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NASB | 1 Samuel 27:1 Then David said to himself, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 27:1 But David said in his heart, "Now I will die one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me inside the borders of Israel, and I will escape from his hand [once and for all]." |
Subject: Consititues Faith as Opposed to David? |
Bible Note: Greetings Bowler! One of the problems we are having in our discussion is that we are jumping all over the place from example to example, and even from time to time. Were the mid-wives subject to Rom. 13? It hadn't even been written yet. The ten commandments had not been written yet, so they were not even bound by them. Notice that the narrative never commends them for lying, but for fearing God. That is how they gained the title of having had faith. Now, you want to apply their narrative example to us today, even though we do have the ten commandments. So, allow me to twist your question around back to you. :-) Were they wrong to violate a command that had not yet been given, and would we be right to violate a command that we have? By the way, you asked what constitutes faith? Scripture gives the answer in Heb. 11! Faith is trusting God enough to do what He says, in spite of the odds. (Paraphrase) Having, or acting in, faith does not mean that everything we do is justified or right. It simply means that we are trusting God. The mid-wives acted in faith, not because they lied, but because they feared God and protected His people from an evil ruler. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |