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1781 | Is the NWT more reliable than the NASB? | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 78133 | ||
Tsmith, Your arrogance is not at all necessary nor becoming. I would hope that you're on this Forum for more than just discussing grammar in context translation. How about coming to know the Jesus Christ of scripture for salvation? If you're truly as knowledgable in the Greek as you claim- you are to be commended. But, please don't confuse knowledge with wisdom. As Proverbs 1:7 says,"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;Fools despise wisdom and instruction." May I encourage you to come to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior- just as I have. Wisdom alone will not save you, but in Christ Jesus there is eternal life (John 11:25, Acts 4:12). The Word who is God, and Who became flesh, calls upon you to believe in Him. As scripture says in 1 Cor. 1:20-23,"20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness," My friend, the Greek grammer will not save you, but the blood of Christ will! Romans 10:9 speaks to you, "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;" Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1782 | Is the NWT more reliable than the NASB? | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 78121 | ||
My Friend, You're either being dishonest or ignoring what you said for convenience sake! Go back to your post. I responded to your clear statement regarding the NASB! If that's not what you meant, that's one thing, but to be patronizing is yet another. I simply do buy into the NWT, and have ample scholarly company that backs that up. You can claim that we're all "ill-informed", "unresearched", or have a "false understanding". As I see it,the burden of proof is on you to show the Forum that you're correct:-) I'm in agreement with you that personal opinion does not count for much.Would you be so kind as to either provide some personal info on yourself or share with us where you studied Hebrew and/or Greek so that we can evaluate your credentials? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1783 | Is the NWT more reliable than the NASB? | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 78107 | ||
Dear tsmith, Your statement regarding the NASB that "We have not used any scholars name for reverence or recommendations because it is our belief Gods' Word should stand on its merits" falls short of being completely truthful! While the printed copy of the NASB may state such, there is IN FACT a publically available list of the original translators: Original NASB translators Dr. Peter Ahn Dr. Warren Allen Dr. Gleason Archer Dr. Herman Austel Dr. Kenneth Lee Barker Dr. Fred Bush Dr. David L. Cooper Dr. Richard W. Cramer Dr. Edward R. Dalglish Dr. Charles Lee Feinberg Dr. Harvey Finley Dr. Paul Gray Dr. Edward F. Harrison Dr. John Hartley Dr. F. B Huey, Jr. Dr. Charles Isbell Dr. David W. Kerr Dr. William L. Lane Dr. Timothy Lin Dr. Oscar Lowry Dr. Elmer Martens Dr. Henry R. Moeller Dr. Reuben A. Olson Dr. J. Barton Payne Dr. Walter Penner Dr. John Rea Dr. W.L. Reed Dr. Robert N. Schaper Dr. Moisés Silva Dr. Ralph L. Smith Dr. Merrill C. Tenney Dr. Robert L. Thomas Dr. George Townsend Dr. Bruce Waltke Dr. Lowell C. Wendt Dr. William C. Williams Dr. Herbert M. Wolf Dr. Kenneth Wuest Dr. Fred Young As to your contention the the NWT has a vastly superior rendering of 2 Peter 3:10, I would ask superior in comparison to what standard? I think you comment falls more under the realm of personal opinion:-) The NWT translation is simply not recognized by any consensus of reputable Hebrew or Greek scholars as a valid translation. Would you care to provide a similar list of the NWT committee so that we may continue this discussion in all fairness? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1784 | Psalm 37:24 | Rom 8:1 | BradK | 77730 | ||
Dear Brother Guinn, I believe that the context is very important here in 1 Tim.4. The context is dealing with a description of false teachers- not salvation:-)I think the distinction is relevant. They are apostasizing from the faith- not necessarily "loosing" their salvation. I simply can't find any compelling scriptural support to agree that Judas "was just as saved as any of the other disciples." With Judas we see several indications of his character and nature. In John 6:70, he is called a devil,in 12:6 he is called a thief, in 13:2 Satan put the thought in his heart to betray Him, and in 13:27, Satan entered him. To me,these seem more indicative and descriptive of an unsaved person than that of one who is saved! More telling is Matt.27:3-5, where Judas shows remorse, repents, and ultimately hangs himself. In contrast we have 2 Cor.7:10 "For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death." Though the topic of Judas' salvation is debatable,I believe the tragedy is that his sorrow was the former and not the latter. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1785 | Psalm 37:24 | Rom 8:1 | BradK | 77720 | ||
Dear EHC, In answer to your statement,"If it is impossible to lose your salvation, why did Paul warn Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:1", may I offer that the context is not dealing with salvation. As to Judas, we do not have any clear scripture that tells us he was "saved". He was most certainly one of the disciples, but much of his conduct would not, in my estimation be that of a true believer (John 6:70-71, 12:6).I would characterize his departure due to the warning of 1 John 2:19. Most certainly the Eternal Security arguement will not be settled this side of heaven. However,we have some clear scriptural support, such as 1 John 5:10-13. And, if we understand that our standing is not guided by our conduct, but rather Gods' grace as in Titus 2:11-12, we can rest assured of His faithfulness. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1786 | Sin is Defined as Breaking God's Law | Gen 1:1 | BradK | 77668 | ||
My Friend, With all due respect,I'm not exactly sure where you're going with this nor what your point is. Tell me, you want to be under the law, do you not hear the law? I will further assure you that I'm no prating fool, but one who seeks to "walk by faith, not sight" (2 Cor 5:7) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1787 | Sin is Defined as Breaking God's Law | Gen 1:1 | BradK | 77664 | ||
Brother Billy Joe, "But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless." (Titus 3:9) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1788 | Sinlessness | 1 John 1:8 | BradK | 77646 | ||
Dear God His Help, While I have read Romans 6 in its' entirety and understand it, the text does not proclaim our sinlessness! It merely points forth that even though we are under grace, it(grace) is not a license to sin. Are you advocating that a believer can acheive sinless perfection? I would advocate that our goal is not to stop sinning, but rather to walk by faith and not sight.( 2 Cor. 5:7) Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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1789 | Is suicide unforgivable ? | 1 Corinthians | BradK | 77414 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, Assuming that we are addressing a born-again believer, my questions would be: 1.Is suicide the unforgivable sin, and if so upon what scriptural basis? 2. Can God impute sin to a believer?( Rom. 4:7-8) As Hebrews says in 9:22,26: 22 "And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness." 26 "Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now ONCE at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself." Also we have in Ephesians 1:7 that,"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" Christs' forgiveness is then conditioned upon our being IN HIM and according to the riches of HIS GRACE, not our works- suicide included:-) Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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1790 | Is Gambling a Sin? REf. Please | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 76826 | ||
Hi Denise, To answer your question, you are correct, there does not appear to be any direct scriptural prohibtions against gambling. However, in my view I think we can make a fair case against it from 2 NT verses: Eph. 5:15-16 and James 4:17, 15 "Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil." 17 "Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin." We do have an example of betting by Samson in Judges 14:12-19 along with the practice of casting lots. Casting lots was primarily OT. The NT references in each of the Gospels are a fulfillment of OT prophecy!. Most prominently, we have the casting of lots in the choosing of Matthias to replace Judas in Acts 1:26. Interestingly, in my study, I've not been able to determine why the practice of "casting lots" was used. The Bible doesn't say. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1791 | once saved, always saved? | Col 1:13 | BradK | 76040 | ||
Hi Tim, As usual, you make some very well supported and valid observations. I'd be hard pressed to disagree:-) However, wouldn't the context have some bearing on the conditional statement? As you're probably aware, others such as AT Robertson do hold to this interpretation. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1792 | once saved, always saved? | Col 1:13 | BradK | 76004 | ||
Dear disciplerami, A good observation on Col.1:23. However, as the "if" is a condition of the first class, it would be better read, "if-and it is so..." The condition is determined as fulfilled:-) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1793 | What is wrong w/Women speaking in church | 1 Cor 14:34 | BradK | 75932 | ||
Dear goodlife, I think you would get a better response if you could avoid making rather subjective, dogmatic, and unfounded statements. Your statement,"There is nothing at all in the bible that would argue against a womans right to speak in the church.",is a case in point. What of 1 Timothy 2:12-14 "But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet?" I do understand what has happened, my friend! I would argue that the burden of proof is on you! It might be advisable to distiguish between mere opinion and Biblically based fact! Your views are certainly welcome- however they should also include scriptural support to be taken seriously:-) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1794 | Are there any "people" created by Satan? | Gen 2:7 | BradK | 75925 | ||
Dear goodlife, Your rather lengthy treatise on the nonexistence of Satan is rather perplexing! Are you serious? You state,"if anyone would like to further discuss the issue of satans nonexistence I would be more then happy to accomodate them." Would you be so kind as to provide some scriptural basis for your contentions? You give absolutely none! As this is a Study Bible Forum you might do well to familiarize yourself with the guidelines:-) As to your contention that "man" created satan, this contradicts my understanding of the Doctrine of Satan! As to his nature, we know he is a created angelic being. He was created as part of the angelic realm (Eph. 6:11,12, Ezek.24:18) and was the highest in rank of them all ( Ezek. 28:12-14). As to the "non-existence os satan", how do you then account for the fact that 7 OT books and every NT writer refer to satan? Jesus Himself referred to satan (Matt.13:39, Luke 10:18,11;18)! According to your theory, the Apostle Paul wasted a lot of space in writing Ephesians 6:1-10 in commanding believers to "take up the whole armor of God?" Why are we admonished further in Eph. 6:16 to,"in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." My friend, I'd be much more inclined to consider the relevence of what you say if you could provide proof. Other than that, you've only offered an opinion- and at that-not a very well founded one. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1795 | once saved always saved | John 10:28 | BradK | 75915 | ||
New Creature, I can only add that you have stated your opinion based upon your study. I am in the first group. You state,"the "once saved, always saved" teaching is built upon partial truths presented as the whole truth." In all fairness, could I not say the same of the "group that believes that salvation can be forfeited?" I too have studied this topic in depth. What is untrue of Romans 8:28-39? "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Simply said, we do not understand all of Gods' ways. I do however, understand His Grace well enough to know that I am secure IN HIM. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1796 | How Does Baptism Save? | 1 Pet 3:21 | BradK | 75781 | ||
Hi Rocky, I don't necessarily disagree with what you say, however my question is still: What are we to make of the clear statement in 1 Cor.12:13? In light of 1 Cor. 12:13, I do not take any of the Pauline references as referring to water, but rather spiritual:-) Speaking The Truth in Love, BradK |
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1797 | How Does Baptism Save? | 1 Pet 3:21 | BradK | 75764 | ||
Hi Rocky, I'd refer you to 1 Cor. 12:13, "For by ONE SPIRIT we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." The spiritual "baptism" is the reality,water is merely symbolic. As Dr. Kenneth Wuest notes regarding this, "It is the baptism with the Spirit in the sense that God the Father does the baptizing through His personal agent, the Holy Spirit." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1798 | How Does Baptism Save? | 1 Pet 3:21 | BradK | 75597 | ||
Dear middleton, Is your understanding that Col. 2:12 is a reference to water baptism and not spiritual? If so on what basis would you conclude that:-) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1799 | Searching for the truth | Heb 1:6 | BradK | 75213 | ||
Truthseeker, I would also echo my support for Tim Moran on this matter! I too affirm the Diety of Christ. What of John 17:5," Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was." This verse most certainly shows forth the Diety of Christ along with His eternal preexistence! Only the Lord (Jehovah) is to receive glory. Isaiah 42:8, "I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images." As there are no contradictions in scripture, How could we have Christ praying to the Father to receive glory (that's only reserved for God) if He is not indeed God in the flesh? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1800 | How far Jesus divine nature was disclose | NT general Archive 1 | BradK | 75044 | ||
Tnaik, Hi and welcome to the Forum:-) I'm not sure as to what this question is asking because of spelling or syntax? It would help if you could rephrase or clarify. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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