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NASB | Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 17:11 Now these people were more noble and open-minded than those in Thessalonica, so they received the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. |
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Bible Note: As the world of science teaches, for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. Though this is in referance to the natural world, the same holds true for the spiritual realm. For sin there is atonement. For Heaven (an eternity with God) there is Hell (eternity with out God). For faith we have fear. Faith activates God, however fear activates the devil. That is the lesson that everyone misses from Job. Why was Job offering the sacrifices for his children in the beginning? read Job 1:1-5. The answer is found in verse 5 "When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would send and have them purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's regular custom." -Job 1:5 As you can see Job wasn't sure if his children had sinned, but just in case that maybe they did, he made offerings to God. The other fact that people miss is that God didn't CAUSE Job to suffer, he ALLOWED it. Look at the times where Satan asks God to strike Job (Job 1:11, for one), God doesn't. In effect, He tells Satan, "Why don't you do it?" If we keep reading you'll see that it was during one of his sons' feasts that messengers came telling Job of what was happening to him. Why is this? Because that was when Job was afraid. Fear gives Satan the legal right to carry out the acts which you are afraid of just like faith gives God the right to carry out what we have faith for. Jesified |