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NASB | Genesis 2:9 Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:9 And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil. [Rev 2:7; 22:14, 19] |
Subject: Country Girl: Scripture...or Opinion? |
Bible Note: What does length of time on this forum have to do with anything Hank? Because I have been on this forum for three days does not mean I've been a Christian for three days. Ugly is ugly. Your comments to her were less than nice, and you should have worded it better. You could have accomplished the same thing in a nicer way. I've had to moderate myself as well. I'm guilty of the same thing to Leslie. I was harsher than I should have been, and also presumptuous. I own my ugliness. I'm not so full of myself as to leave no room for God. In responding to me the way you did, you have rejected reasonable correction by being ugly to me also in turn. I corrected myself. Can you not do the same? Are you so offended because someone thought you were being harsh? I meant well. My intention was bring down the insult level. Perhaps you didn't see it as insulting, but I promise she did. I don't have to be her to know it. I'm human, and I would have been insulted right down to my toes. One of the very first questions ever asked in the Bible ... Am I my brother's keeper? The answer is yes. We are each other's keepers. We are brothers and sisters in Christ. Harsh should be reserved for obstinate people, not for the well meaning. I've followed a number of Country-Girl's posts. She has expressed a great number of valid, reasonable doctrines, statements, and opinions. She may not be able to back them all up, but I can. I find no fault in what she's saying on the majority of her posts. Instead of criticizing her lack of scriptural use, why don't you politely correct her with your use of scripture. Now, please, don't be nasty to me again. I'll reiterate that I was trying to be helpful, not to beat up on you. You were not going to bring about any good whatsoever by criticizing her. If she won't hear sound and credible arguments, by all means, criticize her. But in either case, you were unreasonably harsh to her; it's very much my business as she is my sister, and you have now been nasty to me for pointing out that you were being nasty. And I'll say again, how long you've been on this forum makes no nevermind to me. For all I know, that same amount of time is the length of your Christian walk. I don't know. I can tell you that I have been an active Christian since September 19th, 1988. I'm not a babe, and I won't tolerate someone rebuking me for trying to calm them down in regard to someone else. Be offended by this if you please. Or better yet, restrict it like some of the other topics that didn't go the way someone wanted them to. Ban me as well if that's where your heart leads. It doesn't change the fact that you were wrong. Theo-Minor If this fellow decides to make me disappear, keep the faith Country Girl. You are absolutely on the right track. |