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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:15 Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. |
Subject: Logic: The Means to Rightly Divide |
Bible Note: Hi, brother Hank. Thank you for your venerable comments! :-) Pushing 70? I look forward to knowing my savior for that length of time. He is so precious now, I cannot imagine what it will be like then! We appreciate the contribution you make to the forum! The issue at stake for me was not to confirm a set of musical preferences, nor to deny someone else their own. I simply have experienced music that is edifying and music that is not. So, the question arises, "What does God think of music?" I do not believe that God is neutral on any aspect of life. However, we do not have -- nor could we possibly have -- an exhaustive set of His position. What we do have, however, covers a lot of ground both explicitly and implicitly. Since I have such a strong desire to please my Lord, I want to examine and re-examine every aspect of my life in that light. If I can discern any thing that pleases Him, I want that implemented in my life. Those objectives -- though they may differ for others -- are the only things that drive me to make such inquiries. So the question is not what pleases people, but what pleases God. Hence, the only personal tastes I am interested in, are those of my Lord Jesus. If I look foolish to the whole world in that pursuit, what care I? :-) In Him, Doc |