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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: Apparently I did read a bit into what you said. I am sorry if I misunderstood you. Here is your exact quote: The fact your friend asked the question to me says the Holy Spirit was dealing with them over it and they were seeking your approval to override with the Holy Spirit was revealing. What set me off were the words: THE FACT THAT YOUR FRIEND ASKED THE QUESTION TO ME SAYS THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS DEALING WITH THEM OVER IT. and the words: THEY WERE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO OVERRIDE THE HOLY SPIRIT. (basically the whole quote set me off *LOL*) I took that as a declaration by you that YOU BELIEVED the Holy Spirit HAD been telling my friend she should not get a tatoo. (a fact it would be impossible for you to know). And I was completely stunned that you'd use the fact that she simply asked the question as proof of this. I took your statement that she was seeking my APPROVAL to override the Holy Spirit's conviction to mean.... that you were saying I did in fact override the Holy Spirit with my advice. That was offensive to me because I know myself and my relationships and my reputation in the church, (Of course I realize that you do not, because you do not know me) and though I am sought out A LOT for answers to questions and for Biblical advice about decisions -- because of my reputation and because of my theological training -- no one would come to me expecting me to help them override the Holy Spirit if they knew me, which of course this friend of 25 year DOES (If anyone did, I pray they'd be disappointed). I have earned a reputation for being a person who seeks very earnestly to always be in the center of God's will, and my advice (while it could never be perfect because no human is perfect)has proven out to be accurate over many years. This is due to the Lord's faithfulness, and not my own merit. Anyway, I am sorry I allowed myself to become offended and defensive. You asked me to explain my comment about allowing Satan to run rampant, so I will. Let's please not argue about it though. I am simply giving you the clarification you asked for. If I assumed every time someone asked me a spiritual question - that the Holy Spirit must be convicting the asker, simply because they asked the question - HOW would we discern whether it was Satan accusing them or the Holy Spirit convicting them? I am talking here about DISPUTABLE matters, NOT SPELLED OUT IN THE BIBLE and NOT ESSENTIAL TO SALVATION. Do you understand what I mean? he could run around causing doubt in everyone's minds and I'd always answer their questions with: "Well, if you have to ask... then the Holy Spirit must be convicting you." That to me would be utter foolishness!!!! That would be working for Satan, not the Lord God. That is what I meant. You do of course realize how the enemy works, don't you? You do know he is the accuser. That he deals in doubt. Think about how many times during your walk when he has accused you and caused doubt in you about your identity in Christ... your freedoms in Christ... the security of your salvation. This is what I was referring to. I'm sure you understand this dynamic of God's enemy trying to mimic God in our thoughts and seeking to misrepresent Him by discouraging us with doubt and accusation disguised as conviction. Anyway.. As I said in my last post - I'm done with this thread. Sir Pent's comments are right. This is a useless debate taking up way too much space, and frankly - I'm feeling pretty foolish for daring to answer a question in this format in the first place. You guys obviously call this your forum home and you don't need any one else barging in. Take care |