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281 | Born of the Pneuma or pneuma? | John 3:8 | Ray | 142572 | ||
Hi lionheart, I would hope that we all are a work in progress in sanctification. 1 Thess 4:7, "For God/ has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification. 8 Consequently, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His (h)Holy (s)Spirit [my choice is holy spirit, the gift] to you. 9 Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by (God) to love one another." 1 Thess 4:1, "Finally, then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you received from us [instruction] as to how you ought to walk and please (God), (just as you actually do walk), that you may excel still more." Romans 8:4, "who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the (Spirit)." The parentheses, except for the (just as you actually do walk) are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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282 | Born of the Pneuma or pneuma? | John 3:8 | Ray | 142551 | ||
Hi lionheart, I have been working on an understanding for this verse for some twenty years now. It is still a work in progress for me, with pencil in hand. I am really asking a question and looking for input. Looking at what you wrote to me we might start to consider the Spirit and the spirit, the Man and the man. For you wrote--and I don't know if you intended the lower case--"that we received from God what he is". "What he is". My thoughts expressed on the forum are these. I differentiate between the Giver and the gift. I see the Holy Spirit and the holy spirit. I see Jesus as 100 percent God and 100 percent Man [sic]. He came in the likeness of men but we know Him as God/Man. 1) Now in what you have written, the person [holy thing] that we have received from God the Giver would be lower case spirit. We could say with Romans 8:15 that we have received a spirit [sic] of adoption by which we cry "Daddy, Father!" Or we could say with 2 Timothy 1:6,7 that the gift of God that is in us, that God has given us, is not a spirit of timidity but of power. So the thought is that God's Son was given to us by God; so Jesus is the Gift and the Giver of spirit as well. 2) My thought of what spirit is: The spirit is connected with the words and testimony of God, the word of God. I think of John 3:34, "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the (s)Spirit [my choice is spirit] without measure. Thus, words equals spirit. We are born from above, born again, by the word of God. So I would say again that God is the Giver (of the words), and the gift is that spiritual word that He gives without measure. 3) I would suggest that you read the other threads on this verse and maybe we can look at 1 Thessalonians 1-5 and Ezekiel 37:5-10 and compare them with this verse. Someone also mentioned 1 Corinthians and Romans 8:16. Thanks for your thoughts. From the heart, Ray |
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283 | Fitting for Him to perfect the Author? | Luke 2:16 | Ray | 142494 | ||
Hi Kalos, You have the total for number of translations in your favor for this decision. I know of one more that you can add to the list; the NRSV. 1) I have three Interlinear copies at my desk that I refer to, so that leaves me for "an earlier copy" for gaining favor toward my decision. :) The earliest copyright for my three copies is the Jay P. Green, Sr. Literal Translation, Baker Bookhouse. Hebrews 2:10, Literal Translation, "For it was fitting for Him, because of whom (are) all things, and through whom (are) all things, bringing many sons to glory, to perfect (Him) as the Author of their salvation through sufferings." In other words, it was fitting for Him...to perfect [(h)Him as] the Author of their salvation. So I go with the NASB, but with a capitalized Author. The Nelson Press copy that I use has a capitalized Greek and capitalized English "Originator" underneath, but the NKJ in the margin has a lower case "captain". 2) In looking at Hebrew 12:2 in the Interlinears I found some things of interest to me. It is my understanding that the original manuscripts were in all capital letters. In the Interlinear copy of Green's, capital letters and small letters have been added. That is the case for the NKJV Interlinear by Nelson Press as well. The third copy I use has upper and lower case Greek but with all capitals for the English translation under the Greek. That copy is from Tyndale Press. Anyway, for Hebrews 12:2 the copies vary. For Green's Greek the "Author" is in upper case Greek and "finisher" is in lower case Greek but with Author and Finisher underneath in English translation. Green also has Author and Finisher in his Literal Translation at the left margin. The KJ is on the right hand margin and of course has it translated author and finisher because they didn't concern themselves with capitalization. Of course we don't worry about capitalization, either, do we? But isn't it important to know how to think about God and to look at the Greek? The Nelson Press copy that I use has the Greek capitalizing both "Originator" and "Perfecter" with a capitalized English underneath for both words. Their translation choice for the margin is the NKJ which reads "author and finisher". 3) I would be open to talking more with you about verses like Hebrews 12:25 and looking at His brethren in comparing 2:11 and 17. If you want to talk about them, I would express more of why I go with "author and finisher" of our faith. From the heart, Ray |
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284 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | Ray | 142417 | ||
Hi Hank, Another possibility that I have considered and rejected is "a voice of One, crying in the wilderness, "Repent". I rejected it because of the comparison with Isaiah 40:3, "A voice is calling, "Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God." Will there be peace and truth in our days because we have spoken the word of the Lord? See Isaiah 39:8. I find it interesting that the writer of the critique of Lynne Truss' book went on and spoke of "voice". From the heart, Ray |
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285 | The dead in 1 Pet 4:6 | 1 Pet 4:6 | Ray | 142392 | ||
P.S. Romans 8:10, "And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit [sic] is alive because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His (Spirit) who indwells you." 1 Peter 4:6, "...that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live according to the will of God in the (Spirit)." The parentheses are mine for comparison. From the heart, Ray |
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286 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | Ray | 142375 | ||
Hi Hank, In making a google search for the name of the writer of the book we are talking about, I ran into a critique from the "New Yorker". It is called "Bad Comma" by Louis Menand. Since Lynne Truss--the writer of the book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves"--is a British writer, he feels that she should rewrite the book. Are we surprised to hear that? The book is a best seller in England and in America. The critique suggests that her copy editor needed a copy editor. From the heart, Ray |
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287 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | Ray | 142353 | ||
Hi Hank, I received "Eats, shoots and leaves" for a gift as well. I heard the last part of her presentation at a book signing recently. My copy is with my daughter right now, but we should probably add her name to the quote you made from the book. I don't know if I fully agree with you in your saying that the word of God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. If that is true, why are there new copyrights of versions and new choices of manuscripts used? From the heart, Ray |
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288 | Jake's Expository Notes | 2 Pet 1:3 | Ray | 142347 | ||
Hi StJake, Thank you for your post. I am sorry if you were turned off by the poster here. As one who is interested in capitalization, I appreciated your note on the difference between "reverence" and "God-likeness"; the difference between "godliness" and "Godliness". I think that it relates to knowing the things of this life and knowing the Life, also. His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness. From the heart, Ray |
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289 | Never did a Man speak...? | John 7:46 | Ray | 142311 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, I have not forgotten you and want to speak about these things with you for I am happy to see you thinking about them. I want to thank you for the Scriptures for I have thoughts about them that I want to share. However, I won't get to them all tonight. Wigglesworth in the discussion in the other thread for this verse said that Jesus was 100 percent man and l00 percent God. So when you say that He was God inhabiting a human body, would you agree with him that He was totally God and totally (m)Man? My thought about John 7:46 is that with the interpretation of "man and Man" there is the idea that if He was a Man then He was not a man. "The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this Man." With the interpretation of the NASB "man and man" we do not have the thought that He was Man at all. So I am penciling in for my personal copy "Man and Man". In that interpretation then He is both Man and man. "Never did a Man speak the way this Man speaks." In a sense then, He has the witness in Himself of two men, and He is true. From the heart, Ray |
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290 | Why identify the cities and not the man? | Luke 10:30 | Ray | 142185 | ||
Hi mommapbs, In looking at Luke 10:25-29 one has to look at who is speaking in the verses. In verse 26 Jesus said to the man, "How does it [the Law] read to you?" In verse 28 he is told, "If you do this, you will live". And in verse 29 he wishes to justify himself. 1) So, lets put the Law in lower and upper case English for our understanding instead of the all caps Hebrew. How are we to understand this and apply it for ourselves? Verse 27, "And he answered and said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and will all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." This is the Law for the people, for it says that "you shall"...and if "you do this", then you will live. So the passage reads in verse 29, "But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" This is still talking about the people or in particular, this person. 2) Now in application for today, we can say that we can seek to justify ourselves and say "And who is my Neighbor?" We want to love the Neighbor as we do ourselves. A Scripture that comes to mind is Matthew 25:31-46. Note this comparison. Matthew 25:44, "Then they themselves also will answer, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then ***He will answer them, saying, 'Truly **I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to *Me.' 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Luke 11:20, "He who is not with ***Me is against **Me; and he who does not gather with *Me, scatters." If He is our (n)Neighbor we shoud invite Him in. If we help our neighbors it should be as if we were doing it for Him. God's blessings to you, mommapbs, and to our neighbors. From the heart, Ray |
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291 | Why identify the cities and not the man? | Luke 10:30 | Ray | 142179 | ||
Hi mommapbs, You do speak from your heart and that often entails some risk doesn't it? So I say, more power to you, girl. 1) As Revelation 22:18,19 says, we do not want to add OR subtract to the word of God. 2) I would say that God is love and that God is good. I would not capitalize "good" in a verse for instance like Matthew 19:17. Matthew 19:17, "And He said to him, "Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only **One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." contrast/compare Matthew 5:47, "And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly **Father is perfect." Luke 7:49, "...Who is this **[man,Man] who forgives sins?" Luke 10:36, "Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" 37 And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." And **Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same." Romans 2:11, "For there is no partiality with **God." 3) In considering God as a Neighbor: I hear you saying that you want to think of Deity as the Good Samaritan and the Good Neighbor. You would have us see God as One who comes to our aid as a Neighbor would. I can see that He indeed does come to our aid, for He is good. But God is also the One who created the heavens and the earth, and the natural disasters are things that come about because of the way the world was made. So we cannot deny the God above. Job 31:23, "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of **His majesty [exaltation] I can do nothing.... Job 31:26, "If I have looked at the sun [Lit. light] when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor, 27 And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, 28 That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God/ above." John 15:5, "I am the (v)Vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and **I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me/ you can do nothing." 4) I was looking today also at the words that He has spoken. John 6:63, John 16:1, John 16:12, and John 16:18. We all have a lot to learn, do we not? From the heart, Ray |
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292 | Why identify the cities and not the man? | Luke 10:30 | Ray | 142147 | ||
Hi mommapbs, The story is often referred to as the story of the Good Samaritan, but the Scriptures do not do so. The Samaritan was proven to be a neighbor, to be neighborly, to be helpful, compassionate, generous, brave, and merciful; in every way appearing to be a good man. He helped the man not caring who he was; just as there is no partiality with God. Romans 2:9-11, "There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace to every man who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with **God." Luke 10:36, "Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighnor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" 37 And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." And **Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same." 1) I am glad that you are being aware of capitalization and that this is leading you to consider some things in a different light. I hope however, that you did not decide to pencil in a "And who is My [sic] neighbor?" for your personal copy of the Scriptures. 2) In choosing the word (l)Love: I personally would say that God is love. 1 John 4:8 and 16. 3) We can think of God as a Good Neighbor also; but the Scriptures will not have that phrase. From the heart, Ray |
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293 | The Red Writing | Rev 1:1 | Ray | 142065 | ||
Hi tduplechain, Thank you for responding to my questions. You have replied here that the "red ink is the words of jesus and the lamb is jesus". O.K. You also said that the "lamb of god takes away the sins". O.K. So you would agree then that it is the Lamb rather than the red ink (words) that takes away the sins. I also have asked you whether you know the difference between the word and the Word. I would say that the word of God is the Bible and the Word of God is God Himself. Would you agree or at least know the distinction I am making? In testing your spirit mind, the Scripture that came to my mind was 1 John 4:1. It says, "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God." So the question that I would ask now is whether you believe that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Do you know Him as coming in the flesh? Do you know Him as a Man with flesh and blood? My point is that He is not just red ink and words. He came to earth in the likeness of men; as a Man with flesh, blood, and bones. From the heart, Ray |
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294 | The Red Writing | Rev 1:1 | Ray | 141980 | ||
Hi tduplechain, Let me test the wisdom of your spirit mind. Do you know that the red ink is equated with the words of Jesus? Do you know that the whiteness is equated with the Lamb? Do you know the difference between the word and the Word? Our robes are made white by the blood of the Lamb and not by the words of Christ. Do you agree? From the heart, Ray |
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295 | Christ Jesus testimony / Red writing | Rev 1:1 | Ray | 141977 | ||
Hi Kalos, Don't give up yet, brother. But we need to talk together. Perhaps at #140997? From the heart, Ray |
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296 | What does Jesus mean in John 14:12? | John 14:12 | Ray | 141963 | ||
Hi Hank, In comparing John 14:26 and 7:39 I learn that we have power when Jesus is glorified and the Holy Spirit teaches us all things. I would learn further that "from his [our, as believers] innermost being shall flow rivers of living water." Would that be your understanding of John 7:38? From the heart, Ray |
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297 | You will do greater things ? what did he | John 14:12 | Ray | 141961 | ||
Hi Makarios, Its interesting to see how we have changed and not changed over the years.:) Notice how you may have changed from your view of John 13:16 and John 15:20 per our recent discussions. And that is not to find fault as I am always with my eraser in hand. From the heart, Ray |
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298 | what does Rev. 8;7 mean? | Ex 9:23 | Ray | 141953 | ||
More--for whoever is interested. MacArthur's notes for Revelation 8:7: "8:7 hail and fire followed, mingled with blood. This may describe volcanic eruptions that could certainly result from the earthquakes in v.5. The steam and water thrown into the sky by such eruptions could easily condense into hail and fall to earth along with the fiery lava (cf. Ex. 9:13-25). Dust and gases may so contaminate falling liquid water that it appears blood red." William Barclay, continuing from the quote of my first post concerning Rev 8:7-12: Barclay writes: "In this case it is by no means possible that John is taking at least a part of his picture from actual events which he had seen or of which he had heard. A rain which looks like a rain of blood has more than once been reported from the Mediterranean countries. There is, for instance, a record of such a rain in Italy and all over south-east Europe in 1901. The reason for it is that fine red sand from the Sahara Desert is caught up into the upper air; and then when the rain comes it seems to be raining blood, as the rain and the fine red particles of sand fall together upon the earth. It may well be that John had seen something like this or had heard of it. Further, he speaks of a flaming mass falling into the sea. This sounds very like a volcanic eruption. There was an eruption of Mount Versuvius in August of A.D. 79 which decimated Naples and its bay. That would be within a very few years of the writing of the Revelation. The Aegean Sea has volcanic islands and volcanoes beneath the sea. Strabo, the Greek geographer, reports an eruption in the Aegean Sea, in which Patmos lay, in the year 196 B.C., which actually resulted in the formation of a new island called Palaia Kaumene. Such events also may have been in John's mind. In this picture of terror John has the vision of God using the elemental forces of nature to warn man of the final destruction to come." I hope these quotes are of interest and help. From the heart, Ray |
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299 | is it wrong to masterbate? | 1 Cor 7:9 | Ray | 141931 | ||
Hi Russ, In comparing these Scriptures, I think that we can see how it should be in the kingdom of God. The kingdom has high standards certainly; for even when a man looks at a woman with lust for her, he commits adultery with her in his heart. This is called adultery whether masturbation is involved or not. In other words, masturbation is not spoken against here, but rather it is talking of the condition of ones' heart especially in regard to relationships. I don't believe that masturbation would be so bad, that we should cut off our hands or male body part in order not to go to hell. There is no law against masturbation. I would compare Matt 5:25-32 with 1 Cor 6:11, "And such were some of you, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ..." We are under the law of the Spirit of our God. 1 Cor 6:12 goes on and says, "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything." If we keep our minds on the things of God we will not be mastered by anything. From the heart, Ray |
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300 | How we judge the Man? | John 7:51 | Ray | 141868 | ||
Hi lionheart, As you know, this is a question of capitalization. When you talk to me you have to be in a NASB or NKJ mode, where the pronouns are capitalized. So when you say "he was even addressed by them as being", then you probably think of Him as just a man. You may think of him as being a perfect man but still as a man. I think of Him as being fully Man and fully God. I would like to have us be consistent in our thinking of Him. I agree with the NASB which capitalizes "Him" even though the people might think of Him as a false prophet. I think also that we have to be consistent in our capitalization of Deity. You have written here: "But this he spoke of the Spirit. You can read the rest of the verse. Jesus is referring to the spirit." So you have written about an upper and lower case (s)Spirit. But that is a good question: Was Jesus speaking of the Spirit or the spirit in verse 39? And in verse 52 are the people speaking of a prophet or the Prophet? From the heart, Ray |
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