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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the [power and influence of the] Spirit of God can say, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is [my] Lord," except by [the power and influence of] the Holy Spirit. |
Subject: Gos Can Speak! |
Bible Note: Dear teacher, All one would really have to do to discover that God speaks is, read the Bible. It's histories are copiously rife with the truth of God speaking. God speaks throughout the Bible. The Bible starts out with God speaking in Genesis 1:3 ("And God said")... And ends with Him speaking in Revelation 22:20, where Jesus Christ testifies of Himself: "Yes, I am coming quickly." Where, pray tell, does it say in the Scriptures that the Corinthians discovered that God can speak? Pardon me, sir, but the important thing the corinthians discovered was that they were so far out of orthodoxy that, Paul wrote them several chapters admonishing them for being too worldly, and for their idolatrous, drunken, incestuous, childish behaviors and dissension of many kinds. And that they should grow up, and be adults in their thinking. (1 Cor 13:11, 14:20) If you read First Corinthians in context -without putting all your eggs in the "spiritual gifts" basket- you might just see that there is much, much more to be learned here then, child's play. John |