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2741 | God's thoughts toward US, or us to HIs | Ps 139:17 | Ray | 15523 | ||
Hi Joanne, I think that God's thoughts toward us are precious for us if we are living in His will.:) Psalm 139:17 does not say that to me, however. I would say that His thoughts are precious to us. In regard to the word TOWARD in your question, I would have you compare this passage with Psalm 40:5 where it speaks of "Thy thoughts toward us." "There is none to compare with Thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count." When we go to sleep at night and think of the things of God and think of what He has told us in His word about Himself, "How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them..."---we fall asleep and when we wake we are still with Him*.See Psalm 139:17 And as Psalm 40:5 says, "Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done, And Thy thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with Thee*. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count." (The star is for comparison.) Psalm 139:2b says, "Thou dost understand my thought from afar..." and verse 17 says,"How precious also are Thy thoughts to me, O God!" |
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2742 | Can it really be translated otherwise? | 2 Sam 12:11 | Ray | 15407 | ||
Hi RWC, I am certainly no scholar, but with my interest in pronouns, I would be very hesitant to take away any of the words of Scripture. I would certainly not take away anything from God. Why is it that we are hesitant to allow God to be the author of sin? If he wasn't going to allow sin, we wouldn't even be here to talk about anything because He wouldn't have created Adam in the first place. We don't even know what sin is until He tells us; until He made some laws. Adam and Eve were running around naked; was God allowing sin? No, it wasn't sin until God had to punish rebellion and unbelief and make some laws. He is the One lawgiver and judge. He made us, He can smash us as a potter does a pot that is made, and He can mold us and not give up on us. Your reference to Galatians 2:17 has some comparisons to 2 Samuel 12:11,12. David sinned with the wife of Uriah in secret and the Lord allowed the same evil to be done in broad daylight by David's companion with the wives of David. 2 Samuel 12:12, "Indeed, you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun." Galatians 2:17b, "...we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? May it never be!" I can see in the comparison of the references here the fact that David saw that he sinned against the Lord. In Galatians we see that we have to live to God not to the Law. And I see in comparing 2 Samuel 12:13 with Galatians 2:20 the only way of having our sins taken away and that is in being crucified with Christ. As far as the 2 Samuel passage and who was responsible, it was the companion of David who sinned and God allowed it and used it to show David his sin against Himself. Because David's sin with Bathsheba gave "occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme," their child was not allowed to live. A comparison of 2 Samuel 12:12 with 2 Samuel 16:21,22 shows a similar scene in the sight of all and how it was "as if" it were by the word or will of God. If you want a lifetime of study, you can do a word study of the "I will" occurances in the Old Testament. I'm afraid this posting is rather obtuse. Later, Ray |
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2743 | Darkness vs. Light | Matt 6:15 | Ray | 15278 | ||
Hi Radioman, Another "Test yourselves" similar to 1Corinthians 13:5 would be "let a man examine himself",1 Corinthians 11:28ff. And the test is whether we can say with knowledge and say by our lives that "Jesus is Lord." We get this faith by the same Spirit.1 Corinthians 12:4-9. | ||||||
2744 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 15165 | ||
Hi Steve, And I would say prodigal sons.:) | ||||||
2745 | In John 18:38 Did Pilate want truth? | John 15:1 | Ray | 15117 | ||
Hi Nolan, Your point is well taken about the translators choice of capitalization; and you stood up for yourself very well. I didn't mean to sound that harsh. I see the thirty-sixth verse referring to the previous one and I capitalize "the Son does remain forever." I see a contrast between the slave to sin and the Son; a contrast between the slave and the Master (see also John 15:20 and Matthew 15:27). I compare John 8:32 with Romans 6:10-22,"but the life that He lives..."-"But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life." So I would encourage anyone to add capitalization to "their own personal copies". In this case, three that are not capitalized in the NASB or NKJ; "the Son does remain forever" and verse 32, "and you will know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free." I would encourage the comparison of John 8:32 here and John 14:7, "from now on you know Him, and have seen Him." See also John 15:15, "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master (Master) is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. |
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2746 | In John 18:38 Did Pilate want truth? | John 15:1 | Ray | 15046 | ||
Hi Nolan, Why are you so quick to think that the Son (of the house) could not be Christ? Compare John 8:35 with John 15:20, "A slave is not greater than his master (Master)." and also Hebrews 3:6, "...but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end." | ||||||
2747 | Who is the we in John4:20 | John 15:1 | Ray | 14975 | ||
Hi KINDNESS, I've sorry for I think I caused the misquote by giving you "my personal copy" for your consideration. The you of verse twenty doesn't have a "people or Jews" after it so in my copy I had all three pronouns speaking of Jesus as the triune God. Thus having You, We, We in my copy. You have all convinced me that the Jews were being spoken of there. In my mind then, it would be speaking of His humanity. But as I have already written, I think that Jesus was speaking of His Deity in this passage and that the triune God has to be worshiped in Spirit and truth. And we know that this One has come and that He is the Christ. Later, Ray |
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2748 | In John 18:38 Did Pilate want truth? | John 15:1 | Ray | 14774 | ||
Hi Nolan, I go with versions that have "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life;" Any thoughts there? I wanted to suggest to you and KINDNESS that it is important to know the Truth and it is important to know that "the Son does remain forever." Any thoughts on John 8:35? |
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2749 | What or Who is wisdom? 1 Cor 1:30 | John 15:1 | Ray | 14772 | ||
Hi KINDNESS, I agree with Steve that we can't deify Wisdom. Not only because she is a woman in Scriptures but because it can not consistently be applied. I see a connection between your reference passages. Especially between Proverb 9:10 and 1 Cor 1:25, and Col 1:17. I also see that "Every word of God is tested;" Proverbs 30:4. "Do not add to His words, Lest He reprove you, and you be proved a liar." For verse 4 I don't want to suggest adding a word but rather to capitalize one; for surely we now personally know the Son's name. Proverbs 30:2, "Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man. Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One. Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His *Son's name? Surely you know! Every word of God is tested;..." The Son is capitalized in the NKJ So in comparing the Scriptures I see a comparison of "every word of *God is tested" with Proverbs 9:10, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy *One is understanding." Also 1 Cor 1:22-25, "For indeed Jews ask for signs, and Greeks search for widsom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of *God is stronger than men." The * is for comparison in my mind's thought. |
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2750 | Who is the we in John 4:20? | John 15:1 | Ray | 14683 | ||
Hi KINDNESS, I wish to thank Tim and Sandman for their work here in this study of John 4:20-22. They have persuaded me to make some changes in "my personal copy". Verse 22 reads,..."we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews." I had capitalized the "We" thinking that because the word "people" was not in the Greek that the "you" and the "we" were talking of Deity. You have all convinced me otherwise and I will leave my NASB just as written for those verses. However, in the light of what we have all been saying about the place of worship I would like you to consider changing your "personal copies" concerning the spirit in verses 23 and 24. Would you consider this reading from "my person copy" for whatever it is worth. John 4:23, "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and truth." Is this interpretation, using the capitalization of Spirit, not what we have all been saying? Where else was Jesus suggesting that He be worshiped if not in Spirit? Verse 21 says *an hour is coming* when "neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father." Verse 22 is the key, for by verse 23 "an hour is coming, and now is." Our answer is in those verses of Spirit and truth. Compare John 4:26, John 8:54, and John 14:17 John 4:26,"Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am *He." John 8:53, "Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?" Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, "He is our *God";" John 14:17, "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the *Spirit of truth,..." |
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2751 | Who is the we in John 4:20? | John 15:1 | Ray | 14651 | ||
HiTim, You are correct in your quoting of the Greek. As a capitalizer of Deity I would make it "but You say" for she is talking to Jesus. The "we" comes a few verses later and is the basis for the question. | ||||||
2752 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | Ray | 14639 | ||
Hi Tim, I think that the "if God permits" of Heb 6:3 would be in the 3rd class as far as CDBJ's explanation is concerned. Maybe we'll go on to maturity and maybe we won't. Maybe He has already chosen us or maybe He hasn't. We don't know what decision He has made, but the bottom line is that it is up to us to be good ground that drinks in all the information that falls our way and so we can bring forth some fruit or vegetation that is useful. Certainly the writer of Hebrews was "convinced of better things" in verse 9; that these people who had heard the word would not forget their work and be diligent to the end. I was interested in your capitalization of the "Word" in Heb 6:5. I believe that the Word can be tasted for I believe that Jesus is the Bread of life. But I wonder if the Greek would suggest this to you. I rather see the tasting of the heavenly gift, and the holy spirit, and the word of God. Later, Ray I was interested in your capitalization of "Word" in |
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2753 | 1 Kings 1-2 | 1 Kings | Ray | 14610 | ||
Hi lialia..., I'm sorry that no one has answered you directly, that is to say, very quickly. May I be the first then to welcome you to the forum.:) I would suppose that Adonijah as the older brother expected to be king. He thought that the people expected that he would be king. But with the killing (or sacrificing) of sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone (or Serpent Stone) for the feast that he prepared for his friends we see that it was on his own; he did not have the blessing of David or God. Adonijah later, 1Kings 2:15, agreed that the kingdom was Solomon's "from the Lord". And that was why he had been told by king Solomon to "Go to your house." (I wonder if that is why discipline in the home has those words, "Go to your room!") Another point that I would make from my study of these chapters, and I thank you for your question, is this. I see the blessing of God for Solomon's kingdom in 1Kings 1:36. "And Benaiah the son of Johoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! Thus may the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say." What is Benaiah asking the Lord to say but verse 34, "Long live King Solomon." It was interesting to me to see that both prospective kings had this phrase said for them. The King James says for this phrase, "God save...";verses 25 and 39. And we know that God had chosen Solomon already and would agree, "Long live King Solomon." |
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2754 | Who or what is the "gift of God" | Acts 8:20 | Ray | 14570 | ||
Hi GeneralWas, I look at John 4:10 exactly as you do. In my personal copy I have inserted 'He" in place of the "who it is". I am simply of the opinion that neither of the Persons is an "it". Thank you for your reply. In Acts I see Simon looking for a gift, an "it" if you will, and his heart was not right before God; he did not recognize who He was. We see that when we compare the Scriptures. When I compare John 4 with John 17, I would go a little further into the passage than you did to the fifth verse where it says, "Now , Father, glorify (Me) together with Yourself,..." James says that He (Himself) does not tempt anyone. Then James goes on and says that every perfect gift comes "down from the Father of lights,... In all these verses, Jesus claims to be God. I see the living water as the spoken word of God. Thanks for any more comments. Later, Ray |
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2755 | Why do translators identify 2 individals | Dan 9:27 | Ray | 14562 | ||
Hi w123, I'm more of a 321 person but let me give you my view of the translations here. It is the age-old study of He and he or One and one. Daniel 9:26, "Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing (no one) or as NKJ (no one)"for Himself." The verse goes on to talk about the prince, the evil one, in the NASB. The NKJ for verse 27 introduces due to its literary style a confusing "He shall bring to an end" to go along with the "he shall confirm a covenant" in the beginning of the verse. You can see a similar confusing example of *He or he* when you look at Daniel 8:24 and 25. For we see that the true understanding is that "he will destroy mighty men and the holy people", and "he will cause deceit to succeed by his influence", and "he will even oppose the *Prince of princes." By the way, use your 123 and see if the prayer found in Daniel 9:4-20 is not divisible by three. |
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2756 | TRINITY | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 14553 | ||
Hi GeneralWAS, My questions after reading the article would be, "Did God breath spirit into man?" or "Was the breath of Life breathed into his nostrils? The way that I composed those questions show the way that both can be true. In other words, if one speaks of the "breath of life" one would think of oxygen and air to breath and live. If one speaks of the "breath of Life" one can then speak of the "spirit of God." |
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2757 | Isn't Jesus Christ the True Isael to who | John 15:1 | Ray | 14548 | ||
Hi KINDNESS, You have expressed some good thoughts and I appreciate your personal growth and praise of God. I see where you are coming from as far as the location of worship is concerned for John 4:20. I wanted to get back to it for there was more of interest for this discussion of the vine or Vine. I think we have agreed that Jacob is not the true Vine even with his name change to Israel. He is the same Jacob, hopefully changed after his struggle with the Angel, just as we are part of the new "Israel" when we accept the promises of God in faith. But we're just part of the body of Christ; we are branches and Jesus is the true Vine. It is when we capitalize Vine (at least in our minds) that we can know the Deity of Christ and can compare it to John 4:23, "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth;..." I wanted to go back to John 4:20 to look at it differently than you did. I suggest that you look at the "you" or "ye" of the KJ and the "we worship what we know" of the NASB, and the "We worship what We know" of the NKJ and see if we can, as you have written, "focus on the one true living God and Father of all who are born of God." The King James does not have a "people" or "Jews" in its copy. It is in italics for the NASB and NKJ showing that it is not in the Greek. Thus, I would capitalize the You and the We worship what We know, or even make it "I worship what I know". Do you see where I am coming from as far as seeing the true Vine? Your Romans 12 reference is a good one for comparison with John 4:20. The "You people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship" would relate well with Romans 12:5, "so we, who are many,*are one body in Christ*, and individually members one with another." I would love to talk with you about John 17:17 and the "truth" and also John 8:30 concerning knowing the "Truth" . But I think that these other things should be on a different posting so that others can enter in easier. May I suggest that you compose another posting so that you can get more of the thoughts of others on the forum. Lets stay with Israel and the Vine here. Later, Ray |
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2758 | Isn't Jesus Christ the True Isael to who | John 15:1 | Ray | 14476 | ||
Hi KINDNESS, The marginal note for Jacob's name in my NASB Study Bible says "i.e. one who takes by the heel or supplants." So, supplanter would be an appropriate character trait for a person of that name. But when I say that he "earned" the name Israel for his wrestling match I don't necessarily mean that in a good sense. Jacob seems to be "forcing his way" into the blessings of God. The Genesis passage doesn't say who brought about the wrestling match, but I know that God will not strive or struggle with man forever. Hosea says that Judah is also unruly against God and Hosea 12:2 says, "The Lord also has a dispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds. In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he contended with God. Yes, he wrestled with the *Angel and prevailed; *he wept and sought His favor." It goes on to give a message for us. Hosea 12:4b, "He found Him at Bethel, And there He spoke with us, Even the Lord, the God of hosts; The Lord is His name. Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually." But I would like to go back to John 4:20 for I agree that it is through these people that the promised Messiah comes. This is the way that I interpret John 4:20; my personal copy for whatever its worth. " "Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and You (people, the Jews) say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; I (and we) worship what I (and we) know, for salvation is from the Jews. But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be (His) worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth." Consider that for a while and get back with me. Later, Ray |
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2759 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 14446 | ||
Hi GeneralWAS, I'm sorry for the inconvenience here and thanks again. My posting is "Who or what is the "gift of God" and can be quick searched for Acts 8:20. | ||||||
2760 | Is the Holy One Jesus of the Father? | 1 Pet 1:15 | Ray | 14366 | ||
Hi wwjdlc, Your interest here is the same as mine. I encourage you to rejoin the forum and let us know how you are doing in your desire to know Him. I started my search in knowing the Spirit in the gospel of John. See John 14:7, John 10:14, John 6:51, John 15:16, 26, John 16:27, John 17:24, John 9:29, and John 18:37, "Everyone who is of the (Truth) hears My voice." Pilate said to Him, "What is Truth?" Parentheses mine to show the Spirit in my mind. It is good for us to know (Him). Later, Ray |
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