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NASB | Deuteronomy 17:15 you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses, one from among your countrymen you shall set as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your countryman. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 17:15 you shall most certainly set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses. You shall set a king over you from among your countrymen (brothers); you may not choose a foreigner [to rule] over you who is not your countryman. |
Bible Question: Bradk, Thank you. I was born into a devout Christian home. My Father a baptist deacon, my mother an evagelist. I gave my life to Christ in my high school.I love to study and i am full of questions. Along the line, I did not find reasonable answers to my questions in the bible. Naturally i am not an easily fooled person. In all that i do I always look for proofs. Spiritually i always want to be sure God is there. Reasonably, I must be able to explain myself and also make others see beyond reasonable doubt. Because i believe the power to reason is given to man and we will give account of how it is being used. I also believe God will make the issue of our salvation and our eternity with Him to be very clear and not vague so no man will be able to say it is not evident. The bible if it must be infallible must be able to stand the test of time. Spiritually, physically and scientifically. To these i have doubt. I am not a muslim yet. I have been studying their book and it makes much sense to me. Now i have come to a crossroad and i need proofs that truly the bible is the infallible word of God. One thing you must know is that i love the Lord. I love Jesus Christ. I believe he is coming back. I don't want him to come and be dissapointed in me. And say that: 'Did i say you should call me GOD?' |
Bible Answer: folawise: Do you suppose it would help if you selected a couple or so of your questions to which you feel the Bible has not yielded you reasonable answers and pose them to the Forum? There are a number of seasoned and well-grounded Christian men and women on this Forum who may be able to help you. But a caveat needs to be inserted here. They will give you what the word of God, the Bible, says; but they will not give you what the Koran says. This is a study Bible Forum and not a comparative course in world religions. ...... Additionally, I'd like to echo and reemphasize BradK's recommendation of Josh McDowell's "The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict." This is a fine book and, judging from your posts, it appears to me that you well may be one of the persons for whom this book was expressly written. ....... Finally, it's rather puzzling that you, who "gave my life to Christ in high school" and "love Jesus Christ" would be toying around with Islam, a pagan religion. Christianity and Islam are not mutually compatible: you cannot be a Muslim Christian and more than you can be Christian Muslim. (see Acts 4:12 and John 14:6). If you are a Christian who has doubts, seek counsel through much prayer, diligent study of Scripture, and the communion of Christian saints. You will not find neither truth nor salvation in paganism. --Hank |