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NASB | Leviticus 16:34 "Now you shall have this as a permanent statute, to make atonement for the sons of Israel for all their sins once every year." And just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so he did. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 16:34 "This shall be a permanent statute for you, so that atonement may be made for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year." So he did just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
Subject: Does it take away sins or not? |
Bible Note: Continued admonition ........................... Dear Bill Mc, I understand your frustration due to this disagreement that you have with Steve regarding the continued authority of the Old Testament now that we are under the New Covenant. However, I think that you are missing the forrest for the trees in this particular case. I would like to share an example using myself. I disagree with Steve on his extremely strict definition of the word "worship". For instance, I don't think that he would classify singing praise songs to God as worship. Now let's assume that Steve posts a note on the verse where Moses falls prostrate before God at the burning bush in worship (this would I think fit Steve's definition). I could do one of two things. I could focus on the "tree" and post a response attacking his note and pointing out all the other kinds of ways to worship God. Or I could see the "forrest" and realize that there will probably be someone someday who will read that note about the burning bush and will be helped by it. This person may never even read any of Steve's other posts about worship, and that isn't the point of the burning bush thread anyway. Also if the person did read the other worship posts, they would also see my posts there giving the other side. In any case, it is not helpful at all to confuse things by being negative and not staying on topic. Now that of course is a hypothetical situation, but I hope that you can see that you have done the same thing. Steve just asked a question here about two specific verses that appeared to contradict each other. Yet instead of being helpful and answering the question, you were extremely sarcastic and went off topic to an issue that has been dealt with elsewhere. I hope that you will be able to see more of the "forrest" in the future. There are people who will read these notes that we will never know about. For their sake, let us show our Christianity by our love for each other. Let us always strive to be respectful in our posts. I have suggested several guidelines for respectful posting in another thread (Lockman Forum Improvements #2). You did not respond to that, and I would appreciate your input there. I do value your participation here in the forum, and consider you to be one of the leaders here. With great leadership comes great responsibility. |