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NASB | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith]. |
Subject: What does it mean to "fall away"? |
Bible Note: New Creature- may I ask for clarification on what you believe blasphemy of the Holy Ghost really is. It stood out as interesting to me that you seemed to have taken such a staunch position against the established doctrines/teachings of others (in your response to Doc earlier- though I may have misunderstood you) and then only 11 minutes later offered a response to a most important question offering only definitions from others. While an apparent contradiction I was not so alarmed until I finished reading you and realized that not only did you not offer scriptural argument of your own, but failed to include optional considerations for the definition/explanation to include even those that were offered by the very sources you quoted; such as "Others regard the expression as designating the sin of attributing to the power of Satan those miracles which Christ performed, or generally those works which are the result of the Spirit's agency." (Easton's Bible Dictionary-on blasphemy of the Holy Ghost). I'm not suggesting that you intended to misrepresent any source you quoted but I do believe it a good idea to include enough from the source that you don't end up having them appear to take one position over the other if they do not. This varying from context might cause other "less discerning" to be left to conclude what YOU believe to be true and not necessarily what the Scriptures teach. I can't speak for Doc but I believe you ended up making his point, if not understanding it. We greatly benefit from the exhaustive efforts of those who have gone before us. If one believes he or she is being moved along spiritually to understand any part of God's word to mean something different than what He has given to those he has called for centuries before then one truly must believe himself/herself to be someone spectacularly special. Not trying to pick a fight- just calling for caution. By the way- I like your username. Wish I would have thought of it first :) God bless, Jeff |