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NASB | 2 John 1:7 ¶ For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 John 1:7 ¶ For many deceivers [heretics, posing as Christians] have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge and confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh (bodily form). This [person, the kind who does this] is the deceiver and the antichrist [that is, the antagonist of Christ]. |
Subject: Does Islam fit here? |
Bible Note: Regarding your third point: When did I ever say that the reformation was about putting Bibles into the hands of the people? Brother Ed, if you are going to dispute with me, please dispute with what I actually say. This way, when I'm wrong, I have a chance to retract my statements! Mistating my position is close kin to the straw man fallacy, but worse! That said, let me state what the purpose of the reformation actually was... then you argue with an accurate expression of my position. The purpose of the Reformation was to bring the doctrines of the Church back into agreement (that's why we use the word "Reformed") with the truths written in the law of Holy Canon. I can't believe that you would write off men like Martin Luther as mere pawns! Sure there was political intrigue and sure religion was used as an excuse for a lot of excesses. That's been true since Cain and Able! Sir, I do not mean to demean Catholic TV and TBN, but if this is the sole source of your perspectives on the Reformation, you'll be excited to know that you can actually read what a lot of those pawns with religious convictions actually had to say. You can read their debates. You can read their discussions of scripture and of their deep love for a God Who saved wretched men through no merit of their own. Getting it from the "horses mouth" so to speak is better than depending on these second-hand, pre-digested sources. Remember that "evil communications corrupt good manners." That doesn't mean you have to agree with them. But your understanding of church history will grow and, I think, benefit your understanding of God's washing of Christ's bride through the centuries. I even read St. Francis, Brother Lawrence, and other Catholics. I don't agree with them on everything, but I certainly find men who dearly loved the Lord. I'm a five pointer, but I still see the devotion and godliness of John Wesley. If you spend some time doing this, brother, I think you will be pleased to discover that we had faithful bretheren way back then. They didn't look like us, and they didn't sound like us, but they were there, walking with the Lord. May God be pleased to grant us grace that we might be found so faithful! |