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NASB | Proverbs 5:1 My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 5:1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding; [1 Kin 4:29] |
Subject: Mat 5:27-28. Adultery. |
Bible Note: Hello again Edwin, I took a look at the post you refered me to. It didn't necessarily address my point but it came closer. You wrote: It was not the Holy Spirit that tempted Jesus, but the Devil, although it was in fact the Holy Spirit who wrote Psalm 91:11-12. It will not be the Holy Spirit who will ask you to drink deadly poison, but a servant of the enemy of God, who will say something like "If you really are a christian, then do this for it is written, ect, ect". The point of my first post was your interpretation of the verse in Mark. Whether or not the verse was original or not wasn't my question. My question was your interpretation of the verse. Your point in discrediting the verse was "do you really think that the Holy Spirit wants Christians to put God to the test by drinking deadly poison." My point was that the verse doesn't say that. The verse doesn't insinuate that. Once again, the verse doesn't say "when" or "drink deadly poison", etc. It says "IF". You might remember that poisoning was a usual way in which people murdered others in that time. If this verse says anything to me, it is that no one will take my life unless God wills it. This is consistent with Isiah 54:17. We agree that there have been very ignorant people as well as false teachers that have used this verse to support some very bizarre practices such as snake handling and such. No insult intended brother, but it appears that you are interpreting the verse in the same way they do. The difference is that after your interprestation you reject it, because you know that it doesn't hold up when compared to the rest of Scripture. This is to your credit. Perhaps I should ask a more specific question. Do you belive that Mark 16:18 is telling Christians to drink deadly poison? If so, is it saying to do this in order to test God? Consider Isaiah 43:2 (NASB95) 43:2 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. This verse does in fact say "WHEN" referring to walking through the fire. How do we interpret this? Or do we throw it out based on your argument? Are these statements symbolic? See Daniel 3: 19-30. God bless, Jeff |