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NASB | 1 Chronicles 17:16 ¶ Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Chronicles 17:16 ¶ Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house and family that You have brought me this far? |
Subject: "Who am I?" How important is it? |
Bible Note: Hi Joe, My point is that we need our translators to be consistent in their interpretation as far as capitalization is concerned. My preference has nothing to do with it for God is God. He deserves the honor that capitalization gives Him. If we do not at least in our minds capitalize His name then we are denying His Deity. If we don't know that God is a Spirit then we are worshiping angels. I believe that at some time in the future we will be able to look at scriptures and compare them and we will have no need of commentaries. I say this in the sense that we will know God and what He is saying without extra information from someone else. Other information will be of interest but I'm talking of knowing God. In other words, if we had a correct translation of John 1:1 for the Jehovah's Witness and their god they could be shown John 7:63 "the words I spoke to you are spirit and life, or John 12:48 "the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day." So you see,this is God's word, and we are to know Him. And let me assure you that He is not a god. If you think that God does not know mathematics nor scientific nor pretty good with speaking and writing words, then you do not your Creator. A study about hearing the words of God could be understood using basic mathematics. Our Lord's name for His followers was "disciple" as in the disciple of math; and they were indeed given esoteric knowledge from the Scriptures, I believe. |