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1 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | pcdarcan | 132293 | ||
Your remark: "Where exactly does Scripture say that Satan is the god of this world? I was operating on memory when I responded to your post about 2 Cor. 4:4. That was my mistake! :-) I should have read it again. The word 'Satan' never appears in that entire passage! So, your assuming that it must mean Satan, but the Creator never actually said that Satan was the 'god of this world'." Bro Tim, it's clear to me from this sudden revelation to you - 'that Satan isn't actually mentioned in this verse' - that you do not make it a practice to understand the full Bible context (nor do you know your Bible all that well as it took you so long to realize that) and you are not reading my responses as sincerely as I have read yours. It should have been clear to you from Mt: 4:8,9 that Satan - the one offering Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and the one requesting Jesus to worship him - is in fact "the god of this world". (Compare 1 Jo 5:19 as well for another piece of the puzzle and there are others that you should know). It's not that complicated. Your responses take me back to an earlier assessment. It would appear you are more interested in proving your ideology (right or wrong) as opposed to letting the Bible explain itself - you know, forcing a piece of puzzle into the wrong spot, which automatically means the correct pieces have to be forced into locations that they don't belong... I perceive your response as nothing but a smokescreen and I think you know it. You're grasping at straws and simply trying to send the discussion into another direction. Again, you never proved your points to me... and that you would want to take on every Bible translator of Hebrew an argue where they put a capital G (to signify the only true God) is beyone me. Please take a time out and consider your motivations. I know when I did, it opened up a revelation of truth. Take care bro. Tim. |
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2 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | Morant61 | 132303 | ||
Greetings Pcdarcan! I'm not going to bite on the insulting comments! :-) I was familiar with the 2 Cor. 4:4, but I assumed that 'Satan' was actually mentioned since you claimed that the verse said, "Satan is the god of this world". That was my fault! I free confess it. However, your insults don't address my point. Satan is not mentioned in 2 Cor. 4:4. You are 'assuming' that is who is meant. Assumptions are not fact! In Isaiah, I am not 'assuming' what Jehovah said. I am simply 'quoting' it! ;-) If you would like to discuss the meaning of 2 Cor. 4:4, we could do that on another thread! :-) As far as your point about 'G' or 'g' is concerned. I have no problem with translating 'elohim' as 'God' when it clearly refers to Jehovah, and 'elohim' as 'god' when it clearly refers to anything or anyone other than Jehovah. My point has simply been that this is an English practice, not a Greek or Hebrew one. Therefore, one cannot take the verses that I have been citing from Isaiah and base one's interpretation upon 'G' or 'g'. The choice of 'G' or 'g' is itself an interpretation. My contention is that this practice does not have any bearing on the meaning of the verses. Jehovah plainly says, 'There are no other elohim besides Me'. You can accept it or reject it, but don't try to present me as 'twisting' His words. I have simply quoted them my friend! :-) I am 'wrong' for quoting Jehovah, but you are 'right' for inserting the word 'Satan' in a passage where it is not used! :-( Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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