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NASB | Luke 24:31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 24:31 Then their eyes were [suddenly] opened [by God] and they [clearly] recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. |
Subject: ever neccessary/permissable to deceit? |
Bible Note: Mr. Moran, I have a deep respect for your Biblical knowledge, and NOT ONLY concerning what the “Greek” means. Thank you. Please allow me to “explain” my position on my previous post. Not for one moment do I “present lying” as a ways and means. Many of my friends teach English in various closed-to-the-gospel countries. They use Christian books and the Bible as text books. Where is the "lie"? My missionary friends, who were ministering, in Haiti, where was their lie? Was it a lie because they didn’t point at the American and say, “She’s the only American”? Wouldn’t that be aiding and abetting the enemy in their commission of rape and murder? I don’t for one moment believe you would think THAT would have pleased God. Was it a lie because the American kept silent? No. Deceptive? Very much so, PTL. Both Canadians told the truth, “We are Canadians.” Two people make up enough to make “we”. The American kept silent. It wasn’t like they planned the whole ordeal, but they all gave honor to the Lord for His Holy Spirit giving the answer as promised in His word - Luke 12:11-12 :) When someone asks me about Bible Study, is it a lie every time I say, “Everyone came to Bible study last week?” Were you there, Mr. Moran? No. Doesn’t THAT make me statement a lie? No. Everybody only means everybody who comes came. We talk this way all the time. Scripture follows this same logic frequently. Mark 1:5 says, “ALL the people of Judean countryside AND EVERYONE in Jerusalem went out to John in the desert AND received his baptism in the river …” ALL would INCLUDE THOSE who sent priests and Levites to find out what was going on, as recorded in John 1:19. Did Mark lie? No. Wasn’t it deceptive? Only if to someone who BELIEVES Mark means every single person. Do you believe THEY (those who “sent” out the priests) ever searched out John in order to be baptized themselves? Neither do I believe that erroneous conclusion. But I do believe Mark’s accurate account. :) I trust you understand why, and how, we teach what I have shared. :) |