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1 | how do you exersise this violent force | Matt 11:12 | JOHNGO | 9515 | ||
matthew 11 v12- and from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. how in your struggle for righteous living, and in staying close to God do you exersise this Holy Violence |
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2 | how do you exersise this violent force | Matt 11:12 | Makarios | 9516 | ||
Good question, JOHNGO! Just what does "suffereth violence" mean? The Nelson NKJV Study Bible puts it this way, "11:12- The violent take it by force in this context probably means that violent people forcibly oppose the kingdom with their hostility (23:13). As Christ’s kingdom advances, so do the attacks against it." The New Scofield NIV Study Bible states, "'Force.' It has been much disputed whether the violence (force) here is external, as against the kingdom in the persons of John the Baptist and Jesus; or that, considering the opposition of the scribes and Pharisees, only the violently resolute would press into it. Both things are true. The King and His herald suffered violence, and this is the primary and greater meaning; but also, some were resolutely becoming disciples. Cp. Luke 16:16; Luke 5:19-20." The Ryrie Expanded Edition NASB Study Bible says, "11:12- Since the time John began preaching, the response had been violent, whether by vicious opponents or enthusiastic supporters." The MacArthur NKJV Study Bible states, "From the time he began his preaching ministry, John the Baptist evoked a strong reaction. Having been imprisoned already, John ultimately fell victim to Herod's savagery. But the kingdom can never be subdued or opposed by human violence. Notice that where Matthew says, "the violent take it by force," Luke has, "everyone is pressing into it" (Luke 16:16). So the sense of this verse may be rendered this way: "The kingdom presses ahead relentlessly, and only the relentless press their way into it." Thus again Christ is magnifying the difficulty of entering the kingdom (see notes on 7:13,14)." |
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