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701 | Introducing the English Standard Version | NT general Archive 1 | flinkywood | 95018 | ||
Nolan, I once told you of a friend with a 25-yr-old, duct-taped NASB. You said you'd have liked to compare notes with him on the old versus the Update. Here's an example of where the Update is a Down-date: James 3.4 "Behold, the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder, wherever the inclination of the pilot desires." (NASB original) (Jam 3:4) Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot desires." (NASB95) By one lost comma after "behold" in version 1, version 2 is now crying out for the pronoun "they" after "winds," without which this verse is a grammatical dud. See what I mean? How did they miss this? I've come across several punctuation/grammatical errors in the NASB. Nevertheless, all hail the NASB. Colin. |
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702 | Bible Study | 2 Tim 2:15 | flinkywood | 94625 | ||
We're married to the mob, DarcyA. Colin. |
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703 | Bible Study | 2 Tim 2:15 | flinkywood | 94619 | ||
DarcyA, I've never gotten the hang of the NLT, though a Pastor friend recommends it. I wish I could be married to one version and not feel so polygamist. Or maybe I'm a serial monobiblist! Colin. |
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704 | Bible Study | 2 Tim 2:15 | flinkywood | 94617 | ||
I like the way you say it, Nolan. Colin. |
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705 | Bible Study | 2 Tim 2:15 | flinkywood | 94576 | ||
Actually, I like the International Children's Bible (ICV). I read Esther to my wife the other night and it was great. The translators did a fantastic job, and that 3rd grade reading level really hits the spot. Colin. |
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706 | Bible Study | 2 Tim 2:15 | flinkywood | 94540 | ||
This carelessness with auxiliaries (shall, will) in English OT future tenses made me nuts for a brief spell last winter. I resolved to memorize in the KJV (it happens, if you notice, automatically with the KJV)--tenses schmenses, I say. You and I have talked about the version thing a bunch of times. Like you, I turn a lot to the NASB, but lately that old KJV magic's got me in its spell. I just can't hack some of the "modern" renderings. "And let steadfastness have it's full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." (ESV). More "accurate"? Certainly less memorable. Or 2 Cor 9.7: "Each one must give as he has made up his mind..." (ESV). Well, Makarios, I'm very decisive (read "I make up my mind a lot"), but if it weren't for my heart, I'd probably never tithe. Yet I read Romans in the NASB because I can understand it better than the KJV. (Romans is just as cool in the ESV). So what's a believer to do? I'd like to pick and stick to one, but like you I turn to the ESV, NASB, NKJV to help me with the KJV, know what I mean? How are you liking the ESV after all this time? Is it doing it for you like the NASB? Colin |
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707 | Bible Study | 2 Tim 2:15 | flinkywood | 94522 | ||
Makarios, good to see you in here. I notice your liberal use of the KJV. Have you un-hitched slightly from the NASB? I also wanted your take on the following: Have you noiced differences in Hebrew verb tenses in the ESV V. the NASB? To wit, Psalm 63.1: ESV: "Oh God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;" NASB: "Oh, God, You are my God; I shall seek you earnestly..." I read that Hebrew tenses are difficult to reckon, but these translations are dissimilar: in the ESV he is in the process of seeking; in the NASB he is testifying about his will or desire to seek, which also includes the sense vowing or pledging. The senses are not alike, it seems to me. Why do you think the ESV goes present tense, and the NASB future? Also, notice the NASB: "I 'shall' seek you earnestly..." Then, in V.10: NASB: "They 'will' be delivered... they 'will' be a prey..." When in the: ESV: "They shall be given over... they shall be a portion..." KJV: "They shall fall... They shall be a portion..." The NASB appears to interchange "Shall" and "Will" without pattern. To my understanding these uses are distinct. 'Will' has the aspect of willingness, volition, deliberate choosing: "Early will I seek thee..." (KJV) "I shall seek You earnestly..." (NASB) lacks force of will. It's as if the writer were holding back from full commitment: "Will you take this woman..." "I shall, (I guess)." Shall is less definite than will. "They will be a prey..." sounds as if there were some complicity on the part of the prey, not utter future surprise and regret: "They shall be a prey..." As in "Hey, I'm a prey; who'd a thunk it?" I like very much the sense of psalm 63 delivered in the NASB (in contrast to the ESV), but I'm disturbed by the seeming carelessness of Shall v. Will. Any idea what might give here? |
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708 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 91292 | ||
That's the 64,000-dollar question. See you next time, Graceful. Colin |
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709 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 91233 | ||
I believe that if it's His will, my son will be healed on His time, but we won't peg our faith to that fulfillment or let impatience have its way with us. Aimee Semple, who healed thousands, suffered greatly in later life. That's life. If it weren't for suffering, we might never know Him. Thanks for the thinking. Colin. |
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710 | What is a cult? | Matt 16:15 | flinkywood | 91106 | ||
You have a way with words. (Pro 14:12) "There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death." Lord have mercy on you. |
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711 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 91071 | ||
Like Paul's thorn and Jesus' prayer ("take this cup..."), sometimes the blessing is in what He witholds and in what happens to our hearts in response to His witholding. It's sometimes so poignant, the feeling that comes from this attitude. Besides, how can I know all that He is actually witholding? (Rom 8:28) "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." As for believing or doubting the genuineness our brethren's actions, I think we are asked to hone, not relinquish our critical objectivity. Discernment is highly scriptural. (Phi 1:9) "And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment," Thanks for your thoughts, Graceful. Colin. |
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712 | What is a cult? | Matt 16:15 | flinkywood | 90727 | ||
I note your tone as decidely more propagandistic than in the past. You come here to stir up trouble and lead young believers astray. You like to do this. You are that wolf in sheep's clothing. Your name is a lie. |
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713 | What is a cult? | Matt 18:6 | flinkywood | 90718 | ||
Yes to all your questions. You are a cult member, maybe even one of its leaders, by the sound of you. Jesus is God, you will see. (Mat 18:6): "but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea." (NASB) |
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714 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 90704 | ||
Justme, even so, I got saved in a church like that. Six months later, they kicked me out. What kind of church was it? I don't know, but during one "teaching" on the crucifixion, our pastor raised his arms and said, "The Holy Spirit just told me there were two men on each side of Jesus, not one." No one objected; it's thrilling to be around a guy like that. The thrill waned, however, and soon after, I was booted from the the church for challenging this pastor on a personal point. He told me furiously that I had a "rebellious spirit." Again, no one objected, and the congregation responded as if I were a contagion. (This pastor, by the way, was a great admirer of Price). Being young in faith, it hit me hard, but I met good people who steered me into the bible, where we're all supposed to be. These churches you describe share 2 distict characteristics. 1) The pastor is king. 2) Theology trumps love. In the former, the charismatic pastor develops an unhealthy lock on the hearts and minds of his flock. You hear, "Pastor says" versus "Jesus says," and churchmembers become defensive when you question their beliefs, nasty when you press them (been there, briefly, myself). They may fire scripture at you, typically divorced from context (or altered, as with the JW's) and shun you when you don't yield. This is a great danger to our faith and goes against the heart of Jesus. In the latter, a more subtle clouding of the mind occurs as people begin to see others through the dark glass of theology rather than the clear glass of empathetic love. This is hard to say, but I think very true. Remember Job's friends? Didn't they blast away at his faith, then when Job argued back, turn nasty? Theology trumped love. There are friends like these within this forum. Re. your last statement, the first pastor I mentioned called it a "commanded blessing," i.e. "telling God what to do." There is an actual term for it. Colin. |
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715 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 90692 | ||
No scripture necessary. | ||||||
716 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 90656 | ||
Graceful, thanks for your reply. A pastor friend passed an injured man screaming for help in a hospital bed. My friend began to pray for him while reaching for the call button; he didn't believe his prayer would have any effect. As he hit the button, the man stopped hollering, pain gone for good. The man was not a Christian. Go figure. We believers all have faith and don't need faith-plus for God to heal. Aimee Semple healed all kinds of people, heathens and believers alike. God is full of surprises. My wife and I came to faith through our son's illness, and many blessings have come to us as a result. If anything, it brings us closer to Him every day. As for Pastor Price, I saw the public man, glimpsed the private and quit his ministry. As for those slain in the spirit, to my eye some fall because others do. |
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717 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 90582 | ||
Hey, guy, you are way out of line. | ||||||
718 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | flinkywood | 90515 | ||
Justme, funny you should mention Fred Price. I've been following this string and I think you are onto something. I went several times to Fred Price's faith dome after hearing rumors of healings within. People were prone to being slain during F.P's services, which to my eye looked like hypnosis show histrionics. F.P's ministry also has a definite scent of "If it ain't happening for you, maybe you ain't happening for it." I took my son there in hopes of a healing. F.P. prayed over him, then informed me that my boy's healing would progress as my faith grew. That annoyed me, and I've since discovered the falsity of that presumption. During one sermon he stated "Christians aren't supposed to suffer," and cited Saint Stephen's falling asleep as evidence for this sweeping claim. Thing is, his congregation eats it up. I don't doubt that many of his flock are saved, but what a diet they're on. Colin |
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719 | I wan to YEILD | 1 John 5:13 | flinkywood | 88805 | ||
Hank, a healthy dose of fear helps to make a sticky christian. A great book is "Revival's Golden Key" by Ray Comfort, who also authored "The Evidence Bible". I like Ray: he's funny; his ministry is way out there, and his bible tracts are completely wild. He's got a website: http://www.livingwaters.com/ I really liked Justme's dead honest testimony. It brings to mind a line from an Emily Dickenson poem (#241): "I like a look of Agony, Because I know it's true -" So many people seem just to talk the talk, know what I mean? I'll get around to a profile sometime soon, Hank. You make it hard to kick against the pricks. Colin. |
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720 | I wan to YEILD | 1 John 5:13 | flinkywood | 88786 | ||
Justme, that is a terrific testimony! It's also so perfectly true. I've felt that, very much so. Two years ago, not long after I go saved, an evangelist named Ray Comfort handed me one of his tapes, "Hell's Best Kept Secret," in which he dealt forthrightly with the weakness of modern-day evangelism, particularly around its soft-pedaling the subject of hell and repentance. He blames the year-later-follow-up failure of so many conversions on the converts' not ever having understood what they'd been saved from. Sure, God is love, but He's got wrath to burn. I listened to this tape with mounting fury: "Who does this guy think he is?" Well, his message had gotten to me in much the same way you'd been gotten to. That tape turned my heart around. Your experience is so valuable. Tell it to everyone. |
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