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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: Greetings Bub! Allow me to touch upon your two main points my friend! 1) The Law (Sabbath): I may not have made myself as clear as I ought to have. My point was that the Law was not evil, but it has served it's purpose and we are no longer bound by it. This explains why we have two kinds of statements about the Law - some which seem supportive and some which seem negative. The Law was of God, but it had a limited purpose, which has now been fulfilled in Christ. Therefore, we are no longer bound by the Law. However, as Christians, we can be odedient to the Spirit of the Law, not just the letter of the Law. I have posted many times about the Sabbath on this forum, so I won't repost my thoughts. You can search for them if you would like. However, my short answer would be that Jesus Himself taught that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. We miss the point of the Sabbath if we simply elevate it to a rule which must be followed! :-) 2) The New Testament: I hope you didn't misread my point about Mark 16:9-20. Overall, the New Testament is very well perserved. The text of the New Testament is probably about 99.99 percent certain. There are simply a few passages which are problematic, like Mark 16:9-20 and part of John 8. The same thing occured with the Old Testament. It is true that the Masorectic text was later standardized. However, the standardized text differed in significant ways from some of the earlier texts as well. But, both the Old and New Testaments have ample documentary support to enable the text to be determined with almost absolute certainty. So, my point with Mark 16:9-20 was not to cast doubt on our knowledge of the text of Scripture - quite the opposite in fact. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |