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1 | Repeating elements of Genesis 37-40 | Gen 39:23 | Shirley Ujest | 154323 | ||
Ray: This comment is not just toward you, but for all that quote Scripture: Please be sure to include the proper capitalization of "lord." Translations will read "lord," "Lord," or "LORD." The distinction is meaningful and paramount to accurate translation, thus the inspiration of God made such distinctions in the original writings. The sloppy work of translators is only compounded when we fail to use proper capitalization when quoting such translations. (See Psalm 110:1.) I hope everyone agrees the "the Devil is in the details." shirley |
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2 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | Shirley Ujest | 153568 | ||
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3 | Was an angel duped? | 1 John 5:7 | Shirley Ujest | 152900 | ||
I doubt there are any Mormons that frequent this website, but I have an interesting observation. As I read one of the chapters the "elders" suggested, I came across the following at 3 Nephi 11:36: "And thus will the Father bear record of me, and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me; for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one." Joseph Smith was an earnest student of the AKJV as is obvious from the above language. Although he died in 1844, the language sounds particularly early 17th century English. More noteworthy is the reference given to this passage in the Book of Mormon: 1 John 5:7. My question is: Since this passsage in the AKJV is known to be spurious (no manuscript authority), how did the angelic messenger, Moroni, get fooled? If you quote Galatians 1:8,9 to a "Latter-Day Saint," he will respond that several books of the Bible were written after Paul penned these words. True enough, but Paul was obviously not talking about chronology (for he himself wrote inspired letters subsequent to the one to the Galatians), but rather, about substance - no one (not even an angel) should be declaring anything that would contradict what has been previously declared as good news. The Book of Mormon would not include the passage at 3 Nephi 11:36 if not for the deceptive individual that initially caused the corrupt verse at 1 John 5:7 in the AKJV. He would of course be "accursed," but the angel Moroni would have to be either demonic or a figment of Mr. Smith's imagination! This passage had a tremendous impact on all of Christendom, Catholic and Protestants alike. The NIV states that the the AKJV passage first shows up in late manuscripts of the Catholic Vulgate. Could it be that this "accursed" individual, under Satan's influence, has mislead more that just the Mormons? |
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4 | Acts 8:37 omitted in some Bible Versions | Acts 8:37 | Shirley Ujest | 152616 | ||
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5 | Acts 8:37 omitted in some Bible Versions | Acts 8:37 | Shirley Ujest | 152603 | ||
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6 | Church discipline? | 1 Tim 5:22 | Shirley Ujest | 152545 | ||
You had an interesting experience: "Some churches do not even have elders. I pointed out the need to a preacher recently and his response was, “Show me some men who are qualified and I will appoint them“. " Obviously the preacher was referring to the qualifications outlined at 1 Tim 3:1-10 and Titus 1:5-9. But I would ask: How many Forum members belong to a church that follows Paul's instructions to the Corinthian overseers at 1 Cor 5:9-13? This failure is a result of a minimization of the seriousness of willful sin. Of course, there's a lot of talk about sin and hellfire, maybe even the obomination-homosexuality. But what of cheating on taxes, premarital sex, excessive drinking, gambling, smoking and abuse of other addictive substances? Matters of conscience - I think not! Jesus knows his own that have tried to keep themselves from without defilement, like virgins. Satan's world is so corrupted and pervasive that most do not even realize the extent to which their own thinking has strayed from God's. The judgment begins with the house of God! |
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7 | 'I AM' or 'I exist'? | John 8:58 | Shirley Ujest | 152460 | ||
Searcher: I was just poking around looking at some older threads on some of my favorite scriptures, and I noticed your comment: "Note the Jews wouldn't have tried to kill Jesus if He calimed to be a god ... for others did that and it was not blasphemy." John 10:33-35 reads in the NIV: We are not stoning you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God." 34Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are gods'[a]? 35If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— 36what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, 'I am God's Son'? Why does Jesus appear to be offering such a poor rebuttal to his opposers' claim? Any difficulty in understanding this verse is caused by the translators. Had they faithfully rendered the Greek text in verse 33 as they did in verses 34 and 35, then it would read, “…you, a man, claim to be a god.” In the next two verses, John 10:34 and 35, the exact same word (theos, without the article) is translated as “god,” not “God.” I would also suggest that these wicked-hearted individuals would have tried to kill Jesus for claiming to be an angel, a prophet, the resurrected Elijah, or "God's Son." I'm certainly not trying to be critical of you. Our problems with interpretation often begin with poor translation. Best wishes as you search God's Word. Shirley |
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8 | Was the temple curtain repaired? | Heb 9:1 | Shirley Ujest | 152443 | ||
My brother-in-law's boss's cousin used to work at Jefferson Tent and Awning, and he actually saw an original copy of the repair bill (behind glass, of course)to fix the temple curtain. You might also be interested to know that based on an ancient receipt, the last supper was actually a late brunch. The itemized detail shows that someone had eggs benedict while another enjoyed french toast! |
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9 | The Bible written in code ? | Bible general Archive 2 | Shirley Ujest | 152181 | ||
Bottom line: (John 6:44) . . .No man can come to me unless the Father, who sent me, draws him. . . (1 Corinthians 3:6) . . .I planted, A·pol´los watered, but God kept making [it] grow. . . Yes, God's word, the Bible,is truth and exerts power, but the Father draws the honest-hearted as he sees what the heart is. |
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