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1 | Is the bible complete and inerrant? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 130432 | ||
How do we know that the bible is complete? And what revelation, if any, should we look forward to at the return of Jesus? | ||||||
2 | Is the bible complete and inerrant? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 130441 | ||
Who specifically closed the canon of scripture? I always thought that it was the Catholic Church, but I could be way off here. What specific church fathers are you referring to? What are their names? | ||||||
3 | Is the bible complete and inerrant? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 130489 | ||
Is there a chance that after Jesus' physical return to earth, that the written bible will alter or take different form? In other words, it is my belief that imperfect human languages cannot contain the uncompromised totality of divine truth in a book. However, after Christ's return, one may possibly surmise that perfect angelic tongues (superior to any imperfect mortal tongue) would be more able to relay divine truth more precisely than the current written canon of scripture. Would this hold any merit? | ||||||
4 | How does one report abuse? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131049 | ||
Thanks Mark :) I'll probably be clicking on about a half dozen posts or more to report them to say the least. Even if people don't fully agree on this or that issue, I really prefer a sense of peace and calm discussion, especially when entering into something as hallowed as bible study. It'd be nice to experience the sense of awe, that I have in my own private bible study, with the posters here. Bible study should be a safe place for all. Reighnskye |
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5 | How does one report abuse? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131091 | ||
Greetings CDBJ :) Here are some posts that have generated concern lately from both myself and a few others that I've noticed. 131043 131042 131034 130945 130944 130941 130931 And here are some posts wherein others besides myself have voiced their own concerns, which I am in full agreement with. 131033 130978 131051 130802 130789 It is my desire that a safe environment could be continued to be maintained for all, as is possible with adherence to forum guidelines. Thanks much for your concern and energy. Reighnskye |
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6 | How does one report abuse? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131156 | ||
Greetings CDBJ, Thanks for your concerned and rather prompt response. Lowering the caps really does make a difference. And your scripture units are quite appropriate as well. It's good to know that this board is quite well moderated. Thanx again, Reighnskye |
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7 | More quotable paragraph breaks for NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131222 | ||
Greetings CDBJ, Actually, I'm not placing any expectations on Lockman to alter any of their texts at all. I'm moreso looking for input from other students of the bible how I may create smaller paragraph breaks for purposes of more efficient sermon quotation. I've investigated all of the NASB bibles that have been in print for the last twenty years or so, and had never seen anything like this. The closest I came to it was a parallel bible, wherein some other versions had smaller paragraph breaks already within the texts. I'm looking to break down the paragraphs strictly on my own, and I'm just looking for input from others on how to best do it, if that may be available. Besides, I wouldn't even be sure who to contact at Lockman for that. Aren't they more of a business? I'm not really sure what they do there, outside of translate and publish. - Rieghnskye |
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8 | More quotable paragraph breaks for NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131320 | ||
Doc, Thanks much for your comments on the versification of scripture. I find that this was done rather poorly too. And it's probably been largely a culprit in the tendency for people to take just a single verse and build whole doctrines around it, in the absence of such a verse's greater biblical context. I did a further brief count of chapters, paragraphs and verses in the (NASB) New Testament. I find it rather interesting how the different translations of the bible each have different paragraph breaks, solely dependent on what the individual publishers of each version may allow. The average paragraph in the (NASB) New Testament runs about 5 verses long. And I've isolated a fairly decent system of breaking each bible paragraph down to a five verse maximum, without being too restricting on the texts. There are three primary reasons that I desire to do this. 1. In the public quotation of scripture, it's very easy to lose people when more than a few verses are read at a time. Many NASB paragraphs may run twenty verses long, which is a bit much for people to fully digest all at once. 2. I personally believe that quoting single verses of scripture, to a congregation that is not largely familiar with the bible, tends to lead to greater contextual errors in the listeners. Hence, I prefer to quote at least a few verses at a time, with whatever I read publicly, so as to retain at least some small degree of context. 3. Smaller paragraphs breaks can also serve as a simple management tool when tackling more in-depth bible study. Basically, you break heavy passages into digestible bits, so you don't choke on them. Again, I fully agree with you that there are vast limitations to this approach. I comically figure that if the creators of chapters and verses in the bible did such a bad job, that I might be able to make some meager improvements on it, if solely for my own continued growth and understanding. ---- In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs. The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly. The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd. But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body. (Ecclesiastes 12:9-12 NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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9 | More quotable paragraph breaks for NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131323 | ||
EdB, I've luckily been able to orate from the NASB quite well, but I particularly employ some techniques to be successful at this. When I read publicly from the NASB, I get a great number of positive comments from people in the church, as to my clarity and impact. Little do they know that I have a few secrets to oration, however. And though some of these points may seem a bit subtle, there's actually more to them than one may initially suspect. - 1. Double column bibles are superior to single column bibles for purposes of public oration. This is because the narrower double columns work the eye muscles less, thereby enhancing the reader's interpretive brain concentration by about 10 percent. Wider single columns, however, cause the eye muscles to move twice as hard, insofar as the eyes are constantly moving from left to right, instead of simply gliding down the page. It's good if the entire line is in eyeshot all at once. This is also important for private readers, and narrow double columns are specifically designed for ease of reading. Students don't lose their spots as readily and can read for longer time periods, while simultaneously being more focused on the actual content of the text, versus being focused on how tired their eyes are. This leads to a more intensified and thorough biblical interpretation for the reader. 2. When publicly orating (assuming we are now reading from double column bibles), verses should mentally be broken down into logical parts. In other words, I may not be able to say a whole long sentence in a single breath, so I'll break the verse down into a few logical parts as I read. I will read each part quickly (rather than slowly), albeit with long pauses between each part. This method is superior than reading long portions of scripture very slowly to a group, in the absence of pauses. The audience listens to the information as you are reading, but they process the meaning of each phrase during each of your pauses, thereby increasing their memory retention. 3. Variation in the enunciation also helps if done properly. For example, many preachers who speak in monotone voices will often put people to sleep. They shall often be accused of lacking passion in their preaching as a result. However, oraters and speakers who vary their enunciation will typically be deemed by common crowds as being passionate about what they preach, as if they believed their own message moreso. Perhaps think of it this way. If I spend my whole time whispering, you will soon grow deaf to what I say. Until, of course, I loudly shout a statement amidst my whisperings, that all of a sudden catches your attention. However, the reverse is also true. If I scream and shout my entire sermon and/or oration (as some preachers do), you will soon become deaf to my screaming and yelling. But if I suddenly insert a whisper into my incessant yelling, your ears will therefore attune themselves to my brief whisper, and it will be the only thing that you remember from my sermon/oration. Variance is the key. However, monotone language puts people to sleep. ---- How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!" However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. (Romans 10:14-17 NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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10 | More quotable paragraph breaks for NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131325 | ||
Aaron, I've loved just taking hours at a time and doing bible study. Such endeavors just get me immersed in the scriptures. In my most recent bible study attempts, I'm taking the smaller books and working on those first to polish my study skills. Then when I'm readier, I'd like to charge full force into the larger books, leaving no stone unturned. The Manuscript study method sounds quite interesting. Where in the world would you get a bible text without chapter and verse divisions though? I'd have to do it on my computer or something, I guess. ---- Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15 NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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11 | More quotable paragraph breaks for NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131383 | ||
Doc, The link to Theological Markup Language looks interesting, but I honestly can't decipher what exactly it is that they do there. My computer savvy is moreso lacking in this regard. Sorry. - Reighnskye |
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12 | More quotable paragraph breaks for NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131384 | ||
EdB, I fully agree with you. The sentence structure of the NASB is very complex, and is definitely one of the harder bibles to use as far as public oration is concerned. I've typically found some of the opening sentences in many of the epistles, for example, to run four or five verses long at a shot. Reighnskye |
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13 | three philosophies of religion. | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 132664 | ||
I believe that an agnostic may not be so much someone who doesn't know whether there is a God or not. Rather, an agnostic is more likely someone who devoutly believes that there is a God, but that God is completely unknowable to mortal human beings. A gnostic, likewise, is someone who believes that God can be approached through amassing greater knowledge, through the fervent study of books and such. - Hence, you have four categories here. Believer, Atheist, Gnostic and Agnostic |
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14 | A New Perspective!??! | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 132703 | ||
Country Girl, The only hidden message that I can figure out is that people often interpret the scriptures (and any other text) through the filtration of their own limited life experiences. Much biblical learning is not actually done in the presence of spiritual sensitivity, but rather it's done by mind power. And while mind power is not inherently evil, in and of itself, (God created our minds), we nonetheless commonly lack a spiritual perspective in our intellectually-based interpretations of the bible. To simplify, if I've had bad life experiences, I'll therefore have a tendency to interpret the bible through a darker lense. Further, the word imageries that I possess in my mind may be negatively-toned when i speak them with my mouth. My darkened and carnal mind may corrupt my very understanding and usage of the english language. - 1Co 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. (NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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15 | three philosophies of religion. | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 132707 | ||
Kalos, I'm wondering if there may be additional interpretations of agnosticism. Also, is there a converse interpretation of gnosticism? - Reighnskye |
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16 | three philosophies of religion. | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 132710 | ||
EdB, My personal impression of a gnostic is someone who believes that God can be known through the acquisition of knowledge, wherein saving grace is not necessary to get to heaven. Rather, salvation is accessed through having heightened supernatural sensitivities through years of studious practice, and the work of the Holy Spirit is not really necessary. Just so long as you get smart enough, then you're fine. I think this is how the ancient gnostics were anyway. As far as agnosticism goes, you're probably right. I'm not so much granting vast credence to traditional dictionaries as maybe I should. Rather, I am more practically interested with the belief systems of the agnostics that I've met in real life. I find it rather difficult to concisely label people, and traditional dictionaries fall quite short, in their attemtps to do so, with their concise one-liner definitions. - Reighnskye |
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17 | three philosophies of religion. | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 132792 | ||
Thanks, Kalos. I had heard a similar thing going back about twenty years. If one could be saved through pure knowledge (gnosis), then we would not necessarily need Christ or the Holy Spirit. - Reighnskye |
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18 | The coming kingdom of antichrist? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133965 | ||
EdB, Thanks much. :) Are there any scripture verses which may address the appearing of the kingdom of antichrist, insofar as it will be pleasing to the eye? In what way might we consider it to look pleasing I wonder? There is this one scripture unit, but I'm not completely sure how to interpret it: Daniel 9 24 "Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place. 25 "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. 26 "Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate." (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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19 | How is the term "morning star" used? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133966 | ||
EdB, Here is the common interpretation that I've heard of the morning star, also "Lucifer" in the Hebrew. - Isaiah 14 12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! (NAS95) Isaiah 14 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! (KJV) Apparently the term is not only used for Christ in the bible. Why does this occur? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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20 | The coming kingdom of antichrist? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133982 | ||
Mark, It seems here that the primary sign that the antichrist will manifest is resurrection from the dead, and that no other sign of the antichrist will convert the world other than resurrection from the dead. Would this be accurate? - Revelation 13 3 I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast; (NAS95) Revelation 13 12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. (NAS95) - Further, will the antichrist merely manifest "pretend miracles" or real ones? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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