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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. |
Bible Question: HI, ,,,,,SOME PROFESSORS OPENLY DENY SECOND COMING CHRIST.HOW DID THEY ARRIVE AT THIS CONCLUSION..... |
Bible Answer: Hi, Robert... People who deny the doctrine of the parousia of Christ do so because of one root problem. Christ cited it when He said of the Sadducees that their error arose from not understanding the Scriptures, and not even the power of God (Matthew 22:29). Although they all share this common root problem, they span a wide spectrum of perspectives. On one hand, there are those who deny the divine origins of the Scripture. On the other hand, there are those who add something of greater authority. Ever since the Word incarnate, we have struggled with people who have a low view of the Bible. Goodness, it started even before that, with Satan's questioning what God had commanded our First Parents. It continued to be problematic for the children of Israel. Our Lord and apostles encountered it. The church down through the centuries have surfaced and dealt with a variety of heresies of the same sort of thing. Today, we see it all over the world. Of course we know from Paul's Roman epistle (chapter 1) that the root cause is not an inability to reason properly, or to accept what is true, or a failure to hear; the cause is a moral one. This is what Paul calls the natural man (1 Corinthians 2:14). Another problem is the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4); to say nothing of the world system (Colossians 2:20). I have yet to see anyone denying the Word as having any other causes than these three. If you wanted to you could read up on some of these people who have propounded a denial of the Second Coming... but it probably isn't worth the effort. It is hard enough finding those who teach, preach, walk, and live the Word, depending on its authority alone. So instead, just keep filling your mind with the Word, let it transform you. Ultimately, God will deal with the gadflies of this world. By the way, if you are asking a question of a specific forum member, mark it as a note. Over the years there is a convention to view the questions as being open to everyone to answer. In Him, Doc |