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NASB | Luke 9:23 ¶ And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 9:23 ¶ And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross daily [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. |
Subject: take up "his" cross |
Bible Note: Hi, PDAL... You asked, "Are you saying that there is only one way to properly interpret scripture?" Yes, I am. See my posts in thread #156916. You asked, "...how do you know you have the proper interpretation?" The wonderful thing about text is that it is intended to communicate. Our God is imminently rational. He hasn't left all of this to the whims of each reader. Nevertheless, God speaks through His word directly to you. Consequently, you're ready to begin to grasp the proper interpretation. We start with understanding the historical and cultural context. (Ask Val about the questions we always ask when we are properly studying a book.) You see, no Biblical text will ever mean anything it didn't mean when it was written. Consequently, we then take into account the grammar (2 Timothy 2:15). Then we apply the consensus reflected through the centuries by the great scholars of Christendom (Ephesians 4:11). Next we apply the efforts of our pastors, elders, and brethren (2 Timothy 2:2; Ephesians 5:19). Of course if we are diligent in these efforts, growing in our hunger and love of the Word, it means the Holy Spirit is working within us (John 14:26). As we walk out a sound interpretation of the Scripture, the Lord will give us more. If our understanding of the Scriptures does not manifest itself in obedience, then the Lord will remove what little we have. Watch the enemies of the Word. They question the divine origin of the Scriptures, the accuracy of Scriptures, the intent of the Scriptures, the necessity of the Scriptures, the sufficiency of the Scriptures, the historicity of the Scriptures, and the ability to understand the Scriptures. When all else fails they say, "Well, it isn't important what the Scriptures says, what is important is what it says to you!" (Imagine if we interpreted legal documents that way!) In Him, Doc |