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301 | thank you for your help | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 141849 | ||
In comparing these verses today, I found that I now think of Jesus as a Teacher and as a Shepherd. If God is with us we have a future and a hope. From the heart, Ray |
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302 | The things concerning this Child. | Luke 2:16 | Ray | 141818 | ||
Hi Kalos, Kw5k2 has had a chance to answer your questions and I hope that he gets back to your questions. It appears to me that God in a sense has hidden Himself in the Scriptures. The Hebrew in all capitals and the Greek in all lower case are languages that leave it up to the reader to establish his own view of God. It appears to me that there is "progressive revelation" involved. So I would say that when the Scriptures were read before the printing press and the people learned the word by rote and by hearing only; then it didn't matter about capitalization because one can not determine it by hearing alone. Did the Divine Author or the human authors get it wrong? No they didn't get it wrong. They used the languages that were in place at the time by the will of God. Can we improve on the Scriptures in the original languages? Yes, I believe we can. We could get additional manuscripts in the further passing of time. We can determine the correct manuscripts from the choices we already have. I believe that capitalization of Deity is a major factor in determining which manuscripts to use in translating a version. From the heart, Ray |
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303 | Who is the "prince" Eze 44:3 | Ezek 44:3 | Ray | 141814 | ||
Hi lwal, Welcome to the forum. Check back with your question often because you may get more responses which you won't be notified of because they are posts written to someone else. In other words, as an example, see my post to Emily. Welcome to you both to the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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304 | Who is the "prince" Eze 44:3 | Ezek 44:3 | Ray | 141813 | ||
Hi Emily McAllister, Welcome to the forum. Notes from MacArthur's Study Bible are often quoted on this forum. He says that the prince could possibly be a descendant of David. I would be happy to type out his notes for the verse if you are interested. My personal view is that the "prince" refers back to the "man" of Ezekiel 40:3. He is the one who has been bringing Ezekiel to the various places. So I believe that the "Then He brought me" of verse four should be "Then he (lower case)[the prince] brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the house;" From the heart, Ray |
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305 | Prove Myself holy among you? | Ezek 20:5 | Ray | 141781 | ||
Hi Searcher, With a name like Holy Spirit, why should He have to prove Himself holy. Right? 1) The NKJ in Isaiah 5:16 states that fact much as it does in Ezekiel 20:41. "I will be hallowed" in Ezek 20:41, and in Isaiah 5:16, "But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness." The NASB for Isaiah 5:16, "But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness." So in those examples, the versions are consistent in how they express His holiness, even though in different ways. 2) A look at Isaiah 8:13 for another example shows that there is not always consistency. Isaiah 8:13, NASB, "It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy." Isaiah 8:13, NKJ, "The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;" 3) Yet they are the same in this expression of His holiness in other verses. Isaiah 29:23, "But when he [Jacob] sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel." Isaiah 29:23, NASB, "But when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, They will sanctify My name; Indeed, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, And will stand in awe of the God of Israel." 4) Another verse of interest to me in looking at God being sanctified, set apart, proven holy is 1 Peter 3:15. 1 Peter 3:15, NASB, "but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts,..." 1 Peter 3:15, NKJ, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts,..." I think that it is in that way that He Himself is proven holy. He is one with the Father. From the heart, Ray |
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306 | provoke Me? (revisited) | Ezek 20:5 | Ray | 141714 | ||
Hi Steve, I am still not proficient with the site. But my preference right now is the NASB for Ezekiel 20:28. The High Place that I shall go with my soothing aroma, not putting God to the test, is to the Holy One of Israel. And with that soothing aroma He will accept me, I believe. And I will remember His hand and power and know that He is holy. Psalm 78:40, "How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert! 41 And again and again they tempted [Or, put God to the test], And pained the Holy One/ of Israel. 42 They did not remember His power, [Lit., hand], The day when He redeemed them from the adversary," Psalm 78:56, "Yet they tempted [Or, put to the test] and rebelled against the Most High God, And did not keep His testimonies,...For they provoked Him/ with their high places,..." See John 4:23. From the heart, Ray |
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307 | Where does YLT say "God will be judged | Ezek 20:5 | Ray | 141703 | ||
P.S. Ezekiel 20:39b, "...but later, you will surely listen to Me, and My/ holy name you will profane no longer with your gifts and with your idols." 1 Corinthians 10:5, "Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased; for they were made low in the wilderness. 6 Now these things happened as examples for us, that we should not crave evil things, as they also craved."...9 Nor let us try the Lord/, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents." We later, drink of the same spiritual drink. 1 Corinthians 10:3, NKJ, "and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ." From the heart, Ray |
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308 | Plead My case or judgment? | Ezek 20:5 | Ray | 141692 | ||
Hi lionheart, Youngs Literal Translation seems to say that God will be judged along with the people. I find it interesting that one of the references for verse 36 in my Study Bible has 1 Corinthians 10:5-10. 1 Cor 10:9 reads, "Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents." The idea of "trying" the Lord is not as in a court trial or in a judgment of any kind, but the idea is that we should not over-prove the Lord. We should not tempt or over-tempt Him. The idea of Ezekiel 20:35-37 is that the people will be judged and God makes them "pass under the rod" to see if they belong to Him. The Amplified version gives us the idea of how the sheep were passed under the rod as they were counted. From the heart, Ray |
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309 | NASB or NKJ for these verses? | Ezek 20:5 | Ray | 141670 | ||
Hi Hank, Thank you for your input here. I don't know if they were editorializing so much as that they were phrasing the verses in such a way because the "I will" is only implied. I don't know that for sure either because I don't know Hebrew. In any case, I agree with you and as a counter of pronouns of Deity I will include those verses of "I will pour out", "I would pour out", and "I would pour out" in my count. I will ask a question now about another difference between the NASB and the NKJ for Ezekiel chapter twenty. From the heart, Ray |
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310 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Ray | 141667 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, I have been changing my favorite translations slightly so that it makes sense to me also; in fact for many years now. In that sense, I think we all have to work out our own salvation and go with what we believe. However, I do believe that there is a "perfect" understanding that we need to go back to and rediscover; or that will be revealed later in the will of God. 1) We can not know the thoughts of the Spirit of God or expressed in another way, the thoughts of God's Spirit; but that is one reason why I think that there is the spirit [sic] that is given to us by God the Holy Spirit. I believe that we should be filled with the spirit, and with His word(s). 2) I do not believe that the word "control" is the correct one in thinking of the (h)Holy (s)Spirit. We are "compelled" or "constrained" but there is no controlling by the Holy Spirit. 3) It appears that we believe the same in interpretting a lower case "spirit" for the first spirit in Romans 8:9 and for the "spirit" in verse 10. Here are three comparison verses that I gain from our talking together about these things. 1) Rom 8:9, "However, you are not in the flesh but in the *spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God/ dwells in you...." 2 Cor 5:4, "...in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the *spirit as a pledge." When the Spirit of God/ indwells us, then we should KNOW that we are saved whether we are at home in the body, walking by faith with Him, or whether at home with the Lord/. 2) Rom 8:10, "And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness." 2 Cor 5:11, "...but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences." We are one spirit together, one spiritual body as believers who know the Lord. And thus we persuade men because the love of Christ compels us. 3) Romans 8:11, "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." 2 Cor 5:17, "For the love of Christ controls [NKJ, compels] us, having concluded this, that one [NKJ, One] died for all, therefore all died; 15 and He died for all, that they who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him/ who died and rose again on their behalf. 16 Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore if any man is in (Christ) he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." When His (Spirit) indwells us then we are new creatures in (Christ), and we are children of (God). Romans 8:16. The parentheses and slashes are mine for comparisons. The star is because the starred word differs from the NASB copy. From the heart, Ray |
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311 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Ray | 141626 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, Good thoughts there. Could you talk about Romans 8:9 that I asked you about? Do you think that verse 9 is talking about the Spirit or our spirit (in contrast to our being in the flesh)? Our mind should be set on the Spirit and thinking of the things of the Spirit. But is verse 9 saying that we can be IN the Spirit? I think that when Christ is in us, the spirit (our spirit) is alive because of righteousness. We crucify the flesh but the spirit is alive [Lit. life]. 1) What is your choice for Romans 8:10? NASB, "And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness." NKJ, "And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness." From the heart, Ray |
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312 | I chose Israel and lifted up My hand? | Ezek 20:5 | Ray | 141625 | ||
Hi Searcher, Thank you for the Scriptures. Is this a complete list for Strong's #3027, "lifting up the hand"? Exodus 6:8 Nehemiah 9:15 Psalm 106:26 Ezekiel 36:7 Ezekiel 44:12 Ezekiel 20:5,5,6,15,23,28,42 All of those I would translate "lifted up My hand" rather than swore or sworn. Numbers 14:30 is one that I wonder about. The NASB marginal note says [raised My hand] but the NKJ marginal note says [solemnly promised]. Thanks again. From the heart,Ray P.S. What do you mean by "His lifting His hands is a picture of what man did." |
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313 | I chose Israel and lifted up My hand? | Ezek 20:5 | Ray | 141578 | ||
Hi greentwiga, Thank you for your work and study here. I appreciate the Scripture references and the idea of our lifting our hand as in a pledge of faithfulness, or in submitting to someone, or pledging allegiance. The Hebrews 6:13 reference was the one that came to my mind right away when I was looking at Ezekiel 20:5. God swore by Himself, for there was no one greater. I think of our being sworn in at a trial in the U.S. and how we put one hand on the Bible and raise our hand. The Word swore by Himself. I like a literal translation of Ezekiel 20:5 so I have penciled in "lifted up My hand" throughout the chapter for the NASB copy; thus going with the marginal note for that verse, which agrees with the NKJ. 1) The next difference in the NASB and NKJ that I have noticed is represented by verse 8. NASB, "Then I resolved [Marginal note, Lit., said] to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt." NKJ, "...Then I said, 'I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them..." Which version would you go with for verses 8, 13, and 21; those having the "I resolved to" of the NASB. From the heart, Ray |
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314 | Please explain | Phil 2:7 | Ray | 141570 | ||
Hi Janae, Your version of choice here does not include the words "God did". For it was God who condemned sin in the flesh. It is the the law of the Spirit --of life in Christ Jesus that sets us free. Romans 8:3, "For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." From the heart, Ray |
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315 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Ray | 141568 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, You wrote that "Anyone who believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself." It is important also to recognize that the verse before this, 1 John 5:9 says that the witness of God is greater than the witness of men. So the witness that makes us KNOW that we are saved is the Holy Spirit who witnesses with our spirit that we belong to Him; that we are children of God. The witness in ourselves is our spirit. The flesh is hostile to God. In that regard, I interpret Romans 8:9 as saying "However, you are not in the flesh but in the spirit [sic], if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you." Any thoughts on that interpretation? From the heart, Ray |
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316 | In John 18:38 Did Pilate want truth? | John 15:1 | Ray | 141555 | ||
Hi Makarios, I hear what you are saying, however I still think that the speaking of the "One who sent Me" would be well combined with a capitalized Master. That is in contrast to the "one who sent him" and the master of John 12:16. Thanks for talking with me. I will be asking a question about Ezekiel 20 if you are looking for another thread to compare the NASB and the NKJ. From the heart, Ray |
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317 | Spiritual Gifts | 1 Cor 13:8 | Ray | 141520 | ||
Hi jcsav, You speak of receiving "it". You receive the gift of the (h)Holy (s)Spirit; you believe and you receive "it"; you accept Christ and receive "it". What is the "it" that we receive? I would say that we receive Christ when He indwells us when we believe in and confess Him as Lord. I would say that we receive "it", that is the gift of holy spirit, the promised gift, power from on high, when the Holy Spirit comes upon us. We have power for witness when we are filled with holy spirit. How much of that would you agree with? From the heart, Ray |
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318 | Man or man? | Mark | Ray | 141519 | ||
Hi EdB, I agree with your thoughts here today, and would add my "Amen" to the ones you have received already. I appreciate that you see God as coming to earth in the appearance as a Man. I see Jesus as being fully God and fully Man. If one sees Jesus as fully God in one instance and fully man [sic] in another, then your example at the end of your second paragraph would be "and fully man only when *he was experiencing humanity". I agree with the NASB in capitalizing nouns and pronouns concerning Jesus regardless of how He is perceived by the people. Philippians 2:8, "And being found in appearance as a (Man), He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death on a cross. 9 Therefore also **God highly exalted *Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus/ every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess Jesus Christ as (Lord), to the glory of God the Father." Psalm 22:22, "I will tell of Thy name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise (Thee). 23 You who fear the Lord, praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify **Him, and stand in awe of *Him, all you descendants of Israel. Psalm 22:5, "To (Thee) they cried out, and were delivered." Psalm 22:24, "For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither has He/ hidden His face from him; But when he cried out to Him for help, (He) heard." Psalm 22:29, "All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who go down to the dust will bow before (Him), Even he who cannot keep his soul alive." From the heart, Ray |
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319 | Man or man? | Mark | Ray | 141492 | ||
Hi Janae, Again I ask you what verse you have in mind when you say "because God cannot look upon sin". 1) Romans 8:3, "For the law of the (Spirit)--of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did:" Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;" 2) Romans 8:3, "...sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh as an offering for sin,..." Genesis 1:27, "And God created man in His own image,..." 3) Genesis 1:27, "...in the image of God/..." Romans 8:3, "...He/ condemned sin in the flesh." contrast Philippians 2:6, NKJ, "who, being in the form of God/, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men." From the heart, Ray |
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320 | Please explain | Phil 2:7 | Ray | 141491 | ||
Hi BradK, John 1:1, "...and the **Word was *God." Psalm 90:2, "...Even from everlasting to everlasting, **Thou art *God." Philippians 2:8, "...**He humbled *Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." I would not infer that Philippians 2:8 shows that Christ ceased to be God. The important thing to see in Philippians 2:8 is that He was found to be in appearance as a (Man); in the likeness of men as a bond-servant, yet still always a Man in the image of God. Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let **Us make man in *Our image,... From the heart, Ray |
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