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NASB | Luke 23:46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT." Having said this, He breathed His last. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT!" Having said this, He breathed His last. [Ps 31:5] |
Subject: Did Jesus suffer in hell when he died? |
Bible Note: Greetings Pastor Glenn! I haven't read all of the posts on this subject, but if I may interject a point! You seem to be reading Mark 9:38-41 as a treatment of how to deal with falst ministries. Yet, the passage nowhere says that these individuals were false, only that they were not of the twelve. The meaning of the passage is quite clear, that those who are not against us are with us. However, other passages of Scripture do list what we should do in the case of false teachers. For instance, 2 John 10-11 says, "If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. 11 Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work." Romans 16:17-18 says, " I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people." 1 Cor. 5:11 says, "But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat." Titus 3:10 says, "Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with him." So, Scripture is clear about how we should deal with those whose teachings and/or lives do not match up to the Gospel. However, Mark 9:38-41 does not address such a case. It does not deal with a false teacher or a false prophet. It dealt with someone who was working miracles in the name of Christ, but who was not one of the twelve. The disciples thought that he was doing something wrong, since he was acting in the name of Christ. Christ made it clear that he was not doing anything wrong. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |