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341 | How's praying in the Holy Spirit tongues | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 148495 | ||
Searcher: I agree, it is a long stretch to say Romans 8:26 is related to tongues. Especially when the word tongues does not appear anywhere in the 8th chapter of Romans. AMPLIFIED 2 Peter 3:16 Speaking of this as he does in all of his letters. There are some things in those [epistles of Paul] that are difficult to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist and misconstrue to their own utter destruction, just as [they DISTORT and misinterpret] the rest of the Scriptures. (Emphasis added.) NASB 2 Peter 3:16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable DISTORT, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. (Emphasis added.) strebloo (distort) Strong's Number: 4761 Definition 1. to twist, turn awry 2. to torture, put to the rack 3. metaph. to pervert, of one who wrests or tortures language in a false sense As we all know, to "stretch the truth", for example, does not mean to bring out the deeper meaning of the truth or to amplify or clarify the truth. We don't want to stretch the truth. We don't want to stretch the Scriptures. Grace to you, Kalos |
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342 | Popes predicted since 1143AD | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 148706 | ||
If you go to www.google.com and do a search for St. Malachy, you will find about 99,100 search results. Grace to you, Kalos |
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343 | Can moderators block objectionable text? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 149661 | ||
Searcher: You are correct. Thank you for the good information. The Lockman Foundation, in fact, cannot and does not remove individual posts. There is nothing in their software that allows them to do this. They have NEVER removed an individual post. If I am not mistaken, everything that has ever been posted on the forum is still in the archives. I'm glad that all went well on your trip to Denver. Take care! Kalos |
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344 | Can moderators block objectionable text? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 149662 | ||
Hank: I stand corrected. I was unaware that Lockman can and does remove individual posts. Kalos |
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345 | Can moderators block objectionable text? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 149685 | ||
No, Angel, it was I who should have continued reading. :-) Had I read Hank's Note before I wrote my own, I wouldn't have posted what I did. Grace to you, Kalos |
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346 | Does God have wings? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150265 | ||
When the Bible says that man is made in the image of God, it does NOT mean that man "looks how He does." Wherever did you get that idea? God is spirit. | ||||||
347 | Does God have wings? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150267 | ||
"I have read other acounts of people seeing Him" is what you write. That's nice. I'm happy for those people who have described what God looks like. Once again, we do not base our beliefs on experience. We base our teaching and beliefs on the BIBLE - THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD. 4. A GOD OF HUMAN PROPORTIONS: The Teachings of Kenneth Copeland ____________________ 'Copeland's deflation of God is best exemplified by his comment that "the biggest failure in the Bible...is God."* (*Kenneth Copeland, Praise-a-Thon, TBN, 1988. Copeland has, in another instance, stated that God "is not a failure" (Kenneth Copeland, The Troublemaker [Fort Worth, TX: Kenneth Copeland Publications, n.d.], 23).) ____________________ [Note: Numbers within or at the end of sentences are footnote numbers. To read the footnotes providing reference sources for this article, go to: (www.equip.org/free/DC755-2.htm)] 'Copeland's view of God fares no better biblically than his understanding of faith. He describes God as someone "very much like you and me....A being that stands somewhere around 6'2," 6'3," that weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of a couple of hundred pounds, little better, [and] has a [hand]span nine inches across."22 'Copeland's statement is based on his hyperliteral reading of Isaiah 40:12 ("Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, marked off the heavens with a [nine inch] span,..." [AV]). Yet following the same line of interpretation, one would also have to conclude that God literally held a basket full of dust and weighed mountains on a gigantic set of scales (v. 12b) - an absurd proposition ruled out by the context of the passage. The fact is that Isaiah 40 makes extensive use of figurative language to underscore the vast difference between the Creator and His creation. 'Giving a literal spin on verses that figuratively describe God in humanlike (anthropomorphic) terms, Copeland makes God out to be a "spirit-being with a body, complete with eyes, and eyelids, ears, nostrils, a mouth, hands and fingers, and feet."23 However, the Bible never intended to convey the notion that God has physical features like His human creation. Anthropomorphic descriptions were simply meant to help us understand and relate to our Maker. Jesus declared, "God is spirit" (John 4:24), not a spirit-being with a body (cf. Deut. 4:12). The Creator is, after all, "God, and not man" (Hos. 11:9). 'The idea of God possessing a body (physical or spirit) implies the unbiblical view that the Trinity is actually composed of three separate beings. Moreover, a God who has a body with definite, measurable dimensions cannot truly be omnipresent, unlike the God of Scripture who is present everywhere in all His fullness (Jer. 23:23-24). (It is true that in His human nature Christ has a body and is localized in space and time. But in His divine nature He remains nonphysical and omnipresent, sharing this immutable nature with the Father and Holy Spirit.) Copeland's deflation of God is best exemplified by his comment that "the biggest failure in the Bible...is God."24 In stark contrast, the biblical God is an all-powerful being (Dan. 4:35) whose plans cannot be thwarted (Job 42:2) and who considers nothing too difficult (Jer. 32:17; Luke 1:37). 'Copeland's diminished view of God is further amplified by a correspondingly inflated view of the universe in general and man in particular. He claims that the earth is "a copy of the mother planet [i.e., heaven] where God lives."25 Exactly how Copeland could "squeeze" God on any planet is difficult to fathom, especially since Solomon pointed out that heaven itself cannot contain God (1 Kings 8:27).' ____________________ The Teachings of Kenneth Copeland. To read more, including extensive footnotes, go to: (www.equip.org/free/DC755-2.htm) * * * * * * * * * * * * * revelationcommentary.org www.solagroup.org In addition to commentary on the entire book of Revelation, this site includes a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. |
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348 | What do ( ) mean in NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150336 | ||
Onlyaberean: I like your user name. A Berean is one of the best things one can be. When I looked up Lev. 4:10 in the NASB, I found that brackets there are used as they are normally used in any writing. That is, they are used to set off a parenthetical word or phrase. Otherwise, I know of no special or peculiar meaning attached to the use of parentheses in the NASB. When I looked up Matt. 7:19 in the NASB, I found no parentheses. Grace to you, Kalos |
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349 | Hindering layman from participating | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150342 | ||
WOS: Thank you for answering my question. Kalos P.S. What part of the following (from my post) do you not agree with? 'God doesn't try. He is all-powerful. God doesn't attempt. He knows everything. Whatever He intends to accomplish He does, in fact, accomplish.' * * * * * * * * * * * * * revelationcommentary.org www.solagroup.org In addition to commentary on the entire book of Revelation, this site includes a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. |
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350 | Bible versions which one is best | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150370 | ||
"Bad" versions? ____________________ "the very meanest* translation of the Bible in English ... is the Word of God." ____________________ The translators of the King James Version wrote, "...variety of translations is profitable for the finding out of the sense of the Scriptures" and "We affirm and avow that the very meanest translation of the Bible in English, set forth by men of our profession ... contains the Word of God, nay is the Word of God." (Holy Bible, Contemporary English Version, New York: American Bible Society, 1995) ____________________ *"Meanest" here is used in the following sense of the word "mean" -- lacking distinction or eminence : HUMBLE * * * * * * * * * * * * * revelationcommentary.org www.solagroup.org In addition to commentary on the entire book of Revelation, this site includes a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. |
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351 | Hindering layman from participating | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150401 | ||
Does God Try? [WOS: I will gladly elaborate on the previous quote. Here is the original article in which the quote appears. Grace to you. --Kalos] Some hold that God can be trying to speak to someone, but some human limitation gets in His way. 'God doesn't try. He is all-powerful. God doesn't attempt. He knows everything. Whatever He intends to accomplish He does, in fact, accomplish. 'Now I've got another question. What about this sense in many evangelical circles, especially in charismatic ones, that God is working hard to speak to individuals, but they don't "hear His voice" because they simply aren't listening? What of the notion that the ability to hear the voice of God requires we simply quiet ourselves and get in tune? 'Many have bought the idea that optimal Christian living involves "experiencing God" in a special manner: hearing His voice and getting special directives or assignments from Him. For those who say, "I don't hear God," the rejoinder is often, "He's been trying to talk to you, but you weren't listening." (...) 'I know of no place in the Bible, ladies and gentlemen, where God attempted to speak and He wasn't heard. Frequently, He wasn't obeyed, true enough. Certainly, people hardened their hearts against the revelation–which itself was clear–and refused to believe that which was spoken. But I know of no case where God was speaking and He just couldn't get through because people were not listening. 'For goodness sake, we're talking about special revelation. Paul's says in Romans 1 that even general revelation is so obvious and so forceful that people must actively suppress the truth in unrighteousness in order to ignore it. 'As far as I can tell, the Bible knows of no such thing as God trying to speak, but is incapable of being heard because fallen men and women have somehow closed Him off, denied His ability, and so can't hear Him or are just simply too busy to hear the still, small voice of God. 'This is simply a matter of consistent reasoning. It seems to me that if we hold that God can be trying to speak to someone, but some human limitation gets in His way, then we have to accept as valid the same objection against the authority of Scripture and surrender our confidence that God could guarantee the outcome of the writing of the Bible. 'If, however, we say that God is big enough to overcome any human limitations so He can guarantee the word-for-word accuracy of the Scripture, then the same sovereign power is available to God to speak to any individual when He so chooses. God doesn't "try" to speak and not get heard. 'Now, if that's true, then we don't have to spend any time quieting our lives to hear the voice of God as He "tries" to penetrate all the clamor. Instead, we can simply turn our gaze upon the only voice of God we are ever commanded to hear, to know, and to obey. That is the written, fully inspired, fully accurate Word of God: the Bible.' (www.str.org/free/commentaries/theology/doesgodt.htm) * * * * * * * * * * * * * revelationcommentary.org www.solagroup.org In addition to commentary on the entire book of Revelation, this site includes a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. |
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352 | Bible versions which one is best | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150402 | ||
Often a word in English -- also Spanish, French, Latin, German, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Swahili, Chinese, American and other non-English languages -- often an English word has more than one definition, more than one meaning. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary provides twelve (12) different meanings for the word "mean." What I meant was: the very humblest translation of the Bible into English (or any other language)...is the Word of God. The point of the entire quote is that the translators of the KJV never claimed that their translation was the one and only perfect English translation of the Bible. They never claimed the KJV was perfect or infallible. What they were saying is that other translations, even the humblest among them, are also the Word of God. Grace to you, Kalos * * * * * * * * * * * * * revelationcommentary.org www.solagroup.org In addition to commentary on the entire book of Revelation, this site includes a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. |
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353 | Does God have wings? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 150596 | ||
Danny P: Thank you for sharing your opinion with us. Grace to you, Kalos |
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354 | And can we accept this challenge? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 151145 | ||
Ray: Aixen does not need to refute your unproven lower case "holy spirit" theory. When you make an assertion, the burden of proof is on you. The person who challenges your assertion doesn't need to prove anything. The Lockman Foundation is not presently "trying to determine the correct capitalization of Deity." They made their determination years ago when they published the Amplified Bible and the New American Standard Bible. You're not backing up Lockman's capitalization decisions. You've been questioning why they haven't capitalized everything you -- not God, not the human authors of the Bible -- every pronoun that you feel needs capitalization. You need to review Forum guidelines for posting. Siding with Jehovah's Witnesses on the false doctrine of "holy spirit" does not exactly make you a champion of truth. --Kalos |
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355 | SHould christians get S.S. disability | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 151338 | ||
Eligibility for Socal Security disability benefits is not determined by one's willingness or unwillingness to work. It is based on one's disability -- on whether a claimant is disabled. | ||||||
356 | And can we accept this challenge? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 151359 | ||
ray note the following re the world english bible (web) and capitalization the web doesn't capitalize pronouns pertaining to god this is similar to the nrsv and niv and the same as the original asv of 1901 note that this is an english style decision because hebrew has no such thing as upper and lower case and the oldest greek manuscripts were all upper case i kind of prefer the approach of the kjv nkjv and nasb of capitalizing these pronouns because i write that way most of the time and because it is a way of offering greater honor to god i admit that it is kind of a throw-back to the olde english practice of capitalizing pronouns referring to the king this is archaic because we don't capitalize pronouns that refer to our president ____________________ http://ebible.org/bible/web/webfaq.htm |
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357 | The Bible written in code ? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 152117 | ||
Searcher: Good observation! Reminds me of what Mark Twain said, that it isn't the parts of the Bible that he doesn't understand that trouble him, it's the parts he DOES understand. At my age I am forgetting previously learned details of the Bible faster than I'm learning new ones. :-) At this rate, by the time I've learned everything I ever wanted to know, I will have forgotten all of it. (No, not really. I trust that no matter how old I get, the Holy Spirit will continue to bring to my remembrance the things that God has said in His Word. And I'll never in this life learn everything I want to know about God's Word.) Grace to you, Kalos |
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358 | The Bible written in code ? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 152128 | ||
You write: "merely reading, or even studying the Bible, will not necessarily result in Christian faith." But God says: So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 (KJV) |
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359 | The Bible written in code ? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 152130 | ||
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? [4] God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. Romans 3:3-4 (KJV) * * * * * * * * * * * * * www.seekfind.org Christian Search Engine The mission of SeekFind.org is to provide God-honoring, Biblically-based, and theologically-sound Christian search engine results in a highly accurate and well-organized format. |
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360 | The Bible written in code ? | Bible general Archive 2 | kalos | 152137 | ||
In what post (ID# if you know) did I say that reading and studying the bible will result in everyone who does it coming to Christian faith? Please quote the exact sentence where I made that statement. * * * * * * * * * * * * * www.seekfind.org Christian Search Engine The mission of SeekFind.org is to provide God-honoring, Biblically-based, and theologically-sound Christian search engine results in a highly accurate and well-organized format. |
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