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NASB | Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]--he cannot be My disciple. |
Bible Question:
Hi George, Thanks for your "exhortation in Christ." What I do know of the original Bible languages is that some of it is Hebrew (OT), some is Aramaic, and some is Greek (OT). Do I know any of these languages? No. I am doing well to understand English. :) Yes, George, I am IGNORANT. Thanks for reminding me. George, you state: "THE Word SAYS WHAT THE LORD MEANS AND MEANS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS." Can I ask if you truly believe this? Here is the test from another one of my posts here: Jesus said: "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." - Mark 16:17,18 "Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you." - Luke 10:19 So let me ask you, George, seeing as Jesus said what He means and means what He says, do you personally: 1. Cast out demons? 2. Speak with a new tongue? 3. Pick up serpents? 4. Drink poison without ill effect? 5. Heal the sick by the laying on of hands? 6. Tread on serpents and scorpions? 7. Exercise power over Satan continually (I think a valid practical demonstration of this would be the complete cessation of sin in one's life)? Believe me, George, if I believe the Bible, I know I will stand before one judgement seat or another. I have been reminded of it for 30 years now and your "exhortation" does nothing to further impress this warning upon my mind. Thanks anyway. But enough about me, my ignorance, and my lack of faith. How about you? Are you a true believer in Jesus Christ by HIS standards? Do you believe ALL of the Bible in this regard? Do you continually prove to the church and to the world that you are a believer in Jesus by demonstrating the signs that He Himself said would follow those who believe in Him? seeking4truth |
Bible Answer: Tell me friend where the Word says "ALL believers" shall do these things? I have faith. I have yet to cast a mountain into the sea though. But I am not going to let this send my soul to hell! There are many things that scripture speaks of that I personally do not understand. Do you, my friend “have” to understand the Word of God before you can accept it? If so, I should think that you are a very smart person, for I can’t say that I fully understand how the internet works or how voice or pictures are transmitted through wires and the air. I am fairly proficient when it comes to computers, but when it comes to the mechanics thereof, I am ignorant. I am very proficient when it comes to refrigeration. Are you? Do you know how your refrigerator produces cold to maintain your foods and beverages? For that matter, can you tell me how it is that cold keeps food from spoiling or how it is that this computer does what it does? My point is that if understanding came before acceptance, the human race would accept very little…. Then where would the internet be? Where would society itself be? What is the difference? When it comes to the eternal existence of our immortal souls, why are we so stubborn? So foolish? So down right HARD HEADED and utterly STUPID! I don’t claim to know all the answers when it comes to the LIVING Word! What I do know is that it is THE LIVING Word of God! There is no doubt in my mind that it is true! This, my dear friend is called “faith.” Through faith, I have received many answers to questions that I have not even formulated in my mind. Through lifes experiences and some limited biblical study, I have received answers to questions that I asked a lifetime ago. There are many scriptures that I do not understand, but I will tell you this; my Lord has never let me down when it comes to providing an answer to those questions that were the deepest in my heart and soul. Those answers were not always as speedily received as I would have liked them to be, but they always came. You seem to be expecting perfection. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 1Co 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; When it comes to eternity, one day many will look back and marvel that they were so down right stupid, BUT it is not too late… Give up your stubbornness and read and heed the first verse I recommended. Meanwhile dear soul, look up Websters definition of the word “reprobate” and pray for all who are given over to it. Exhorting in Christ George |