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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Subject: Gospels are OT books? |
Bible Note: I like your analogy, the only problem with it is that your lease had an end. Once it was over, you either go month to month or the lease itself states that you can stop, leave, and get your deposit back (if you've been neat.) The "lease" that God made didn't have an end, so to make the analogy work, it would be like this: I have a lease for x years. One month into the lease, I decide that I will not pay to have the lawn mowed as we agreed to. Now you, the owner are stuck with the bill. So you say, “but we have a lease.” You say, "I blacked that out of my lease, so it no longer applies." Okay, that is weak too, but it's much closer. Anyone knows that a judge would side with the owner who would get a money judgment and then never actually get his money. (I work in the apt leasing field :-) ) Here is how the Bible works: 1) the books are Moses, known as the Torah, are the foundation. 2) The History books (Joshua, Ruth, Kings, etc..) and the Prophets and the Writings(Psalms, Proverbs, etc...) are the pillars that stand on the foundation. The Apostolic Scriptures (New Testament) rest on the pillars as a roof. If you remove the foundation it all crumbles. Also, proper hermeneutics state that later revelation can not contradict nor over turn earlier revelation. The Torah came first and stands forever. I'm not J.W. or a Seventh Day Adventist either. (Just to clarify.) MJH |