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NASB | Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed. |
Subject: claiming things in your life |
Bible Note: Hi, Sam! I think that you are missing Searcher's point... though you are allowing your brother to operate the vehicle, technically it is still yours... so there could hardly be said that you are at a loss... I am having problems following this thread... are you equating wealth to spirituality? I mean, do you subscribe to the notion that God gives good things to those who are "tight" with Him? Do you equate poverty to serviture to the devil? Please, don't get me wrong! God can shower anyone with wealth and longivity and power (it is He who has all power)... you may have been blessed by God with wealth, intelligence, and other gifts... does that testefies to your being closer to God than poor people in China who have practically nothing, who must share a page from a Bible (which they treasure with their own lives) while they run the risk of being found out or sold out and put into prison because they serve Christ? Let me leave you with this passage: Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on." (Mark 12:41-44) Clearly, by man's standards the wealthy people serve God better because they are affluent and they abound in their gifts to help the Temple and the poor... But God's standards pierces through to the heart and mind and spirit and He saw the Love for God that that poor widow had... her offering surpassed all feigned offerings! God Bless! Angel |