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NASB | Acts 2:17 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:17 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' says God, 'THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT UPON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE [divinely prompted] VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM [divinely prompted] DREAMS; |
Bible Question: Greetings EdB! How would you define "holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power"? Could this describe a church that places little or no emphasis on corporate prayer? What about fellowships that embrace a cessationist view of the gifts of the Holy Spirit? Looking for some answers . . .Mommapbs |
Bible Answer: First-time greetings, Momma! EdB gave some fine contemporary examples of "having a form of godliness." The Pharisees and other Jewish sects of Jesus' time are a classic example also, and it is easy enough to see parallels of their hyprocrisy and legalism in our time. Jesus condemned their practices then. Is there any reason to believe He has changed His mind about these practices now? --Hank |