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NASB | 1 John 5:6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:6 This is He who came through water and blood [His baptism and death], Jesus Christ--not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. It is the [Holy] Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. [He is the essence and origin of truth itself.] |
Subject: A witness of the (w)Word? Yes. Both? |
Bible Note: Hi Rowdy, I have been involved in my study of His (w)Word since 1985. My wife of almost 30 years has thought of it as a compulsive/obsessive disorder. I have seen four psychologists together with her and with myself alone discussing it. We have talked of the resulting feelings of a strained relationship because of the time involved in the study. My wife, as well as many spouses on this forum I would suppose, has bemoaned the amount of time spent before this computer. One of the four pyschologists that I have seen for various time periods over the last twenty years was a Bible College President as well as a counsellor and psychologist and friend. Although seeing the problems inherent in my relationships with others because of the time spent on it, no one saw any danger in my studies from a religious standpoint. I appreciate your concern for me as well as my effectiveness for witnessing. Right now my work is still in pencil; I am searching right along with everyone else. If I have time to complete it in pen (not in stone) then I will see about calling it a ministry. In other words, if you think I am obsessed now, watch out for when/if I get it done in pen. I want to know Him and be complete in Him. Best wishes. From the heart, Ray |