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NASB | Genesis 3:5 "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:5 "For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil." |
Subject: and you will be like God |
Bible Note: Dear Flinkywood, Those were only a few of the anathemas from the Council of Trent. If I remember correctly, there are over two hundred of them. By the way, a good study is to compare and contrast the Canons of Trent with the Canons of Orange (529 AD). What a difference in content, expression, and approach! I apologize for causing you apparent angst. The truth has a way of doing that in us (Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 27:5-6). I find that the greatest areas of growth for me, personally, occur at the points at which I am most uncomfortable (Hebrews 12:11). When we operate only in our comfort zones, we fail to push the envelope of our beliefs (James 4:8-10). What we are after, is the mind of God, not the mind of men (Romans 12:2). Truly, it all has nothing to do with you, me, Augustine, Pelagius, Calvin, or some Pope -- burning straw dummies accomplishes nothing (Ecclesiastes 4:13). God is the ultimate judge (Psalm 96:13); and, to that end, He has graciously given us His final say on all matters relating to saving faith, knowledge, and obedience (2 Timothy 3:16). Our judgment has authority only insofar as it accurately reflects the Scripture (cf 1 Corinthians 15:3). God commands men to believe the truth, nevertheless, no one on the forum requires that of anyone. How could we do so, when such belief is solely a gift of grace? However, our host does require that we conform our posts with the doctrine of sola Scriptura. Anyone posting here has made that promise at the time they created their account (see the Terms of Use). If we contravene that doctrine here then ... 1. It denies the ultimate authority of our Lord Jesus Christ (Hebrews 1:1-2), placing an idol in its place. 2. It undermines our authority, as I mentioned, since we will be solely teaching from the vain and deceitful philosophies of men (Matthew 7:3-13; Colossians 2:8). 3. It results in a question of our integrity (1 John 2:3-4), misrepresenting the character of the Lord Himself and denying how He has dealt with His own (Colossians 3:1-13). 4. It implies that there is some other agenda than study of the Word -- which thing we are gathered to study in the forum. 5. It violates the promise by which we use the resources of the Lockman Foundation (Matthew 5:37). Remember, they have a purpose for the software and hardware of this forum, let us not presume to abuse that purpose (Deuteronomy 5:19). 6. It reveals a lack of compassion, love, and respect for forum readers (Ephesians 4:25; 1 John 3:18). We are all here because we seek the truth of the Word. If we want something else, then we can easily find a Study SomethingElse Forum. In Him, Doc |