christ's return is based on our understanding on Scripture, not on Darby's theory from 1830. Some churches are so adomint on a pre-trib rapture, that they believe unless you believe the same you are not saved. One such pastor is John Hagee, of Corner Stone Church in Texas. Hagee has twisted Scripture way beyond what is Orthodox Christianity, in my opinion. close to. Any thoughts? Blessings Jeff. Justme |
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545 | What is required for Salvation? | John 17:3 | justme | 140194 | ||
PM: You are way overstating your issues. I said nothing to insult you, or even close to it. However you must be able see that having a web site and stating so on a web site that has for it's aim yo be a Bible Study Forum, and yet your web site does seek people to earn money form is a conflict of interest? Perhaps you have misunderstood some of my note, and I would be willing to restate them if it will help heal any wounds. justme |
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546 | What is required for Salvation? | John 17:3 | justme | 140156 | ||
P M: This forum is open for dialogue, if it is respectful, kind and not attacking. However this forum is not a place to advertize for your web site. I believe is it in poor taste to ask someone to sidebar as it were, in your provate e-mail. We often do not know if a person is male or female, married or singel, so it is better to take caution. I believe that Scripture teaches repentance is required on our part to recognize we are a sinner in need of Jesus forgiveness. Would you not agree? justme |
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547 | Wise Christian spending? | Lev 19:18 | justme | 140155 | ||
EdB: Merry Christmas Ed! My dad told me of times he worked for very little a day back when....? However, I have never heard anyone recalling those days without telling how much they suffered as well. My first new car was a 64 Chevy and it cost 2,882.00. It lacked every safty satanard we have today! Compaired to the car we got this year about 4 times a much, and gets 33mpg I will take the things of today, thank you. Having been to a few thrid world countries, there are certian things that cost the same no matter where you live. For example tolet paper costs pretty much the same everywhere. No place on earth is 25 to 50 cents an hour a anything but slave wages. May I suggest that here in the USA we have so excepted Walmarts 10. dollar cheap shoes that come from China, and last maybe three months, over a 125 dollar pair of USA made genuine leather shoes that last five or more years and can be resoled! I believe if we continue to act unwisely by buying cheap foreign goods, eventually our wages will continue to go down to match those cheaper cost and poorer quailty goods we buy. There are very few skilled labor jobs get paid a high as they did say 15 years ago. Yet we are telling the X generation they should save up more and more for education and future retirement. We have a generation that sees most things as expendable, and to use until a bigger and better item comes along, be it cars, houses, or husbands and wives. Ed, if we as a country all stopped buying a certian item we wanted to come down in price, that would have the very opposite results, costs would increase because quanity reduces production costs. Scriptually I would say a workman is worthy of his wages. As Christians we need to bring attention to the countries like China that treat the labor so much like slaves. What are your thoughts? justme |
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548 | What is required for Salvation? | John 17:3 | justme | 140143 | ||
P M: Where does repentance come in? justme |
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549 | Wise Christian spending? | Lev 19:18 | justme | 140136 | ||
MJH: China is one of hundreds of countries I will mention. People earn 25 to 50 cents an hour! Would this not be one of the hundreds of slave labor countries, that WalMart uses to supply us with substandard products, and that have cost the USA over a million jobs so far. Do we not owe our fellow Americans workers the kindness to but American made goods when possible?y American made I include Canada, Mexico, and ever Central America. Any thoughts? justme |
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550 | Ordination by free or easy method on web | Bible general Archive 2 | justme | 140135 | ||
JW: I heard a little tid-bit once and I liked it, and attempt to go by it, and it goes; No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. I can not remember once in my adult life that anyone has ever asked was I ordained, when my hands and heart were doing what the Lord lead me to do. Is it not the Lord who has ordained us? As I said before those send me money and we will give you ordination papers are not part of God's Kingdon, why would anyone want them? If you know you are called go to your pastor and do the Ordination the old fashion way...earn the respect, and do the requirements of the Church you assicoiate with. Then you can respect your own ordination. Blessings. justme |
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551 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | justme | 140133 | ||
Jeff W: I have often felt that there are so many books to attempt to tell us what the Bible says, that the low man (book) on the bottom is barried out of sight! I too, see that some Christians have become experts on the Bible based on reading the commentaries, rather that reading the Bible for themselves. So we have some agreement in what you said. However, in your orignal note, that I made reference to, you were mistaken in what the pre-trib belief is. That is where we do need information so we can dialogue intellegently about what others really believe, rather than make ignorant statements that cause us to appear stupid. I do have several sets of commentaries, and they were very useful while I was a pastor, and now I find they enrich my personal study of God's Word. I Like the historical background and the understanding of the culture when the book was written. For me these are important to know. Any thoughts, or questions. Blessings. justme |
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552 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | justme | 140029 | ||
Jeff W: Greetings, I see you are new to the Study Bible Forum. I too am not impressed with the "Left Behind" fictional books. Infact I have made several notes to this myself. However, to say the "Those who believe in the pre-trib rapture position think that we will have a second chance after God "raptures" His church."is incorrect. May I suggest an excellent resource, that I have found helps explain all these various positions on the Rapture, and the Millennium. The book I am refering you to is the very latest and most extensive work on these subjects yet to come our way. This book is not light reading at all, it takes endurance and sticking with it, but the reward is worth it. The book is REVELATION FOUR VIEWS A PARALLEL COMMENTARY by Steve Gregg, published by Thomas Nelson Piblishers. In this book you might, as I did, find that there are several combinations of theories and as we mature in knowledge of the Word, we might at some later date change our position a little or even a lot. There just is no other work that compaires to Gregg's thorough handling of such a complex subject. Personally I tend to be a post-trib, and lean toward the mix of Futurist and Historicist understanding of Revelation. I hope I have awakened your interest enough to do some deeper studies, and enjoy the Word of God more. Blessings. justme |
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553 | fellow believers or not? | Heb 13:1 | justme | 139928 | ||
Hank: I believe "old Oliver" has some relatives up here in Missouri. They have some car lots, and most of them cars have been driven by old widow ladies, that only drove them to church and the store. They went to church a lot, the cars all have about 175,000 miles. For three year old cars that's pretty good would'nt you say? Blessings Hank, have a merry Christmas. justme |
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554 | pre-marital sex | Bible general Archive 2 | justme | 139791 | ||
Dustprophet: I have read a number of liberation theologians, but what you state is pure liberal immorality! How can you state what "..is the way of God" is when it is so clear you not only state God wrongly but it is fairly clear you may never have read His Word! Any thoughts? justme |
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555 | We shouldn't be in the military? | Eccl 3:8 | justme | 139787 | ||
He-Man: I find your interesting. Perhaps I said something that caused you to get the idea I have not or am not serving Christ. With the grace of God I was able to get a B.A., a M.Div. and a M.A.R.S. degrees. I served as postor to four churches, and outreach and evangelism in one other. My wife and I have help start a church, and closed one too. Retired from any paid ministry due to major health problems does not stop us from serving our childrens families, and our local church. As a note the KJV has has many revisions,and the 1769 might be the year Cambridge started the printing of a certian style of Bible, but you need not type in the 1796 as that years revision, if there was one that year of 1769, would not be what you are quoting from. Have you ever tried the NASB? The New KJVis much more inline with todays English usage. Thanks for your note. Where are you in ministry now? I am pleased you are serving Christ. Blessings. justme. |
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556 | Half Brothers and Sisters of Jesus? | John 7:5 | justme | 137714 | ||
Moran61: I can't help but question that allowing for Spiritual Gifts, that some of the other half brothers or sisiters many have just been in very quiet roles. Also, this part of John might refer that at that time period John was refering to they were not believers? I really don't know but I can't imagine how they could have rejected Jesus being as close to Jesus as they were. For me that would be a very sad part of Scripture if they never acknowledged Christ as Lord. Then were they saying that Mary and Joseph were not telling the truth about the Virgin birth of Jesus? This is a very complecated issue when one digs into it, I think. Blessings. justme |
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557 | Is the church is infallible? | 1 Tim 3:15 | justme | 137286 | ||
pcdarcan1: I have read several notes you have posted. I notice that in the two days since have entered the Forum you have made a more than normal amount of posts than most. May I suggest that you seem to have made some serious statements about the Forum members and the Lockman Foundation that are in error. There are no elite members. That Hank has the authority to revoke ones privilege to be on the Forum, and Lockman has the utmost respect for Hank and many others that have been faithful for years, not juts two days. I have come to the conclusion that persons that seen to attack and hurt others, are often hurt people themselves. In defence of BradK, he said nothing that should or would be considered out of line or even the remotest thing that would be considered grounds for even a stern warning for. If you are of the opinion that this is a unfriendly or elite group of people you have come to a wrong conclusion. I encourage you to read completely through a thread before making any rash observations, and thus ending an oppertunity for Christian fellowship and renewal. justme |
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558 | Is the church is infallible? | 1 Tim 3:15 | justme | 137284 | ||
Emmaus, brother in Christ: I read this thread up to the time I am sending you this note. I read with intrest to see if and what you responded to Al with. Your note was kind and respectful, and true. I wanted to say thank you for bringing a Catholic presence in the forum. I have never seen anything but kindness and respect and Christian love from you. Thank you, and God bless yo my brother in Christ. justme |
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559 | The church as the pillar of Truth? | 1 Tim 3:15 | justme | 137283 | ||
junmeskie: I like to read the threads, and less than I once did write a note or so. Whenever I see "Hank" as the author of a note I usually read it, as he is so careful with English composition and cleaver with his imput. I respect him very highly, as Hank has earned it! I am proud to say Emmaus is my brother in Christ that has often responded to me with words of encouragement and remembering me in prayer, as well many of the Christian brothers and sisters her have. BrakK is has a reputation that is also one of a respected brother, and not just by me, but many on the forum. I consider myself a Catholic in the truest meaning of the word. The Church Universal is what Catholic Chruch means. I have been with the forum a good while, not that that means I am near as crediable as Emmaus, BradK or many other who are. I have the utmost respect for the Lockman Foundation, and their boundries they has set in force. There have been times when I have observed some who had agendas other than what this Forum is for. These folks were determined to go against even the most common basis of respect for others. I have seen Hank be more patient with most trouble seekers that they deserved, and I would have allowed if this were a forum I was in charge of. Please do not misunderstand me, I would never want a position like Hank has. I am not qualified in the first place either. Hank goes beyond the call of duty in all areas. I have said all the preceeding to present my views. I have read your notes and those who have responded to you. You are able to communicate quite well, and seem to have your theology down and are steadfast in the Roman Catholic faith. I respect someone who knows from where they stand. You have very strong devotion to your beliefs, which is positive in todays world. No one can accuse you of not wanting to share your faith. However, you are so abrasive and dogmatic and yes offensive, that no one can hear what you are saying. If one wants to be heard and listened to there must be a dialogue based on respect, kindness, and in this forun Christian love. I am reminded that Scripture says that others will know we are followers of Jesus by our love for each other. That must be present if others are to believe what we are saying is truth. To argue points we want to make about Christ is not presented in love than most likely it's not going to be assumilated but rather be returned in the same voice as it was received. I am amazed that you have been extended to privilege of continued dialogue in the forum. When extending a closing to others you have written you have signed off "God Bless", I have difficulty believing those words as genuine heart felt expressions when you have said that the faith others have is false, especially Protestants. Better to be honest than to just put the name of God attached to such caustic remarks. Please consider what I have said, and I would welcome a response. justme |
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560 | Half Brothers and Sisters of Jesus? | John 7:5 | justme | 136997 | ||
Moran61: Tim this is a fascinating dialogue. Junmeskie presents some information that is most interesting. Frankly I have never really heard the Catholic side of Mary being a Virgin her whole life. He does present a solid case for why he believes as her does, and that is unusual from anyone I have ever asked about this before. I respect his view even though I am of the typical Protestant understanding that Mary gave birth to sons and daughtes after Jesus Christ was born. To be sure we are left wondering how the family of Jesus as close as they were could reject Jesus. I prefer to hope that the were saved. That's as good a thought as any. There is much about the childhood and the family of Joseph and Mary that we are left to simply wonder about. Surely just because His half brothers and sisters are not mentioned about their service to Christ does leave one to draw speculations that are just a guess. Thanks Tim for your response, blessings. justme |
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