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NASB | Isaiah 57:1 The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 57:1 The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil. |
Bible Question: He was talking to Phillip. And if in context, I am to conclude he was talking to the apostles, and thus only the apostles would do the works Jesus did, does that mean that verses 1-27 only apply to the apostles? |
Bible Answer: Dear Sister M, If you want me to prove beyond a doubt that we are not promosed to have the same (and even greater) power that Jesus possesed (pertaining to signs and wonders), I will then ask: Where is it evidenced in the life of any saint since the New Testament times. The burden of proof is upon those who preach "signs and wonders" are for today. I have given you what I believe to be some biblicaly based reasons for why I believe John 14:12 does not apply to saints in general but to the apostles only. If every single believer in the new testament was able to ask in faith, believing that God would give them whatever they had the faith to believe for: 1) why were so many persecuted and killed? 2) Why did Paul have to suffer the "thorn in is flesh? 3) Why did Paul tell Timothy to take a little wine for his sick stomach? Why, why, why. I could spend days asking why. In fact I spent years in under pentacostal teaching asking these questions of why this or why that, without any explanation except that I did'nt have enough faith. Talk about a guilt trip! I must go to work now, but would like to continue our exploration of God's truth with you. God Bless Sister M., John |