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101 | Proverbs 8:13 | Prov 8:13 | keliy | 213048 | ||
Hello haalo, The King James has it froward, rather than perverse. The AKJV uses the word 'fraudulent, and Darby uses froward. Anyway, the Hebrew word in the Bible is Strong's H2015 "tahpukah" which is a feminine noun that is said to mean, perverseness, or foolishness. Strong's Hebrew Dictionary defines it: a perversity or fraud:--(very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing. Blessings to you, keliy |
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102 | What is this from? | Ps 139:13 | keliy | 213046 | ||
Hello bethany151, Welcome to the Forum. I am not used to seeing a question remain unanswered for one and a half days, so I thought I would just take a stab at it. Not knowing what level you are at presently, I put down the first verses that came to my mind. If there is something else, maybe others might join in. Or, if I am on the wrong track, please repost your question. Blessings to you, keliy Psa 139:13-16 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous-and how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. 1Cr 12:14-18 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. |
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103 | Thought it not robbery? | John 10:30 | keliy | 213030 | ||
Hi humility, very interesting, I can only give you what some commentators have to say. First, the study note in my Ryrie Study Bible, KJV copyright 1976,78. Under Phil 2:6, Ryrie says about 'not robbery', The verse may be paraphrased: Who, though the same nature of God, did not think this something to be exploited to His own advantage. According to David Guzik, "The idea behind this is that the pre-incarnate Christ already possessed equality with the Father and resolved not to cling to it in the incarnation." and, "The ancient Greek in this phrase has the idea of something being grasped or clung to. Jesus did not cling to the prerogatives of deity." And here is something from Matthew Henry, in an unrelated verse that applies quite well, "Observe the vast extent of the kingdom of Christ; it reaches to heaven and earth, and to all the creatures in each, to angels as well as men, and to the dead as well as the living.—To the glory of God the Father. Observe, It is to the glory of God the Father to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord; for it is his will that all men should honour the Son as they honour the Father, Jn. 5:23. Whatever respect is paid to Christ redounds to the honour of the Father. He who receiveth me receiveth him who sent me, Mt. 10:40." blessings, keliy |
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104 | freedom of speech on the pulpit | 2 Tim 2:15 | keliy | 213025 | ||
Hello Azure, I am with you on the Berean thought. The word pastor is from the Latin word for shepherd. And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. (Jer 3:15) So, it is one of the many duties of a pastor to 'feed' the flock. I n my case, he feeds me the 'bread of life.' The pastor also 'feeds the worship team leader in advance of the message, which key words or phrases he would like to match up in the music. Also, the pastor, as a minister to the people is often held accountable by the deacons and elders so that he does not stray from the doctrines which are espoused. The church leaders often get feedback from the members, and I have gone more than once to give praise or concerns about the selection of music, once, when the lyrics contained too much of what "I" will do for God, and not enough actual worship and praise. The words in Jam 3:1 were not meant to forbid us from doing what we can to help our leaders, or instruct others in their duty or even check them in a Christian way if they are in a conspicuous fault. Remember, we are all called to be priests, of the highest order, and to shirk this duty when it arises would be worse -at least in my eyes- than doing something about it,(kindly) that is, after prayerful consideration. Do you agree? Charis, keliy |
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105 | Definitions of words | Rom 12:2 | keliy | 212985 | ||
Hi Debb, Welcome to the Forum. A very good site to find what you are looking for is, www.blueletterbible.org If you were to type in your verse on the home page, then when you get to the verse in question, just click on the blue box to the left, that contains a "C" and you will get much information about the words, in the original Greek. I hope this helps, if not please ask again, being a tad more specific. Lord Bless, keliy |
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106 | when one lies the truth will be revealed | Luke 12:2 | keliy | 212982 | ||
Hello (again) LovemyLord7, After looking a little further, and seeing your prior questions on satan before the ones about truth, I think that this passage may be closer to what you are looking for: 2Th 2:1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2Th 2:2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 2Th 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 2Th 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. 2Th 2:5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 2Th 2:6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 2Th 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 2Th 2:8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; 2Th 2:9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 2Th 2:10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. 2Th 2:11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 2Th 2:12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness. Lord bless, keliy |
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107 | when one lies the truth will be revealed | Luke 12:2 | keliy | 212981 | ||
Hi LovemyLord7 I think this may be what you are looking for, I hope that it helps you. Luk 12:1 Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, " Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luk 12:2 "But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Luk 12:3 "Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops. blessings, keliy |
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108 | 1 Cor 3:12-18 is this to the whole churc | 1 Cor 3:16 | keliy | 212974 | ||
Fcampos777, I believe Paul was writing to the Church as a whole, yet I believe this passage may be understood either way; as a collection of people that were Paul's audience -which were the church of Corinth, and by extension, today's Church of Christ; Or of every single believer among them on individual terms. To say it only pertains to one or the other could be considered an unreliable interpretation. Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? (vs 16)Today's Christian churches are temples of God, as was the Church in Corinth that Paul was addressing. Christ dwells among them by his Holy Spirit, as: "They are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit" (Eph. 2:22) On the other hand, every believing Christian is also called a temple of God. God took possession of the Jewish temple and dwelt in it. Now, Christ by His Spirit dwells in all true believers. The temple was consecrated to God, and set apart for His holy use, for the service of God. In the Same manner all Christians are separated, and sanctified unto God and the service of Him. In Him, keliy |
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109 | How long did Jesus preach on earth? | Luke 3:23 | keliy | 212953 | ||
Hi Patrice, Jesus began His ministry when He was thirty (verse above). After which He preached for about three years. Lord Bless, keliy |
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110 | Where God says truth will be revealed | Jer 33:6 | keliy | 212950 | ||
Hi, LovemyLord7 Actually the words "truth will be revealed" do not occur in that order in the King James Bible, But there are many interesting passages saying that God will reveal His truth. One example is the verse above, in the NASB and the AMP Jesus was God's revealed Word, and God's Word is Truth, so I included some other examples here. If you would like anything a little more specific, please let us know. Zec 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. Jhn 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jhn 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Lord Bless, keliy |
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111 | Searching for the truth | Matt 10:1 | keliy | 212948 | ||
Hi FytRobert, I think these three would be a good start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Apostles http://www.gotquestions.org/twelve-apostles-disciples-12.html http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/marizavehab_t12dofj/ Joyful studies to you, keliy |
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112 | Trouble with Pronouns | Is 63:11 | keliy | 212935 | ||
Hi Cheri, Good Question! I also have been using the NKJ also, at my home church. It is the pastor's translation of choice, for good readability combined with a fair accuracy. I like to find out the reasons behind things such as what that you have pointed out here as well, or else it bothers me 'til I find an answer. I agree with you, I would rather find out the reason, than chalk it up to a mistake in the translation. (-: The context does not give much insight, as I am sure you looked into that already. I find that verses 7 thru 14 are a prayer of praise, seeking deliverance. I have a little bit of study in NT Greek, but none in Hebrew, so I could not read the original language to look for an answer. I first thought to look at the gender of the word for a clue, to see if Hebrew was the same concerning genders, then I thought I'd go to the Septuagint to read the verse in the Greek translation. Then I took the easy way out. Rather than trying to find an answer in a literal translation, or 'formal equivalent' as is the NKJV and the NASB, I thought I would look in a freer translation, such as a dynamic equivalent, or a paraphrase, and let them do the translation work for me. (or for us, as it was your question that I was looking to answer ;o) What I found, for verse 11 in the NIV, was: " Then his people recalled the days of old..." -Which is a little different from the KJV, which has it: "Then he remembered the days of old" or the NKJV : "Then he remembered the days of old..." Also, in the NLT (a little more Free) which reads: "Then they remembered those days of old..." So we can see that as we move away from formal translations to more dynamic translations, the pronoun that you mentioned changes form from third person singular to third person plural, in the English rendering. Or, from "he" (KJV) and "he" (NKJV), to "his people" (NIV), and "they" (NLT). I would then say that it is correct to use the lower case 'h' in verse 11, and it was not a mistake on the part of the publishers or translators of the NKJV, woild you agree? in Him, keliy |
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113 | Why was John the baptist so important? | Bible general Archive 4 | keliy | 212922 | ||
John the Baptist came to announce the coming of our Lord, and God saw fit to use Isaiah to deliver His prophetic words years earlier, in order to show that this was truly from God, as no man could have choreographed such a scenario. Think of John as our heavenly Father "rolling out a red carpet" for His Son, the Savior of the world -John faithfully bore witness that Jesus “is the Son of God” (Jn. 1:34). John was not just another illustration of God's step-by-step Plan. Because he was not only a prophet, but was also the fulfillment of prophecy. Isaiah spoke of John over 700 years earlier, see (Isaiah 40:3-5) - The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken." And, In the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi prophesied: “Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, who ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the Messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he comes, saith Jehovah” (3:1). The work of John the Baptist became so popular that many wondered if He was the Messiah, to which he answered, "I am not the Christ, but I am sent ahead of Him." (John 3:28). As the ministry of Jesus Christ began, John recognized that his own mission was nearing its end: "He must become greater; I must become less." (John 3:30) He was imprisoned after his admonishment of King Herod and was beheaded at Machaerus, a fortress about 9 miles (15 kilometers) east of the Dead Sea. After he was killed, John's disciples came and buried his body, and then went and told Jesus all that had happened (Matthew 14:12). Jesus responded to the news of John's death by saying, "John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light." (John 5:35) |
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114 | Pr. 6:23 the commandment is a lamp??? | Prov 6:23 | keliy | 212897 | ||
Hi Halo, I am glad for your question, I have been out of town so there was a slight delay in answering. In Proverbs 6, the commandment is a lamp. The author of the Proverb is using 'lamp' as a simile, or a metaphor for 'commandment'. In John 8:12. Jesus uses light as a metaphor for Himself: "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." So, you see metaphors are used as symbols of speech that point to something which is realistic. I am glad that you brought up Psa 119. One exercise for you to try, is to go back and re-read Psa 119 in its entirety, and count how many verses do NOT mention God's commands. -Laws, precepts included, they are essentially the same thing. Now, back to verse 105. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Think of it like this: His Word is a lamp for the feet. This is like a lamp in the window, meant to show the way for someone traveling at night, in order to find their way. This means the direction to point their feet in so they do not wander off and become lost. God's Word keeps your direction true, by way of guidance. His Word is a light for the path. This is like one that is walking through the woods at night, and a beam of light, (say from the moon) shines through and lights up the ground and exposes a trip hazard, such as a root sticking up, or a fallen branch. Now, God's Word is protecting you, and keeping you from stumbling as you pursue your way. This way your progress is not slowed, and you do not sustain injury. The mother and father are important, but not the main players in God's scenario of salvation, because God does not have any grandchildren. Blessings to you as you explore His Word. keliy |
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115 | ... | Ex 31:16 | keliy | 212820 | ||
Hello, Humility, It was on March 7, 321 A.D., when Constantine I decreed that Sunday would be observed as the Roman day of rest. This is past the biblical era so I am afraid that support from the Good Book will be hard to come by. However if you were to use the search feature of this Forum, I am sure that you will find much more info than I have offered. Blessings to you and yours, keliy |
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116 | satan comes to steal,kill and destroy | John 10:10 | keliy | 212817 | ||
Hi Feather, Yes, God's Word plainly speaks about the goal of satan, who has been given a divine permission to try everything he can think of to distract us from living the life that God wants us to lead. But, if someone "opens the doors" then where does this oppression originate? Can we even blame satan if we are the one who is tempting him to enter? He would be acting as his nature dictates. It is US who must make the choice to govern ourselves, as in Eph 6:18, "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints" -And this is only after putting on the "Armor of God" So there is much that we are commanded to do first. And if we by default or ommission give in to our sin nature, we can not blame satan or anyone else but ourselves and this is why we will be judged for our actions, and satan will not be held responsible for our failures. In addition, satan is not the only one that we can blame for the oppression which exists in our lives. God's Word teaches us that actually we each have enemies that war against us. The first enemy is referred to as the 'World'. This is not the created world, that proclaims the Lord's majesty, and it is not the people in the world, whom God also created and loved enough to die for. The "world" that wars against our soul is the self-centered way of life which pursues ungodly standards. This is the philosophy of the world, and the principles of the world. the world promotes selfishness, ambition, and pleasure. We are constantly in danger of choosing one of the paths of the world, and in doing so, we by default are giving godly, spiritual values second place. The second enemy of our souls is the "Flesh". The word "flesh" refers to our fallen self-centered nature. God's Word teaches us that we are born with an inclination to sin, will be with us throughout our entire life. We each have two natures - the new life which he received when he accepted Christ, and the old sinful nature called "the flesh." There is an ongoing conflict between these two natures which Galatians 5:17 describes quite vividly. The "flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other" Our fleshly desires are tainted by selfishness and pride and become expressions of the flesh. It is possible to pray (in the flesh) in order to impress others with our spirituality. It is possible to give money in order to be praised for our generosity. Such actions are of the flesh, and are not pleasing to God. The third enemy is satan, and every believing Christian is also subjected to his powers. Satan is the devil, who is constantly seeking to hold us in captivity. Satan's attacks do not come in easily observed forms. He is subtle and crafty, and often comes disguised as an angel of light. Stay strong, and pray for strength. keliy |
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117 | 13Who among you is wise and understandin | James 3:18 | keliy | 212810 | ||
Helllo haalo, Welcome, and thank you for a great question. May I begin with the verses involved for the benefit of the Forum: James 3:13 "Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealously and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity. 18 And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." Now, James had just finished writing about how our tongues cause destruction through our doublemindedness (And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is an unrighteous world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the cycle of nature, and set on fire by hell.vs. 6) He goes on to teach that God's wisdom is what we need in this life to face our circumstances and interact with those around us. Two basic sources of wisdom are compared -Wisdom from the world around us, and then, wisdom from God. We must be diligent in order to focus on how we should be living as Christians in this fallen world as we try to behave in the midst of trials that seem to never cease. Many times our struggles might lead us to question God's wisdom, or if He even cares, or is even aware of the enemy's present activity in our lives. How are we to handle these ever-present dangers of health concerns which are multiplied by financial problems, or coupled with abusive relationships, and all the other daily frustrations that pile up against us that lead our focus away from our heavenly Father? To know how to cope with trials and tribulations in a godly manner is to be wise. And James is clear from the start that the only true wisdom is wisdom "from above". To the one who is wise and understanding, James says, "By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom." James also encourages his readers concerning 'their' wisdom by explaining where jealousy and selfishness comes from. "This wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly and unspiritual. For where these exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice." And we have all experienced the truth of this statement in our lives. James then ends this particular section with this thought, "And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." (vs 18) And he sums up his point by helping us to understand that envy and jealousy will never lead to righteousness. True wisdom is from God, given as a gift from above. Since His Word shall not return to Him without accomplishing the purpose for which He sent it, This wisdom bears fruit and that fruit is the harvest of righteousness which is peace with God and peace with others. Wisdom and peace always go together, because Jesus said that He offers us His own peace, through Himself and that is a peace that the world cannot provide Grace and Peace, keliy |
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118 | Are apostles the same as evangelists? | Matt 28:19 | keliy | 212741 | ||
The word apostle comes from the Greek, apostolos, meaning "someone sent out", -as with a purpose, such as with a message. The word evangelist comes from the Greek word euangelion which means "the one who delivers the message." The word angel or, 'angelos' is from the same root word and means "messenger" . The intention of most evangelism is to convert those who do not follow Christianity in order to obtain salvation. Evangelists are acting in obedience to the Great Commission, a command from Jesus to his disciples. So while they all have a common purpose or goal, they are actually different. It is like the difference between an apostle and a disciple. While an apostle actually has to be chosen for the task by the one who is doing the sending, such as an ambassador would be, a disciple can make the decision himself to follow in the disciplines of Jesus Christ. Though we may have different talents today as relating to evangelism, we must still make the decision ourselves, without necessarily being chosen for the specific task. Angels on the other hand, are different. They are spiritual beings and we are unable to 'choose' to be an angel. Joyful blessings, keliy |
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119 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | keliy | 212660 | ||
Bandaid, Thank you for your kind reply, I have gained much understanding into your situation. I have been looking into this all day and I think I have what may be of interest to you. There are many who may argue that the viewing of pornography would not be grounds for divorce. However if this practice includes masturbation and this spouse becomes so addicted to pornography that it becomes a barrier to the one flesh union, then the vows spoken in the marriage covenant are broken, and biblically, it defiles the marriage bed. Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. (Heb 13:4) The actions of your husband may very well break the marriage covenant and thus the marriage bond would be considered effectively severed. (Here's the disclaimer:) Yet, this is not considered an unforgivable sin and there are other verses that would likely apply to temper one's judgement with love and forgiveness. In 1 Corinthians 7:3, Paul says, "Let the husband render unto his wife due benevolence" (KJV). So, in the marriage relationship, conjugal relations are considered a duty, and could amount to a debt that is unfulfilled. This may require the offending party to make reparations to an injured spouse. The KJV translators considered it as 'benevolence'. Benevolence implies affection -including during the act of physical love. I believe that what Paul is saying in 1Cor 7 is that every spouse is due normal affection in the form of normal conjugal relations. Yet, it may become impossible for you, the wife (due to the knowledge of sinful activity) to receive what is owed, which is described in the KJV as benevolence. Impossible, because the sexual relationship likely ends up being a disgusting act. I am aware that marriages should not be based upon the success of the sex life, there is more to life than that. (next disclaimer:) Therefore, this is not intended as a justification for any wife to file for divorce because her husband is not perfectly fulfilling her benevolence that is due. However, it does establish that when there is habitual addiction to pornography, then the wife can claim that their marriage bed has been defiled. Since you began asking for scriptural references, I have one more for you that you may find interesting: Exod 21:10-11 God Bless, and bless God. keliy |
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120 | besides Moses who was to go without food | Ex 4:25 | keliy | 212571 | ||
Question 1, from Mat 4:1,2 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. Question 2, From Chuck Smith: So he would veil his face when he would go out and talk with the children of Israel, because he would have this shining on his face. When he'd go before the Lord he'd take the veil off. Now twice in the New Testament this veil is mentioned there in a couple of different ways. Number one, why the veil over the face of Moses? Because it was hard to look at his shining face? No. In Corinthians we are told that the reason for the veil over his face is so that they would not see the shining go away, fading. But the fact that the shine was fading away from his face, was indicating the fact that the law that God was given was to fade away when God established the new covenant with man through Jesus Christ. So that they would not see the fading away of the old covenant, his face was veiled. But Paul goes on to say, "But even today their faces are still veiled when it comes to the word of God." They can't see the truth of God in Jesus Christ. They still have that veil over their face as God seeks to speak to them today, and they cannot see that Jesus Christ is indeed the Messiah that God had promised to the nation Israel. So the veil still over their eyes, not being able to behold the truth of Jesus Christ. keliy |
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