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1 | Can one loose their salvation ? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 27165 | ||
Thank you so much, Disciplined (or Josh), for your gentle spirit and kind words. They touch my heart. But in fact I do not consider myself as being eloquent and even less as someone whose example is worthy of emulation. Only a sinner saved by grace, that's what I am. The only example in all history that is truly worthy of our utmost efforts to pattern our lives after is the example so perfectly set by our Lord. Moreover, my friend, I know no finer standard of literary excellence in English than God's word itself as it is so magnificently translated by the language masters who gave us the Authorized or King James Bible. Many of the masters of literature who wrote in English have used this translation as a model of English usage. (If you are uncomfortable with the KJV, a second choice I would offer is the NKJV). I'm speaking of literary excellence here, with no intention of down-playing other fine translations..... Having said this, I would append one more personal observation, and that is this: Being able to write with a degree of clarity and felicity involves a certain sense and feeling for words and their meanings and an understanding of basic usage. This comes with years of experience. But, as desirable as these skills may be, they are not the first and most important business of the Christian. The main Christian goal that surpasses all others is to know Christ more clearly, to follow Him more nearly, and to love Him more dearly. It is to seek first the kingdom of God. I pray that God will richly bless your walk with Him. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Can one loose their salvation ? | Bible general Archive 1 | The Disciple | 27246 | ||
Hank, I agree with all you say about first and foremost importance is our relationship with HIM. Also, the NKJV and NASV are my usual course for study. It would seem we have the same mind in that respects, and of course not trying to make the other translations, transliterations, etc seem any less important. These of course are just a personal choice for the grammatical and literal sense. And for you to think your not of a caliber to be emulated...well...how about being a mentor instead? Which was what I was trying to say. *LOL* I too have a passion for prose but my structure is something to be desired. I dont want to go back to school for its been a few too many years since ive been there. And so far as I can see, since becoming a child of Christ, (1991) ive found my learning more on my own; drastically at a higher level and standard than what ive learned in the past from school. But my punctuation and use of sentences are minimal in understanding. I like teaching myself and have been a mentor to others over the years with wonderful blessings from HIM thru it all. Know this Hank, you are a mentor if others just want to read and grasp your heart of what you read. (You may not know your one). Hope we can correspond about Biblical dealings, questions that are hard to grasp personally and/or for others. josh2415@bigfoot.com is not my name...its Joshua 24:15 "...as for me and my house we will serve the Lord." .....Lord dont let me convolute the story..... Humbly yours, Discipled (soon to change to BeingDiscipled) *SHALOM* |
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