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NASB | Matthew 1:23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL"--which, when translated, means, "GOD WITH US." [Is 7:14] |
Subject: Jesus God/God God still unclear |
Bible Note: Dear Joe, I think your explanation of the Trinity is fine. I wish I could do half as well. But when you said, "The fact that God is a being who has revealed himself to be one Being in three Persons is hard to comprehend, since we experience nothing in creation that bears resemblence to this unique quality of God," I would say there is. When my Arian (sp?), i.e. Jehovah's Witnesse nieghbors come by I illustrate diversity in unity with the creation of man (Gen 1:27). God created man (unity, man -- one class, distinct from the rest of creation), male and female he created them (diversity, two persons); marriage (Gen 2:24) the man and wife (diversity, two persons) becoming one flesh (unity, united in marriage); the church is one loaf, one flock, one body with many members. You're right the oneness and plurality of God is unique, but He has given us things in creation which resemble that concept of diversity in unity. Lionstrong |