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NASB | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land. |
Subject: God's people's land? |
Bible Note: John, I did not take your reply as harsh. In fact, I agree with most of what you said. I never implied that only the New Testament was inspired. My play on words for the Bible being divided into Old and New Testaments was just that, a play on words. However, many Christians are ignorant (not stupid, but unknowledgeable) concerning the differences between the OT and the NT. Hence you have sects of Christianity believing that everything God promised Israel is applicable to the church and that the church existed in the Old Testament. Brother, I did read 'The Answer.' This catastrophe has affected the whole world. I think that children are the least equipped to deal with the why's of an attrocity like this. But I do not feel that God is punishing America. If you do, so be it. But I find way too many verses in the NT that say we are forgiven. The hope that we need to extend to the world is not a conditional hope that if American Christians turn from there sin, then God will heal their land. No matter how you cut it, this was written to Israel. I, personally would not pray this anymore than I would pray David's prayer, "Take not Thine Spirit from me" or the Jabez prayer. To my knowledge, God never mentions America even once in the scriptures. Our hope lies in Christ alone as we live out the gospel before our fellow man. I was not trying to be insensitive to your post. I'm sorry if it came across that way. In Christ, Bill Mc |