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NASB | Isaiah 42:4 "He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 42:4 "He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit]; [He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." [Rom 8:22-25] |
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Bible Note: Aixwn7z4, hi! I've read through some of the posts today and someone made a comment as to the confusion that is cause on the board... I must agree! Your first posting ("And the winneris...") began with a pesimistic, antiChristian tone. It ended in a confusing proChristian stance; and yet your reply to EdB is full of statements contrasting your original thread. Adam did not knowingly enter into sin and Eve did not usurp his authority--they both did not know right from wrong prior to eating from the fruit (not the proverbial apple). Their sin was (firstly Adam) disobedience and (secondly, Eve) blind faith on a creature instead of the Maker. We cannot demand of history (theological or otherwise) what we know in restrospect. We do not know how Cain killed Abel; we know that he deceived him--could he not have assaulted Able from behind? I do agree with alot of what you stated on your second posting: we, Christians, do fall prey to the madness of earthly wisdom! We do maintain our spirituality intertwined with pride and egocentrism. Otherwise, how can so many denominations assert that their "way" is the correct way to: baptize, worship, serve, read, interpret, communicate, love, authorize, authenticate, live, die, resurrect, find salvation...? Christ said that there is only ONE WAY TO THE FATHER and he commanded that we BE ONE... But this is not new to the word--Paul had to reprimand his contemporary Christians (1 Corinthians 1:10-31) because they were basically doing exactly what you said: fighting amongts themselves, arguing what, when, why, how many... forgetting WHO we are to emulate, WHO we are to represent, WHO we have to answer to! Blessed Christmas! |