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NASB | Exodus 22:28 ¶ "You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 22:28 ¶ "You shall not curse God, nor curse the ruler of your people [since he administers God's law]. [Acts 23:5] |
Subject: Praying Rather than Cursing |
Bible Note: Hi, Ed... Actually repair means to put it back in functioning order. You see, our first parents, "...being the root, and by God's appointment, standing in the room and stead of all mankind, the guilt of the sin was imputed, and corrupted nature conveyed, to all their posterity descending from them by ordinary generation, being now conceived in sin, and by nature children of wrath, the servants of sin, the subjects of death, and all other miseries, spiritual, temporal, and eternal, unless the Lord Jesus set them free. (Romans 5:12-19; 1 Corinthians 15:21, 22, 45, 49; Psalms 51:5; Job 14:4; Ephesians 2:3; Romans 6:20 Romans 5:12; Hebrews 2:14, 15; 1 Thessalonians 1:10) Thus, "...from this original corruption, whereby we are utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite to all good, and wholly inclined to all evil, do proceed all actual transgressions. (Romans 8:7; Colossians 1:21; James 1:14, 15; Matthew 15:19)" 1689 LBCF 6.3-4 Consequently, it is quite the contrary of your assertion. The repair -- something only God can do -- is a work by which the will becomes free indeed! As Paul puts it, concerning the New Covenant, "Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." (2 Corinthians 3:5-6) Our God makes us adequate... not our choosing. You won't agree, but we should be cautious not to burn straw men, contrary to the very nature of Him with Whom we have to do. In Him, Doc PS We'll be praying for your teaching tonight. 2 Samuel 9 is a wonderful picture of covenants. Even ones made before the beneficiary is born! |