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NASB | Luke 10:29 But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 10:29 But he, wishing to justify and vindicate himself, asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" |
Subject: A Good Baptist |
Bible Note: Thanks Hank for your response. Please forgive me for not being able to discern your meaning of a 'good Baptist'. Besides being ‘simple in speech and not as seasoned as most on this board’ as my sister Vehoka is, I have learned over the past few years to slow my roll when someone makes a statement and my mind processes it and comes to its own conclusions as to what the speaker (or in this case writer) means by his statement. For me, this is especially important when I do not have a more intimate or face-to-face connection with the speaker/writer. If the statement is of interest to me, I will dialogue/ask questions to discern whether or not my conclusion is correct. The ‘good Baptist’ statement interested me, as I mentioned in my original post, because I attend a Baptist church and the statement gave me a chuckle. I had no consternation over what you meant by ‘good Baptist’, only humorous curiosity because, as I said previously, I attend a Baptist church and your statement reminded me of what my boss said once. While I did not think you were being self-righteously or rigidly denominational, your statement also reminded of a question of mine that is still in need of an answer: Why do we have denominations and are they scriptural? I put the denominations question out there in hopes that someone would/could give me an answer or point me in the right direction. Thanks again for taking your time to add your explanatory footnote. One more question, is the ‘Baptist Faith and Message’ written somewhere that I can read it? Thanks again Grace and peace to you Meredith |