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NASB | John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what it natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths. |
Bible Question:
Alright, that leaves me with another question. Why did God not want us to know good and evil? Wouldn't that make us ignorant sinners? Also, why did Satan want us to know? Today, he tries to tell many that right and wrong are all opinions, but the knowledge we have of good and evil came from sin. This makes no sense to me. |
Bible Answer: Heb 5:14. "But sold food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. If you read Proverbs, Nathan, you know it's not true that God didn't want us to know good and evil. But look again at the passage: Gen. 3:6, "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, ..." All that the fruit of the tree offered was good, namely food, beauty, wisdom. It wasn't that what was offered was bad, it was the MEANS by which she chose to acquire those things. Eve was tricked into disobeying God to acquire those good things. On this side of the Fall, God wants His people to have those good things, but it must be acquired His way, not our way. Prov 14:12 says, "There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death." These good things must be acquire by God's grace alone through Christ Jesus alone. "...Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Col 2:2,3 |