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NASB | 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.] |
Subject: Can we determine thr truth of the matter |
Bible Note: Hi, Armand... With text it is often difficult to discern motive. I read a study once that said that over sixty percent of emotive discernment of online text was in error. I do not know if the problem is in writers' poor ability to express themselves, or readers' poor ability to discern intent. Either way, it behooves us to look solely at the text, being suspicious of reading between the lines. It is also more charitable to give people the benefit of the doubt (1 Peter 4:8). Furthermore, the pride problem becomes a non-issue when the posters remain anonymous (cf Matthew 6:3-4). It is further mitigated by the fact that the vast majority of SBF participants are readers only. Thus, the impact of posts remain largely unknown to the poster. We all need to be wary of pride. However, in this venue, let us be concerned about presenting rightly what our Lord has revealed about Himself in the Scriptures, rather than what we reveal about ourselves in posts. The former is eternal, the later is temporal. The former is what has changed our lives, the latter is fading. In Him, Doc |