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NASB | 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 9:25 Now every athlete who [goes into training and] competes in the games is disciplined and exercises self-control in all things. They do it to win a crown that withers, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable [crown that cannot wither]. |
Subject: self control / spirit control |
Bible Note: Dear Simchat…….I have been looking forward daily to your postings….I find them both fascinating and scholarly. I have been studying our “Jewish Roots” for about five years so what you are saying is not totally foreign to me. It was a Jewish/Christian speaking at my church who motivated me to look into the Jewishness of Y’shua, the apostles, and in fact, the entire first generation of believers…..they were all Jewish, or gentiles who converted from paganism to Judaism. I have tried to analyze everything in that light, as who is more reliable as our role models than those who were originally on the scene? A lot of Bible teachers send us back to the “early church fathers” to see what things were like, but even they in most cases were far removed in years from the original band of our “early Jewish fathers”. I thought your explanation on “Torah” (copied below) was absolutely wonderful…..I looked up “Torah” in Strong’s a long time ago…..and wondered why it was translated as “law” instead of “teaching”….this has led to many problems. I have also long thought that “Torah” was what Y’shua was speaking of when He spoke of “the will of My Father”…..what else could it be? Your comments on Torah: “Many confuse the term Torah with Law, the Hebrew word does not mean law but teachings. The translation into Law is a result of the use of the Greek word nomos to translate Torah. The term law brings a negative view of Torah rather than a positive view as it should be. Law is the rules of a government binding on the people where violation is punished. Torah is the teachings of a parent to his children where violation is disciplined. Within Law there is no room for growth. Torah allows for growth. A child grows and learns how to take care of his responsibilities, just as we are to in the Torah.” I have come to look at Torah in a manner similar to a mother putting a check off list on the refrigerator for her child……..Did you remember to: Make your bed Brush your teeth Wash behind your ears There comes a time when the list is no longer necessary……the child does it automatically for the rest of his life without even thinking……..however, before that point the child may need a little “motivating”………(can “time out” be equated to “the exile”? Insert smiley face here.) This is how I view “the Torah in one’s heart”……..it’s your way of life…….not a list that you have to agonize over. A pastor once told me, “We don’t have to do Torah because it’s in our hearts.” This made about as much sense to me as a husband saying to his wife, “I’m leaving you for my secretary but you will always be in my heart.” (ooooooooohhhhhh……could this be some insight into, “you have left your first love”?). And there are the other statements I’ve heard many times (including from the pulpit)…..”We don’t have to do the Torah because Jesus did it for us.”……or “Jesus performed the Torah perfectly so we don’t have to do it.” Do these make sense? I have learned to carefully discern things that are said, including preachers……there was a time when I would have turned around and quoted the same nonsense to someone else……not any more……that’s how bad theology gets passed around and ends up etched in stone. Thanks again for sharing the fruits of your studies………Bub P.S. to those on the Forum who would like a heads up on Jewish roots……check out “God’s Grand Strategy: Going Back to our Original Jewish Roots” at : www.revivalnet.org/Beit_Shalom/strategy.htm. |