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NASB | Matthew 11:11 "Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 11:11 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater [in privilege] than he. |
Subject: God and gods? |
Bible Note: Greetins Following Him, Having just read your post, along with Hank's, Tim's and Zsuzsi and at least a good portion of the other posts on this thread, I felt "inspired" to throw in my two cents worth. After you get mine and Hank's age, a person begins to show an ocassional spot of frustration now and again. Although we may talk like and try to imitate God and His Perfect level of Love, it's tough for most humans to even come close to that standard. Along with that love, we're also commanded to take a "tough love" approach with false teachers and others when they refuse to believe in the basic truth as exhibited in the Bible. You might want to refer to Jesus' Words in Matt 7:6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. Now I agree, the tough part in this scripture is figuring out who are the dogs or the pigs but at least you see where I'm going with this post. I'd be the last person in the world to call another human being a pig or a dog in the sense of the verse above but I'd also be one of the first to agree that the ideas and views as promoted by the cults such as discussed here are and should be treated as worse than dogs, maybe even vermin. So we're going to strive for God's love but please understand we are all human and we'll continue to make mistakes, stumble and fall. As long as we get back up and re-attempt our struggle to get back to God, following Peter's lead instead of Judas, we're doing good. I might add, when a Forum user doesn't show his profile long after he finds out how to complete it, naturally it raises our suspicious nature. I hope this helps you understand a little better. God bless. --Rowdy |