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NASB | John 3:14 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:14 "Just as Moses lifted up the [bronze] serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], [Num 21:9] |
Bible Question:
Steve! Thanks for your reply! So: If i were to call u name of an animal, wd u get offended? I wd bet u wd! But because I lvoe myself as all the words there are, nothing can offend me becaue i can't be offended by what words i lvoe me as! Steve, we can only be offended by what words we already sinfully hate ourselves as! Wd u call yourself the names Christ called them? Wd u be offended by any name He called u? Steve, if i hated me as poor and loved me as rich, and loved on ekind of pet out of hate for all others, I wd have set my mind on being rich and on that one pet because i wd be a love-hate double-minded person as described here: James 1 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. It is only the person who loves himself as God loves him, which is as HImself, 1 John 4:18, john 15:9 that then has the Love-pure or pure-Love mind of Titus 1:15 and who is therefore like these persons: Psalm 119 165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and NOTHING shall offend them. And of course wd recall this: Proverbs 12 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. and this: Numbers 22 22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an Adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his Ass, and his two servants were with him. 23 And the Ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the Ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the Ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25 And when the Ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when the Ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the Ass with a staff. 28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the Ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? 29 And Balaam said unto the Ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. 30 And the Ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine Ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay. 31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine Ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: 33 And the Ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless She had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. 34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. See what I mean? Love and Respect, Giam |
Bible Answer: Hello Giam No, I really don't see what you mean. You said: "we can only be offended by what words we already sinfully hate ourselves as! Wd u call yourself the names Christ called them? Wd u be offended by any name He called u?" I don't know how to answer. You speak of words in a way which has no context for me. Can you elaborate? You speak of double-minded as hating one thing in opposition to loving another. Double-minded is trying to hold two opposite views of a single thing or idea or command. If you were to try to love and hate the same thing at the same time--that would be double-minded. Yes, we are to regard our animals. We use animals to work for us. Balaam is an example of one who did not treat his animal well. Steve |