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NASB | Luke 14:23 "And the master said to the slave, 'Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 14:23 "Then the master told the servant, 'Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled [with guests]. |
Bible Question:
Does it line up in the word of God to go to a place that would cause you to physically duck hoping that a church member doesn't see you, yet your doing God's work? I Cor. 9: 20 And unto the Jews I becaem as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. |
Bible Answer: Dear Carol, NO, it does not line up. Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. If there is a person who is angry with you, whether from something real or preceived, you are told to approach this person and make it right. If this person will not respond, then you are freed up, you have done what God has told you to do - walk in with your head held high. (The same holds true if you are the one having a real or preceived problem with that person - fix it.) If this is a really serious problem we have these verses: Mat 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Mat 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Mat 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. But, no, slinking around in God's house to avoid someone certainly DOES NOT line up with God's Word. Dhaniei |