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261 | Does any body knows the 12 names of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 78489 | ||
Hi sisterkath, P.S.S, James 3:9, New World Translation, "With it we bless Jehovah, even [the] Father, and yet with it we curse men who have come into existence "in the likeness of God". 10 Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing." Although we have great differences I hope that we can continue to talk under peaceful conditions. James 3:18. From the heart, Ray |
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262 | Does any body knows the 12 names of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 78490 | ||
Hi Hank, Your point was not addressed was it? I believe that the Jehovah's witness would tell us that "Abba" was not in the Greek. We know of course that it is. Blessings to you. From the heart, Ray |
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263 | Does any body knows the 12 names of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 78689 | ||
Hi sisterkath, I didn't mean to infer that we weren't on good speaking terms or having an arguement in any way. I simply chose to use words from the NWT in the James 3:18 verse that I referenced. We are here on the forum "making peace" aren't we? James 3:18, NWT, "Moreover, the fruit of righteousness has its seed sown under peaceful conditions for those who are making peace." But yes we do have our differences; and let me speak to your choice, also, of words for I have an interest in capitalization.:) You said: "Did I say anything "out of the way"?" I choose to capitalize "the Way, the Truth, and the Life", because it speaks to the Deity of Christ; but your church denies that fact. In a post somewhere in the past, I have expressed that we can learn from your members' dedication to their fellowship, their willingness to serve, and time spent studying the Scriptures. But I guess what I would try to tell you is that many of you are not "making peace" but are introducing seeds of discord and strife, and seeds of untruth in a place where we are expecting "peaceful conditions". From the heart, Ray |
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264 | Does any body knows the 12 names of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 78692 | ||
Hi sisterkath, Your quote says, "The two together express the love and intelligent confidence of the child". We are talking about the words "Abba and "Father" of Mark 14:36. The "child" of that verse is none other than the Son of God, Jesus the Christ. As the Son of Man, Jesus had a close relationship where He could call the Father, "Abba", or "Daddy". We as children of God and children of Jesus can say after we have received a spirit or Spirit of adoption as sons can cry out "Abba, Father!". It is my wish that you listen to the word of truth found in the Scriptures and hear the witness of the Spirit Himself. Romans 8:15 It is my hope that you will belong to Christ, Gal 3:29, and that you will know that in the fullness of time the Son of Man was sent by God. It is my hope that we all should hear the word of truth and receive this spirit of adoption as sons. Then the Spirit of His Son will be in our hearts and we can cry out "Abba! Father!" Galatians 4:6 From the heart, Ray |
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265 | Does any body knows the 12 names of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 78721 | ||
Hi Truthfinder, Have you found the Truth yet? Welcome to this thread. In #78490 to Hank above, I told him that we can know that "Abba" is in the Greek. I had supposed that because "Abba" is in italics in the NWT that they were suggesting that the word was not in the Greek manuscripts. But we know that it is. From the heart, Ray |
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266 | why do we sin when sin has no mastery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 80898 | ||
Hi EdB, 1 Corinthians 15:31 and Gal 5:24 were comparison verses in my particular study that I was going to write to you. Luke 14:27 that Emmaus suggested to you would also be linked in my study but not to the same Person of the Trinity. Another Scripture that shows how it is a daily struggle is Romans 8:36,37, "Just as it is written, "For Thy sake we are being put to death ALL DAY LONG; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered." But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through (Him) who loved us." Romans 8:10, "And if (Christ) is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the *Spirit is alive because of righteousness." 1 Cor 3:23, "And you belong to (Christ); and Christ belongs to God." Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ/ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered (Himself) up for me." Galatians 3:3, "Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit/, are you now being perfected in the flesh?" He provides us with the Spirit and our belief in (God) is reckoned to us as righteousness. Galatians 3:5,6. Galatians 3:29, "And if you belong to (Christ), then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise." Galatians 5:24, "Now those who belong to Christ (Jesus) have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." Galatians 6:8, "For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit shall from the Spirit/ reap eternal life." Romans 8:31, "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?" From the heart, Ray |
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267 | Should Christians Pooh-Pooh Proof? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 81866 | ||
Hi Searcher56, I, too, enjoy the confirmations. I appreciate your thinking about and connecting your verses. I would personally go one verse farther in Hebrews to see the connection. Matthew 18:1-3, "At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And He called a child to (Himself) and set him before them, and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven."" Hebrews 12:3, "For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against (Himself), so that you may not grow weary and lose heart." The parentheses that I have added show the comparison of coming (to Him) as a little child does rather than showing hostility (against Him). God is indeed calling us to Himself. From the heart, Ray |
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268 | Whose Son is He? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 82722 | ||
Hi Bern, Concerning Luke 1:32, was David the father of the Son, the Most High, or of Jehovah God? From the heart, Ray |
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269 | Holy Spirit, an impersonal force? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 82779 | ||
Hi Bern, If the Holy Spirit is not a Person but is rather a power or force in Luke 1:35, then the words should not be capitalized. The New World Translation has it in lower case. Luke 1:35, NWT, "In answer the angel said to her: "Holy spirit [sic] will come upon you, and power of the Most High will overshadow you." From the heart, Ray |
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270 | matthew 27:51-56 Mark15:39-40 | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 82839 | ||
Hi Hank, These sweet questions are looking for an amen and a comment on whether the passages are being understood correctly. I believe he/she is understanding well. I noticed in the marginal note in my NASB Study Bible has for Matthew 27:54, "Or possibly, a son of God or, a son of a god." The Greek, indeed does not give us any help there as far as capitalization. 1) I would think that the gospel writers would quote a believer. 2) I believe that since this is God's word, that He has it written just as He would have it. 3) I believe that sweet has it written correctly when she writes about the Son of God. I think however, that we should realize that Jesus came in the appearance of men but that He was indeed a righteous Man. 4) In my personal study of numbering pronouns of Deity, this would be a "mathematical match" if the verses were translated differently. I offer these translations for what they are worth; using the NASB with some changes and a deletion (not in the Greek). Matthew 27:50-54, "And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up the spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook; and the rocks were split, and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after (His) resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many. Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, "Truly this One was the Son of God."" Mark 15:39, "And when the centurian, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way (He) breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!"" Praise God for His wonderful words and Word. John 5:24, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear shall live. For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment." What do you think? Does (He) have authority? Is His judgment just? Does He speak truthfully? Should we honor the Son? From the heart, Ray |
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271 | matthew 27:51-56 Mark15:39-40 | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 82955 | ||
Hi Hank, I knew that would be your answer, brother. I am hoping that people are realizing that this One was not a son of God nor a son of a god. We need to honor the Son and God in our capitalizations. These Scriptures that sweet has connected point out to me one of the inconsistencies of our translators, namely, the translation and interpretation of "houtos" (Strong's #3778). Scripture references for the answer to my questions are all found in John 5. John 5:27, "and He gave (Him) authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man." He has authority. John 5:30, "I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and (My) judgment is just,..." The Father sent Him and His judgment is just. John 5:23, "in order that all may honor the (Son), even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him." We honor the Son when we know Him as the righteous Man. Does (He) speak truthfully? John 5:25, "Truly, truly, (I) say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear shall live." I have another question, Hank. Do you think that there is Another witness? John 5:32, "There is (Another) who bears witness of Me, and I know that the testimony which He bears of Me is true." What do you all think? From the heart, Ray |
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272 | Whose Son is He? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 82985 | ||
Hi Bern, You wrote, "The dilemma is this--in what way is Jesus David's son if Jesus is God?" The way that we look at Jesus, as the way or the Way for instance, will give you a reasonable answer. You look at Jesus from the outlook of the NWT and see Him as a "god" as per John 1:1. Looking at it that way, I could see how you would see Jesus as David's "son". The way I look at it as one who is interested in capitalization, is that Jesus is the Son of God, He is the Son of Man, He is the Son of Joseph, the Son of Abraham. Capitalizing Son denotes Him as Deity, as God. I would that you could say with Exodus 4:5, "that they may believe that the Lord, the (God) of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you." The way that we can understand Jesus is David's son is to know that He is David's Lord, and that He is the Christ. He is God Himself in flesh, in appearance as a man. Even your NWT reads "Son of David" for instance, Mark 10:47. The translation reverses the order of the pronouns to hide the interpretation, but it still reads "Son of David". Mark 10:47, NWT, "When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he started shouting and saying: "Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me." Mark 10:47, NASB, "And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me." I agree with Morant61, that a good look at Philippians 2:1-11 would be helpful to you. And I agree with Hank that you could look at the New Testament again with a fresh look. Look at it with pen and pencil in hand. A pencil because nobody knows all the answers and a pen to cross off "a god" to show the Word as God. Write "God" in pen because you will not need to change it. From the heart, Ray |
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273 | Holy Spirit, an impersonal force? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 83076 | ||
Hi Bern, That's the way I see it. We all have to decide what to do with the Christ. Do we make Him God or a god? Is Jehovah a Helper or a helper? Is Jehovah a Rock or a rock? Is Jesus a Savior or a savior? Is Jesus the Light of the world or the light of the world? The bottom line is that we have to decide what to make of Him, just as the people in Bible days had to decide. If you were living in the days of Christ would you have found Jesus to be a god who was claiming to be the true God, the One who forgives sins? Therefore, would you have been one calling out, "Crucify! Crucify Him!"? I believe the Hebrew is in all CAPITALS. So in that case the decision would be what should be lower case when translated. Let's look at John 1:7 in the Greek. This has in it the decision of whether Jesus is the Light. It also has the decision of whether belief would come through Him or through him (John the baptist). John 1:6,7, "There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for a witness, that he might bear witness of the Light [NASB, 1995], that all might believe through him [sic]." What do you think? How would you translate it? Or as the NWT would write it, How would YOU translate it? From the heart, Ray |
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274 | Whose Son is He? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 83079 | ||
Hi Bern, I agree that the NWT is an awful translation. I only read from it to learn where my Jehovah's Witness friends are coming from. From the heart, Ray |
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275 | Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 not Satan! | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 83267 | ||
Hi STUDENT7300, I agree that the Lord God would have us study the Scriptures rather than studying about the devil and his work. However, it is good to know who and what we are fighting against and in the final analysis it isn't flesh and blood is it? 2 Cor 10:3,4 and 11:13-15. Romans 8:37, "But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through (Him) who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." I agree also, that we have to take everything in context. However, I believe that we can learn by comparing Scripture to Scripture. May I offer these comparisons which by the way would differ depending on how one interprets and which version is used. Ezekiel 27:1,26, "...O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.' Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty. 26 Your rowers have brought you into great waters; The east wind has broken you In the heart of the seas. Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, your sailors, and your pilots, your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow." 1) Ezekiel 27:1, "Moreover, the word of the (Lord) came to me saying, "And you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre; and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, 'Thus says the Lord God,...'." Ephesians 6:10, "Finally, be strong in the (Lord), and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil." 2) Isaiah 14:4-12, "that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased, and how fury has ceased! The **Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers... 12 How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who have weakened the nations! But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High./" Ezekiel 28:1,2, "The word of the **Lord came again to me saying, "Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord God, "Because your heart is lifted up and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the heart of the seas'; Yet you are a man and not God/, Although you make your heart like the heart of God--" Revelation 2:28,29, "and I will give him the morning star [or, Morning Star]. He who has an ear, let him hear what the **Spirit says to the churches." The stars and parentheses are mine for comparison. Some of the pronouns that are capitalized for literary style in the NASB I have put in lower case to avoid confusion in deification of the devil. So I would say that the leader of Tyre and king of Babylon are types of the devil. From the heart, Ray |
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276 | John 27:11 Why written the No. of fish t | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 84161 | ||
Hi roolars, Welcome to the forum. Type in "153 fish" in the Quick Search on the top right corner, and you will find more than enough information. Click on any of those threads or come back here when you have formed an opinion. (I haven't changed mine). From the heart, Ray |
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277 | Angel of the Lord in 2 Kings 19:35? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 84741 | ||
Hi concern, For all of the Scriptures that you have referenced, the word of choice is a lower case "angel of God". From the heart, Ray |
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278 | THe Spirit of Religion | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 86183 | ||
Hi Elijahprophet, The Scripture that you allude to is 2 Timothy 3:5, "holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; and avoid such men as these." The Greek word here for godliness can be translated "piety". It should not be capitalized. Rather than studying about the spirit of religion would it not be better to study about the Spirit of God? Just a thought. From the heart, Ray |
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279 | Does anyone have a good way to explain t | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 87543 | ||
Hi Morant61, It is true that many have gone down this path with them before. Your comparison Scriptures tell us that Jesus was not a strange god who came down from heaven and dwelt among us. I believe that Isaiah 43:11,12 tells us that there is also no Savior [sic] besides the Lord God. Since they don't know Him as Lord and Savior there is cause for the "frown face". Isaiah 44:8, "Do not tremble and do not be afraid; Have I not long since announced it to you and declared it? And you are My witnesses. Is there any God besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of none.'" 9 Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame." Tim, do you see Isaiah 44:18 and John 9:41 as good comparison verses in regard to the Jehovah's Witnesses as well? Isaiah 44:18, "They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend." John 9:41, "Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have not sin; but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains." P.S. I wish you a successful move; it doesn't sound like fun to me. From the heart, Ray |
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280 | Adult Question young people please do no | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 89435 | ||
Hi Hank, It was just last week that my wife and I were happy to discard Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in order to make room on her book shelves. We had found it to be very inadequate for our daughter's studies through the years. sodomy...any sexual intercourse held to be abnormal: specif. a)bestiality b)anal intercourse, esp. between two male persons. Definition is from Webster's New World College Dictionary, fourth edition. From the heart, Ray |
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