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NASB | Exodus 21:6 then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 21:6 then his master shall bring him to God [that is, to the judges who act in God's name], then he shall bring him to the door or doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl (strong needle); and he shall serve him for life. |
Subject: Is this a sin to do |
Bible Note: Sang You read a lot into what I said. What I said or meant was I have found that usually a Christian already has a good idea of the right answer before they ask the question whether or not they can do something that is outside what is consider society norm. You then said, “If I just (as you did) assumed every time that the mere asking of the question meant that the Holy Spirit was convicting them, then Satan could just run rampant through my church doing whatever he pleased! Because he happens to cause people to doubt their identity in Christ ALL THE TIME and causes them to fear condemnation for non-condemnable things. I sincerely hope you don't use this logic when people come to you with questions!!” Can you explain to me how attempting to analyze what motivates a question opens a door for Satan to run rampant? Even if I came to a totally wrong conclusion how would that open a door for Satan? It seems to me that how I handled the question and whether I did it wrong or not would be more prone to open the door a door for Satan. Therefore before I respond to any question I seek God’s wisdom and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Asking of a question such as “can I do this or that “ does turn a red flag on for me. My first response probably would be, “what do you think?” or “have you prayed about this?” or what does the Bible say?” Before I said anything I would want to understand what prompted the question, idle curiosity, concern for someone else, or possibly they were considering such an action. You then said, “Also - How could I encourage her to override what the Holy Spirit was supposedly convicting her on when I PRAYED WITH HER about it and ENCOURAGED HER TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT ALONE too? Come on now. Play fair. We consulted the Holy Spirit TOGETHER. Would He not make Himself clear on the matter in response to our asking? Please. And then judge her for it? Nonsense.” I never said you overrode the Holy Spirit I said in many cases a person will ask such questions in hopes of finding some one that would enable them to do what they are considering. No where did I accuse or infer you did this. If you and this person sought the Holy Spirit then I would say you did the right thing. I never mentioned judging the person I was judging what was behind the question, that I think is called discernment. You then said, “She asked me SIMPLY because she sincerely wanted to be IN GOD'S WILL on the matter. If she hadn't been willing to hear from Him - she never would have asked me at all. She would have just done what she wanted without consulting Him.” If she really wanted to know what God felt on the subject why didn’t she ask God herself? The first thing out of your mouth should have been did you ask God this question? Her answer should supply the insight for what you did next. You said, “Are you implying that you've never had a spiritual question about anything unless the Holy Spirit was convicting you that it was sin???” I never said or implied such a thing. I made a statement of response to a specific situation or event and your taking it and attempting make it my response to all situations. Talk about playing fair. EdB |