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NASB | Ecclesiastes 6:10 ¶ Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 6:10 ¶ Whatever exists has already been named [long ago], and it is known what [a frail being] man is; for he cannot dispute with Him who is mightier than he. |
Subject: Such thing as a choice? |
Bible Note: What more can be said, that has not been said, I wonder, about this and the related topics? I would be alone ranger at this point, if necessary, and say that this debate will serve no useful purpose. But then again, perhaps that is what Samantha has said. Searcher has suggested that we may not want to go too deep into the question, and we seem to have agreed to that, as we have not gone too deep. I have often wondered what the purpose is, in taking sides in this great debate. I have some ideas, but I judge that it would not be any more profitable to suggest them. With apologies to our brother Tim, I would suggest instead that we do go deeper, and I will hasten to add that we could do so by looking for the truth in the other side. The two sides, I say, are compatible, and they come together at the deeper level. Scriptures do not cancel out each other. They are all true. We should not add to them, and we should not in any wise take one jot or one tittle away (Proverbs 30:5,6). Blessed is the man who has learned to say that Scripture teaches both an unchanging God and a God who calls for, and responds to repentance. I could take some time to show how the two come together, but I suggest instead that each of us look into it. It would save us time, no doubt, and give us time to respond to God with obedience. For one thing, it would allow us to obey 1 Corinthians 1:10. It says, to remind us, that God wants all of us to speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among us; but that we be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. It would please God if we did that. It would also allow us to stand together in one spirit, with one mind, striving together for the faith of the gospel, as mandated in Philippians 1:27. I do hope it is self-evident that the time spent debating this issue is time that might be spent striving together for the faith of the gospel. I would not be surprised if someone can prove otherwise, but I would suggest we not get into it. As before, I would suggest that each one look for himself into what those verses say, and what they require. |