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NASB | Ecclesiastes 3:21 Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 3:21 Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth? |
Subject: where do animals go when they expire? |
Bible Note: Greetings rabban! You said "Who are you going to make the arbiter of truth? A failing church which has distorted God's truth through the centuries? And which part of the church? Are we to look to Apollos? or Paul? or Peter? (1 Corinthians 1.12). Whose interpretation are we to follow? It was because we must look to the Holy Spirit to illuminate our own minds that 1 Corinthians 2 was written." Did Apollos, Paul and Peter have different interpretation / teachings that contradicted each other? Was it not the lack of understanding and pride of those at Corinth that had caused the division? They needed someone to teach them God's truth!!! Paul did that and pointed them to Christ. The way you have presented this appears that the three had different teachings and the Corinthians were confused because they were taught different things. It is as if you have tied these men in as causes of the failing church as you call it. As if they had “distorted” God’s truth! Something that must be considered is the gifts that God gives to the members of His Church. What need of a gift to teach for example is there if all are capable of understanding on their own? Certainly if God sees fit to gift His Church with teachers then it does not contradict what you point out in your first paragraph of this post (i.e. the illumination of the Holy Spirit). Consider Apollos! Did he need a teacher? Acts 18:25-26 Steve |