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NASB | Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. |
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Subject: cursing? |
Bible Note: Doc, While I disagree with WOS, both in substance and in manner; So far, you're the only disagreeing one who reponds to me with anything like respect. Many of the others responses are loaded with implied accusations and not so subtle judgments. Thanx. May His Royal Majesty bless you for this. So, Elisha - Special office in Israel indeed. So this is, IYO, another OT vs NT thing ? As for gal. and 1 cor. the interpretation from BFC is purely assumptive or at best, deductive. While strong puts, "an-ath'-em-ah From G394; a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person): - accursed, anathema, curse." Thayer says, "1) a thing set up or laid by in order to be kept 1a) specifically, an offering resulting from a vow, which after being consecrated to a god was hung upon the walls or columns of the temple, or put in some other conspicuous place 2) a thing devoted to God without hope of being redeemed, and if an animal, to be slain; therefore a person or thing doomed to destruction 2a) a curse 2b) a man accursed, devoted to the direst of woes" Take yer pick right? Whatever serves your own belief ? Sorry not me. They are both right in some sense. But then is there virtually no translation that uses excommunicated or banned is there ? hmmm The interpretation given by BFC, while being a general truth, is not the clear and simple rendering of the actual words of the passage. Or, are you saying that our english translations are wrong? Anathema is not the exact equivalent to "excommunicated", but can indeed be a literal curse. Since God Himself spoke the blessings and the cursings of Deut. cursing cannot ALWAYS be wrong can it? But the 99 percent wrong statement I made was ignored so that one could make a federal case out of the 1 percent that I included whose meaning is "a curse of God spoken by chritians". Is that clear enuff? (or should I write a thesis on this?) :-) Paul also spoke a curse over Elymas the magician or sorcerer in acts. Peter spoke death over Annanias and Saphirra. You may say, "they were not curses, but..." whatever else you want to call it; but it was nevertheless words that brought about "evil" or calamity into the lives of those who received them wasn't it !! And they were inspired by the Holy Spirit Himself ! So....call it what you will. I mean no more than that, so please do not read other things into my words or join 2 different posts to make them say something else that I have not said. Like the heathen do with scripture to make it contradict itself - it is an evil pratice. In fact the BBE actually translates - paraphrases - the "Woes" of Jesus in Matt 23 as "A curse is on you" Ouch! For your sake, I will try to be more succinct in the future. If I decide to stick around to endure all this that is. Man you guys are sensitive, nervous and sticklers for details eh? 8-) |