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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: I think it is fairly simplistic to attribute denying God's deity to a simple use of capitals. What you seem to be saying is that capitalization of pronouns in reference to Him is a must. Again, I must point out that neither ancient Greek nor ancient Hebrew employed capital letters. By your logic, the original manuscripts of the Old and New Testaments dishonor God and deny His deity. We do have a correct translation of John 1:1. The deity of Christ doesn't hinge on that one verse, in any case. The Jehovah's Witnesses are not interested in truth, but rather they, like all other unregenerate human beings, suppress the truth and replace it with a lie (Romans 1:18-20). Commentaries now are helpful, but they are neither inspired nor absolutely essential in understanding the Word of God. Plenty of people have come to a saving knowledge of who God is and Christ's sacrifice by reading the text alone. That list includes such notable figures as Martin Luther. I did not say that God does not know mathematics, and the word "disciple" means "learner"; it has nothing to do with any specific field of knowledge. Human authors wrote the Scriptures; the Holy Spirit's inspiration was not some form of word-for-word dictation, because we can clearly see the different writing style of the human authors (Paul vs. Isaiah vs. Peter, for example). The Holy Spirit made sure that all His intended revelation of God was included, and kept the writers from theological error. Saying you "believe" that the disciples were given esoteric knowledge has no basis in Scripture, and therefore remains your unfounded opinion. Again, understanding the nature of God (as Father and Son and Holy Spirit), His holiness and justice and wrath and love and grace and mercy go far beyond whether we use a capital letter or not, and is spelled out very clearly without the need to resort to playing numerological games with the text itself. Such trivia only distracts from the content of what God does intend for us to meditate upon. --Joe! |