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181 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146905 | ||
Hi EdB, I see your thought as an excellent one. The Spirit doesn't need to search the depths of God for the Spirit of God knows the thoughts of God. However, the spirit searches all things, even the spirit that is in a man, for who knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the man? 1) Continuing on to verse 12, here is my interpretation using capitalization. "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the *spirit which is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God." Thanks Ed. From the heart, Ray |
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182 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146899 | ||
Hi EdB, In studying the Bible, the capitalization of "spirit" is in our determination as much as anyone else. We look at the context just as do the translator/interpretters of our versions. And the capitalization indicates if you are focusing on the essence or on the Person. As one who counts those words of "Spirit", of Deity, the capitalization is important to me. For instance, in looking at Galatians 3:5 there are two ways to consider the verse and have the two occurances of Deity that I see there. Galatians 3:5, NKJ, "Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?--" Here we can consider a lower case "spirit" that is supplied to us by hearing with faith the words given us. If one goes with the lower case spirit then there are two words of Deity in the verse. Or we can go with the NASB, "Does He then, who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?" Probably the Pentecostal would say that the Spirit is provided, while I would say that the spirit was provided by which we can work miracles. I would say that we are to be filled with the holy spirit and the Pentecostal would say the Holy Spirit. 1) Another passage that I see that we can consider a lower case spirit while looking at the number of Deity nouns and pronouns, is 1 Cor 2:10. 1 Cor 2:10, NASB, "For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God." 1 Cor 2:10, NKJ, "But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God." I would see four words of Deity for the verse, and thus would consider a lower case for "His spirit" in the NKJ. In other words, the things not heard, that have not entered into the heart of man are the words revealed by His spirit. The choice here to my mind is either "His spirit" or "the Spirit". I have been offering my viewpoint, and would welcome any comments. From the heart, Ray |
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183 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146832 | ||
Hi Searcher, John 4:24, NKJ, "God is Spirit,..." John 4:24, NASB, "God is spirit, [marginal note, Or, Spirit]..." I would go with God is Spirit or with the KJ, "God is a Spirit". The Greek for John 4:24 does have the definite article in the Interlinears I own. Incidently, I would say that an angel is a spirit but God is a Spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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184 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146810 | ||
Hi EdB, You wrote and I agree, "So in effect we all do enter by one Spirit and that being the Spirit of God." Who do people think of when they speak of the Spirit of God? Who do people think of when the Bible speaks of the Spirit of Jesus in Acts 16:6,7? Since we have access through faith in Him and what was done on the cross, then the bottom line is that we believe that Jesus was, is, and always will be Spirit. John 4:24, "(God) is Spirit..." 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the (Lord) is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." Romans 8:2, "For the law of the (Spirit)--of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death." Ephesians 2:18, "For through Him we both have one access in one (Spirit) to the Father." The parentheses are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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185 | Law v Faith. Are Jews Condemened? | Leviticus | Ray | 146699 | ||
Hi EdB, You gave a good answer and I have no comment on it. But terrib has introduced to the thread Ephesians and I thought of Romans. Can we look at those passages to see their contribution to the question at hand. I thought of Romans because it speaks of the lack of condemnation and also of being set free from the law. Romans 8:1, NASB, "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death." Ephesians 2:17, "And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near. 18 for through Him we both have one access in one Spirit to the Father." EdB, you wrote that "There is only one access to the Father and that is through Jesus Christ.". I agree with that. Ephesians 2:18 said that "through Him we both have one access" and Ephesians 3:12 says, "in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him." Looking further, however, into the consideration of the trinity of God and the individual Persons, would you comment concerning the access "in one Spirit to the Father." I see Ephesians 2:18 and the access in one (Spirit) to the Father to be a match with Romans 8:2 and the (Spirit) of life in Christ Jesus. Not a perfect match in considering the Persons, but good comparison verses. We belong to (Him), Romans 8:9 and I bow my knees to the (Father), Ephesians 3:14 I find to be a perfect match. Any comments at all? From the heart, Ray |
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186 | "He erased the certificate of debt" | Col 2:14 | Ray | 146140 | ||
Hi Rowdy, Matthew 5:17, #134001, 133986, are references for your discussion with Kalos. Going on from there, I am seeing that you go with the NIV which speaks of the "written code" and does not give the distinction between the certificate of debt and the decrees that the NASB suggests. I would like your contribution to the discussion below with mark d seyler. My question is, "How many pronouns of Deity does Colossians 2:14,15 have?" For instance, would you go with the KJ for "nailing it to his [His] cross"? Or, could you go with a combination of the NASB and KJ and say that "He has taken it out of the way, having nailed Him to the cross."? In that regard, then He would be a public spectacle as your incomplete quote of Col 2:13 suggests. But, in any case for verse 14, I would say that He made a public spectacle of the powers and authorities "through Him", i.e. the cross, as the NASB states. Hebrews 9:26b, "...but now once at the consummation of the ages *He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. [Or, by **His sacrifice]." Colossians 2:14b, "...and *He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to [**His] cross." Compare/contrast 1 Timothy 2:6 [the *One] who gave **Himself a ransom on behalf of all people,... The stars and brackets are mine for comparison. From the heart, Ray |
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187 | Under part of the Law? | Col 2:14 | Ray | 146113 | ||
Hi Kalos, I wonder if Michael Morrison would go with one of these interpretations? Colossians 2:14, "having cancelled out the certificate of decrees against us and which was hostile to us, and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to **His cross. Compare NASB and KJ. or even this interpretation? Colossians 2:14, "having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which was hostile to us, and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed **Him to the cross." For He had disarmed [NASB marginal note, Or, divested Himself of ] the rulers and authorities. From the heart, Ray |
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188 | Partly under the Law? | Col 2:14 | Ray | 146110 | ||
Hi Mark, Romans 8:1 comes to mind, "Therefore there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 For the law of the Spirit--of life in Christ Jesus --has set you free from the law of sin and death." So it is not what the law or Law can do but rather what God has already done. He condemned sin in the flesh and now we are walking according to the Spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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189 | Who is the prophet? | Acts 3:22 | Ray | 145989 | ||
Hi Emmaus, I also find these Scriptures to be good companion verses. Thank you for them. From the heart, Ray |
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190 | Esther means hidden in Hebrew | Esth 1:1 | Ray | 145921 | ||
Hi mkap, 1) I don't see God's name hidden in the book of Esther. 2) Neither do I see that God's name is "hidden". 3) I do not see Esther as a type for God. Please respond to any of these three sentences if they relate to what you want to say. From the heart, Ray |
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191 | Do we know Him who is true? In Him? | 1 John 5:20 | Ray | 145917 | ||
Hi Seedling, I don't know if you are familiar with Greek/English Interlinear copies or not so let me explain. I own three such copies which all have the Greek with it's translation in the center and with a chosen translation in the margin. One of my copies has the KJ, another has the NKJ, and the other has the New Revised Standard Version in the margin. The translation in the center with the Greek is word for word, so be aware that they will not match the translated version. The verse that I quoted as "Literal" is actually my own interpretation using capitalization choices from the copies available to me. For instance one copy says in the word for word Greek, "that we might know the true one; and we are in the true one;" and another copy reads "that we might know the true (One); and we are in the true (One),..." The parentheses are in that copy because the word "(o)One" is understood in the Greek. These two copies also differ in their translation of the word "houtos", #3778. One has the word translated as "This" is" and the other has it translated "This One" is". I have said all this to say that there are translating choices to be made. The third copy that I have available to me, the one with the New Revised Standard Version in the margin, has the Greek in the middle along with a word for word translation in ALL CAPS. I would go with the New Revised Standard Version for this verse, 1 John 5:20. Here is the word for word Greek translated in this copy put out by Tyndale Press. 1 John 5:20, "ALSO WE KNOW THAT THE SON OF GOD HAS COME AND HAS GIVEN US UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAY KNOW THE TRUE ONE, AND WE ARE IN THE TRUE ONE, [EVEN] IN THE SON OF HIM, JESUS CHRIST. THIS ONE IS THE TRUE GOD AND ETERNAL LIFE." The NRSV in the margin reads, "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we might know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." So again, I would go with the NRSV for this verse except that I would capitalize the Him, Him, and His as speaking of Deity. I would recommend that you purchase a Greek/English Interlinear for there are choices to be made. From the heart, Ray |
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192 | After death do angels take us to God? | Matt 13:36 | Ray | 145865 | ||
Hi child of light 777, The Matthew 13:30 phrase that you see clearly as the angels taking us up into heaven, "gather the wheat into my barn", may indeed mean that. However, it could also mean that the angels were gathering the wheat "together" in the barn. The explanation of the parable in Matthew 13 does not include information about the wheat and angels. So, I would say that we can not say definately that the angels carried them. The stress of the passage seems to be the activity of the angels in gathering together the tares, those who commit lawlessnes (verse 41) and does not speak to any activity with the righteous. Similarly, the parable about the fish in the net speaks about taking the wicked from among the righteous to cast them into the furnace of fire but it does not speak about any activity of the angels with the righteous. Now this is not to say that the angels are not to have this activity of carrying the righteous, I am just saying that the passage does not say that. We do better to look at a verse like Pastor Glenn contributed, Luke 16:22, where the words are actually used. P.S. Thank you, dino, for your prayers and encouragement. Each day for me is a miracle in that I am in my second "bonus" year for my cancer. My PSA is now sky high and I am taking some very strong chemo therapy and experiencing tiredness and some nausea; however I am pretty much pain free and mobile, being able to participate in various activities. God has been good. From the heart, Ray |
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193 | After death do angels take us to God? | Matt 13:36 | Ray | 145841 | ||
Hi child of light 777, I appreciate your Scriptures and the comparisons suggested by them of looking at the one who sows and the one who reaps. I appreciate the Scripture in your User Info where you quote 1 Corinthians 3:5, "What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but **God was causing the growth." John 4:41, "And many more believed because of **His word." 1) Even though I see your verses as good comparisons, I do not see how they relate to the question here. We all need to search a little further if we want to find cause to agree with Hollywood concerning the angels. From the heart, Ray |
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194 | What is "it" referring to | Eph 2:8 | Ray | 145811 | ||
Hi Tim, It is good for us to have such a capable Greek resident advisor on the forum. The marginal note in my NASB Study Bible has [ i.e. that salvation] so you are in agreement with them. From the heart, Ray |
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195 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Ray | 145573 | ||
Hi Hank, You are right. The post was below my standards. I guess I wanted to show that we are not necessarily "controlled" by Christ. I, too, am a sinner and bound over to disobedience like everyone else. I, too can express an unloving attitude. Yet, in contrast, I expressed the fact that the love of Christ binds us together. The post was not absent of content for addressing the disagreement between us. Romans 11:32 has "shut up all" which is #4788 from 4862 and 2808, to shut together. 2 Corinthians 5:14 has "compels", #4912 from 4862 and 2192, to hold together. Both words are from #4862, with, together with. So my point is that we are shut up TOGETHER in sin (there is none righteous, not one), and we are bound TOGETHER in the love of Christ. 1) You have to understand that this discussion of "control", especially by the Holy Spirit, has been going on for four years, since my beginning days on the forum. I have tried to tell Kalos, "Hey, we have got to talk" for some time now. I thought it was time we cleared the air again. From the heart, Ray |
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196 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Ray | 145550 | ||
Hi Kalos, I sense that the love of Christ is not in control in our dealings with each other. May God have mercy on us all. Romans 11:32, "For God has shut up all in disobedience that **He might show mercy to all." 2 Corinthians 5:14, NKJ, "For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge this: that if **One died for all, therefore all died." Although God has grouped us all together as sinners, I trust that the love of Christ can bind us together as believers in the One who died for us and shows us mercy. From the heart, Ray |
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197 | are you saved by Jesus Christ or Jehovah | John 8:58 | Ray | 145527 | ||
Hi Pastor Glenn, The Psalm 102:27 verse has a marginal note in the NASB Study Bible of [Lit., He]. Thus verse 27 can read "But Thou art He, And Thy years will not come to an end." From the heart, Ray |
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198 | Is Jehovah lying? | John 8:58 | Ray | 145526 | ||
Hi fellow worker, In the John 10:32 passage the Jews do not falsely accuse Jesus. I would say that they are recognizing that Jesus being a Man, makes God out to be Man. We know that Jesus taught that God is Spirit, and how can the Creator become a Man? We can hardly comprehend it can we; let alone comprehend that He would come to earth to die for us. 1) You have written that "a god" for John 10:32 would be a more accurate choice because the definite article is lacking. That does not make sense to me, and I think that the opposite is true. "...You, being a Man, make Yourself/God." 2) I have noticed your choice of a lower case "son of God" in your posts although you speak of the Son. I know that you have recognized Luke as talking of the Son of the Most High. So do you recognize the Son of God? How do you interpret John 3:6? Do you think that the Spirit [God] would give birth to a Spirit? Would God give birth to a son or a Son? 3) For looking to the second Person of the trinity for salvation, look at John and 1 John as examples. John 20:31, "but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name." 1 John 5:10, "The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son. 11 And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son." From the heart, Ray |
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199 | Is Jehovah lying? | John 8:58 | Ray | 145501 | ||
Hi fellow worker, May I offer some Scripture comparisons? First of all, I would agree with you for Isaiah 43:10, "Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me." Isaiah 43:11, "I, even I, am the (Lord); And there is no *Savior besides Me. 12 It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you." John 17:3, "And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true (God), and the *One whom You sent, Jesus Christ." [Literal translation, parentheses and stars are mine for comparison] Exodus 6:28, "Now it came about on the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "(I) am the *Lord; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you." 30 But Moses said before the Lord, 'Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?' 7:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "See, I make you as God/ to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you..."" John 10:32, "Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the (Father); for which of them are you stoning *Me?" 33 The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a Man, make Yourself/ out to be God."" What I see in these comparisons is that Moses was seen as God to Pharaoh, but it was God who was speaking. Compare Exodus 6:30 where Moses says that he is unskilled in speech and Isaiah 43:12 where it says that "It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed." It goes on and says that there was no strange god among you. Similarly, for John 17 there is no strange god here. He and the Father are one. Separate Persons, yet one. Jesus, being a Man [not a man like Moses] made Himself/ God. 1) Colossians 1:15, "And He is the image of the invisible (God), the first-born of all creation. 16 For by *Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created by Him and for Him." Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let *Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." From the heart, Ray |
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200 | are you saved by Jesus Christ or Jehovah | John 8:58 | Ray | 145498 | ||
Hi fellow worker, No, to disagree is not a goal of the Study Bible Forum. If you will click on "About the Forum" you will read this: "Postings must be Biblically based and not opposing to the authority of the Bible, Christianity, or the deity of Jesus Christ. Whenever possible, postings should include supporting Bible references." Anyone who does not believe in the deity of Christ will find opposition from all true forum members. From the heart, Ray |
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