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Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
THE greatest sin a man can commit is not to believe in Him whom God has sent.
John 14:6 or John:6:29
John 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Amen- Be kind to everyone and let us all have a good conscience before God. The sin that so easily catches us yes. And we hallelujah have a mighty Lord, He is King over everything and everyone. Every knee shall bow one day and we shall praise His Name, Amen. Love u all in Christ.
I have done some research on the internet and found out that the lettrer "J" was introduced into the English language sometime in the 1400's but it wasn't finallized till the 1700's. It's first pronunciation was as "I" but later it was transformed in a "dz" sound, as it is now. That letter was an invention for the Italian language actually but it was eventually introduced in all western languages. Most languages, like French and the Germanic languages pronounce it as "Y", as in the word "Yacht", but in English it became a "dz" sound. So in the 1611 edition of the KJV Bible the letter "I" is still used , so the name was "Iesus". In the following editions though it took the form "Jesus".
Just for information, about the name "Jesus", in ancient greek sounds like the Hebrew "Ye" or the English "Je" were not common, the "sh" sound doesn't exist at all in grk masculine names in grk almost always end in "s" or "n" (only feminine names end in "a"), so "Yeshua" became "Iesous" in grk, then in Latin it became "Iesus", then in the archaic English again as "Iesus" and finally in modern English it became "Jesus".
Finally you are right about the name "Joshua". In Hbr and grk it is Yeshua (Iesous) no matter if it is refered to Joshua of Nan or Jesus Christ. It is the same with the names Jacob and James. In Hebrew(Ya'acov) and greek (Iakovos) it is the same name.
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Jesus was taken down from the Cross & laid in the sepulchre prior to the commencement of the Sabbath (i.e. before Friday sundown), was in the grave the rest of Friday night, all day Saturday, & into the early hours of Sunday (considered three days). Then it was at day-break Sunday that the two Marys went to the sepulchre & learned that Jesus had risen from the dead. And this first day of the week (Sunday), was celebrated by the apostles & early Church (as it is now) in Christian fellowship, teaching & communion ( Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2).
But throughout the New Testament, the one who leads, teaches & guides Christ's Church are called Overseers or Elders (& the word 'Bishop' is used in 1 Timothy 3:1,2 & Titus 1:7, as the 17th Century English of the KJV dictated such naming). Women were never appointed to that position of overseeing or governing the Church Body in those early days. It seems however if we go through Church history, there have been some Churches very early on, that have ordained women into pastoral or teaching roles, & this became more necessary as men were drafted into the major wars, especially those of the 20th Century; this dearth of men warranted women filling these positions. There are many opinions whether this action was actually required and that the guidance from the Bible on this issue was being circumvented. And this continued on, even when such wars ceased & men were able to remain on home turf, & of those so enabled by the Lord, to lead Christ's Church. Thus we have today, many women in leadership positions in their Church Fellowships, which I believe is clearly contrary to the Scriptures.
Numbers 24:21,22: "And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive."
This is Balaam speaking after receiving a vision & hearing the following words from God (v4: "(who) heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open"). When we get to the part concerning the Kenites, Balaam took up this parable (parable here, according to the Hebrew lexicon & specific to these words from Balaam is, 'a prophetic figurative discourse'). For the same Hebrew word ('mashal'), has a variety of definitions, but particular applications.
So verse 22, seems to be the prophetic utterance by God through Balaam about the dismal end of the Kenites.
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Luke 17:20-37 Tonight I pray that these words come alive for you. So that you become enlightened and receive the knowledge and words of wisdom from the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
Always be happy, and Contented for you have the kingdom of God in you. Here on earth in mortality Hallelujah Amen God is good. Love you in Christ.
I believe this verse very clear on what is considered false worship.
Isaiah 29:13
The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
God bless
A biblical concept of worship involves praising God and giving Him glory with our lips and our lives, with our words and our deeds, with our physical bodies and our spiritual hearts. Worship that pleases God is authentic, offered with clean hands and a pure heart ( Psalm 24:3-4; Isaiah 66:2).
King David danced "before the Lord with all his might" ( 2 Samuel 6:14)
Revelation 5:8-11
twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they *sang a new song, saying, " Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals
Psalms 149:3 - Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. Psalms 150:1 - 127:6 - Praise ye the LORD
Luke 2:13-14
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased
Colossians 3:14-17
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
That is a terrible accident for Fernando. I will pray for him.
Dear Heavenly Father, Fernando needs you so at this hour. In the name of Jesus, we ask that You bring healing and restore him to health. Amen.
I agree with your thinking, whether it was Jerome or Tyndale or Wycliffe or Luther of Cloverdale and others, when they worked on their translation, they were wishing to translate correctly. They were godly men and took this endeavor seriously with an attitude of reverence and soberness. You are right, none of us know any of the people who worked on these and other translations over the centuries and therefore it is sinful for anyone to defame them and case aspersions about their character nor their intent.
I think, for the most part, it is a good thing that such translations as the NSAB, RSV, NIV, AND KJV are revised and updated as more artifacts are recovered and as translators learn more and more about the languages biblical manuscripts were written in because it causes the translations to become more accurate. God is at work in such work as bringing forth a translation and in bringing about revisions. God made His word to be alive and active. It is still powerful like that even today because the Holy Spirit uses the Scriptures to teach, guide, convict, and sanctify us.
There are some translations that are paraphrases such as the Living Bible and the Message that are not the best ones to use for Bible Study. The translators wanted to make them easier to read and understand by paraphrasing. But much is lost in these versions.
My opinion is this is not a grand conspiracy to undermine God's word, as the NIV and ESV already says that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in plenty of other verses already. For example John 20:31 NIV
"But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." or ESV is very similar, so is NAS, NASB, and others. I think there are many verses proclaiming this throughout.
It seems unlikely that translators had a nefarious motive in my opinion. We should not be quick to judge others' motives as being evil in intention. It's concerning when a verse doesn't match up to other translations. But I think if we're transported to the room where the evidence was in front of them this kind of process would be more understandable. I think these were prayerfully done by believers and I don't see this as being a salvation issue where someone could accidentally follow satan by this verse being ommitted. I think in some cases of the modern translation differences 2 verses were interpreted as one verse and vice versa, since the originals didn't have verse numbers, for example.
"Ok you're right this time - and someone did you wrong. BUT how many times have you done wrong and God still did you right? Rebuke self-righteous indignation and fill your mouth with PRAISE!" Amen
There is a notion these days that states that the Bible call us "little gods" and this Psalm is their evidence for that assumption.
The scriptures use this term to describe those judges or teachers of the law who were learned in the Torah but as this chapter points out judged for hypocricy.
Verse 3 shows a theme which is echoed in 1 Tim. 5 starting in verse 3; as well as James 1:27 which also refers to widows and orphans as to the definition of "true religion."
Verse 6 seems to suggest that these are all children of God; of the Most High. However; the context of most of this Psalm seems to suggest partiality to the wicked and therefore going against God's ordinances. This was a type of Pharasitical behavior that characterized those who would not escape the damnation of hell as quoted in Matthew 23:33. In one sense; of course all those in Israel of noble lineage could follow their family tree to prove that they were sons of Abraham. But again; not all were true children ( Romans 9:7). In one sense we were all created in God's image; more precisely now in the image of Adam. We were all put in the book of the living ( Psalm 69:28). That is different from the Book of Life; clearly. Perhaps the meaning remains ambiguous; the nation of Israel were chosen as a whole but only a remnant truly believed.
The Psalm is generally a call for men to be wise judges; but also ends with God being implored to act (verse 8). In any event every knee will bow someday to God and to His Christ (as quoted in Philippians AND Romans but also from God being represented in Isaiah 45:23).
God also allows wicked judgments to accomplish His purposes in the end; refining His people for instance.
I trust you when you say that you believe the word of God. I would never question another believer as to whether they believe the word of God based on what I might perceive as a misunderstanding, or questionable interpretation. Do you think it's possible for a believer to believe that word of God is true but yet interpret the word incorrectly? I believe so. I speak for myself when I say this, but I believe God's word is absolute truth, but I also realize that it is always possible that I can misunderstand and misinterpret.
However, we do have a different understanding of the word generation (GENEA) used in Matthew Chapter 24. It seems clear to me that Jesus is speaking to the Jews. I do not see anything that would indicate tome that Jesus is telling the Jews that a generation is referring to a certain number of years, and that they could use that number to figure out the timing of His return. In fact, if He was speaking about a number of years when He used the word generation, the Jews at that time would have understood it to be about 30 years, definitely not 70 or 80. If you research the life expectancy of people during that time, the time Jesus spoke those words, it would have been 30-35 years of age. So, if that is the case, and you are using 1948 as the beginning of "this generation," He should have returned somewhere around 1978. Many people throughout the ages have tried to predict when His return would be based on generation meaning a set number of years.
I still stand on the literal definition of the word GENEA, which refers to a race or kind of people. And just so you know, I do respect your view!