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NASB | Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:3 Make every effort to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the bond of peace [each individual working together to make the whole successful]. |
Subject: denominations. |
Bible Note: Tim There is an ancillary side of sola scriptura that no one ever wants to discuss. That is every man would decide for himself what scripture is saying. Forget training, forget understanding of social/historical customs and traditions, the social and economic pressures Christians were facing and in some cases the scripture is addressing. If you try to bring those into to focus people will say I don’t see it in the Bible therefore that should have no effect. While others will excuse away much because they say this was just addressing a one time situation or a custom or social tradition of the time. There are definite prohibitions listed in the Bible, one groups takes them as finite and follows them to the letter, another group tempers them and bends them saying this is addressing a situation that doesn’t really exist today, another group embraces what was prohibited saying the prohibition was merely resolving an issue in that one circumstance and God never intended it for today. Look around the homosexual agenda is making inroads into the church convincing people that the prohibition was addressing prostitution not the act of homosexuality. And the people have thrown off the restraint of earthly council saying I can decide for myself what God meant here. Of course I agree that no law, doctrine, ordinance be made that is not specifically in the Bible. I have no problem with that what I have the problem with is everyone deciding for themselves what exactly the Bible says. We see in scripture that God established earthly council setting in place the five ministry positions and that man has continually resisted that council. In almost every case of resistance the word “my interpretation of scripture says thus and such so I stand in ‘opposition’ to you.” The word ‘opposition’ should be ‘rebellion’ if we believe God in fact is sovereign and places those in one of those five ministry positions that he desires to be in there. EdB |