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NASB | Matthew 12:34 "You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:34 "You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. |
Subject: Where's the LOVE |
Bible Note: Greetings Asis! I preach or teach with authority only as long as what I preach or teach is in line with God's Word. If I depart from it, or add to it, I cease to have authority. Concerning 2 Tim. 3:16, Paul did not say OT or NT. Rather, he said 'all Scripture'. Notice that Peter calls Paul's writings Scripture: 2 Peter 3:15 - "Bear in mind that our Lord?s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction." Obviously, no one can force anyone to believe anything. Those who believe false doctrine may be shown the truth, but it is their responsibility to search Scripture and to believe the truth. However, it is our responsibility to love them enough to show them the truth. To ignore false doctrine is not a sign of love! :-) Keep encouraging people to read the Bible! I would advise though that you also learn to equip those you mentor with the tools they need to understand Scripture. An excellent little book on this subject is 'Reading the Bible for All It's Worth', by Gordon Fee. It deals with some of the common sense things that we need to know to read Scripture correctly. One of the great failings of the Church, and of the public education system, is that so many today do not understand even the basic principles of grammar or intepretation. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |