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NASB | 1 John 2:4 The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:4 Whoever says, "I have come to know Him," but does not habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings), is a liar, and the truth [of the divine word] is not in him. |
Subject: What commandments to keep? |
Bible Note: Brad: Now and then out of the purple haze of cyberspace rides in a "Lone Ranger Theologian of the Internet" and ties up his horse on the hitching post of Study Bible Forum. Invariably we learn from this Lone Ranger that he or she has been made privy through some arcane form of spiritual osmosis to revelations and biblical truths that have escaped the notice of men and women of God -- learned scholars, keen theologians, dedicated saints of immense spiritual depth -- down through the halls of time, as far back as the day when Abraham was a boy or even the day when Cain married his famous wife. They are given to wonder why on earth some of the brightest and best-informed biblical scholars were so obtuse that they couldn't see what is as plain as day to the Lone Ranger. And it comes as no surprise to the Long Ranger that all of us allow ourselves to be blinded and deceived by the teachings of the church (any church, all churches), because it is perfectly obvious to him or her that we all are as blind as bats and as dumb as oxen, and the gurus of the churches who have deceived us and poisoned our minds are blinder and dumber still. We are told, thanks to the great insights afforded to these Lone Rangers, that we are to heed only the words of the New Testament that are printed in red, because Paul and his minions had an axe to grind, were biased, possibly perverts, and didn't know whether they were pitching or catching. There is no end to the pearls of great price we can glean from these Lone Rangers, fountains of wisdom, knowledge and truth -- and quite possibly the most gifted genre of cowboys in the Western Hemisphere. How do you know when you've met one of them? Well, here's a clue: To whom did you respond in your post to which I am responding? --Hank |