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USER COMMENTS BY “ CARL IN GREENSBORO ” |
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 5/29/14 11:35 AM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | |  |  |
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Silofolous wrote:
Honestly, I'm a little surprised by the anger towards this. While I haven't read the whole article, it seems like it is a modern translation based on the Textus Receptus, rather than the eclectic Greek testaments from after 1611. I would have thought that the TR-onlyists would like this. Oh well. Can't please everyone I suppose. I'm with you on this!!!
I think its a matter of translation worship. I guess some here would toss the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek aside and use the KJV to translate the Bible into Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Spanish... and when you ask the native of that tongue to translate it back to English you would hear modern English and not old English. Honestly, if you are a purist who loves the actual words of God then learn the original languages. Next best thing is to get a translation that matches the natural language that you speak and gets the idioms right. Otherwise, I would rather use an accurate Spanish Bible translation (I don't speak Spanish) along with a Spanish to Modern English dictionary than use any outdated or inaccurate English translation (not saying the KJV is inaccurate). But something is always lost in translation. Even in America; north and south, rural and urban. |
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| 5/23/14 3:10 PM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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takeheedthatnomandeceiveyou wrote:
You make some excellent points 
One thing I have learned is that when one has professed to be a Christian for some years (as JohnY) and intelligent enough to read and post comments, they should have a basic grasp of Justification By Faith alone...etc. I don't know fellas... I wouldn't write JohnY off completely. I keep seeing a man who said, "Circumcised the 8th day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, A PERSECUTOR OF THE CHURCH; as to the righteousness which is in the Law (Torah), found blameless." "...FORMERLY A BLASPHEMER AND A PERSECUTOR AND A VIOLENT AGGRESSOR." A self acclaimed "FOREMOST" sinner! No, don't write JohnY off; write him on your prayer list. If and when God shows mercy to JohnY I wouldn't want you to stumble in receiving a new adopted brother.
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| 5/23/14 11:48 AM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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SteveR wrote:
I see this the other way around. I see these extremely high levels of acceptance among the youngest Americans AS JUDGEMENT. A thousand F-5 Tornados couldnt threaten the salvation of so many youth who are now turning away from GOD for vain political correctness. This is more dreadful than legions of barbarians invading our country and dragging away our infants to be raised worshiping their false gods SPOT ON
Sounds similar to Daniel's generation being carted off to Babylon and being taught to enjoy the king's delicacies and mimic the mannerisms of the Babylonians. The just judgment upon a disobedient "elect" people. |
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| 5/22/14 1:00 PM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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NOW IS THE TIME
I hear what you're saying but I won't rest easy until its a done deal. Communism is no doubt evil but it looks like Democracies (or in our case Constitutional Republic) turn sour when they mature. People are sooooo gullible and the incumbents are desperately trying to test "the next big lie" to remain in office. I don't know... that old 70's Psalm just seem to get louder and louder..."Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss" But wait... I'm waiting for the trumpet call that will announce that our true King is coming and He will put the government on His shoulders! |
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| 5/22/14 11:18 AM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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A Falconer wrote:
The false national churches that are the Church of Scotland and Church of England have long since moved away from the Bible and true Christian doctrines. Was there a specific event or cause that was the trigger of this fall in the UK or even Europe as a whole? |
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| 5/21/14 4:48 PM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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John UK wrote:
Sure he did. And maybe you could explain, Carl, why he had to learn obedience? Why it was necessary? John
I hope this is the point that you want me to make. Jesus is not the Second God but the Second Adam; or as He calls Himself, the Son of Man (Adam). Sin and death entered into the world through the father of man's (Adam's) disobedience but righteousness and eternal life is restored through the Son. Romans 6:19 "For as through one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous." The father failed to learn disobedience by eating from a tree and the Son learned obedience all the way to hanging on the tree. HalleluJAH! Praise the LORD! Let us no longer be sons of disobedience but sons of obedience to the King and rightful Heir to all things. To Him be glory and honor forever. Amen |
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| 5/21/14 11:37 AM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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Michael Hranek wrote:
Carl
Thanks for your reply.
I am willing to learn in this matter.
Having seen false teachers close up I hope you can appreciate my caution of who is defining what mistakes are and what might be the ones Jesus made, if at all Michael,
Thank you for your graciousness. You're correct to question everything and every one. I'll be the first to admit that when it comes to "The mystery of godliness: God was revealed in the flesh..." (1 Tim 3:16) I think we all have a lot to learn. Even though Paul calls it a mystery some seem to have it thoroughly figured out. For example, Jesus (the creator of all things) allows Himself to be surprised at the positive belief of His creation (Luke 7:9) and the unbelief of His creation (Mark 6:6). Can God who knows all things be surprised by anything? Apparently Jesus the God/man laid aside some of His divine attributes and allowed Himself to marvel at some of the things we do and say. Praise God that He allowed His Son to genuinely laugh, cry, have fun, maybe play hide and go seek, get ticked off at hypocrisy, be sorrowful even unto death, and dare ask the Father if it was possible to have a last minute change of plans. Easy to see Son of God but harder the Son of Man. Great is the mystery!!! |
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| 5/21/14 9:06 AM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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Michael Hranek wrote:
To me it would be like being taught to drive a tractor trailer... This is interesting! Checking the mirrors as he backed into a dock, dropping and hitching trailers, turning corners and staying off the lines and rumble strips, never having to correct his steering or braking... You seriously think He would have gotten all of this the very first time and perfectly every time afterwards? No wobbly first baby steps and no potty training too? No "slippery slope" here fellas. In every post I've stated that Jesus was and is WITHOUT SIN. What I love about the Gospel is that it does not "romanticize" Jesus like the false gospels do and make Him a freak. I guess because He walked on water He could have also avoided getting dusty or avoided perspiration too; but that's crossing into Gnosticism. You don't err when you do something deliberately. Jesus deliberately reached out and touched lepers and dead people, told a man to carry his bed on a Sabbath, put His spit on people to heal. These are not mistakes nor sins for these are the actions of a Savior; Jesus is Lord. But to learn means that you did not know from the start in practice. He learned obedience by suffering in the flesh... even to the point of death, even death on a cross!!! |
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| 5/21/14 7:04 AM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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Michael Hranek wrote:
Carl
Our Lord is without sin! And in this I am quite uncomfortable to imagine He made "mistakes" Speeding is not a mistake; it is sin (lawlessness). What parent would not correct their son if he did not leave with his parents back to Nazareth; not even letting them know that he stayed behind? Don't stumble over things like "He learned obedience" (Heb 5:8). People today have a hard time with the humanity of Jesus much like those in NT times. Peter was scandalized twice by Jesus' actions (rejected and executed like a criminal, and a servant who washed dirty feet). Jesus a friend of sinners, accused of being a glutton and a drunkard, touching lepers, allowing bleeding women to touch Him; YET WITHOUT SIN. GOD in the flesh scandalizes people but it is essential to salvation to believe this (1 Tim 3:16, 1 John 4:2, 2 John 7). Now what is a mistake; misspelling words, tripping over someone's feet, mispronunciation, striking out? I wouldn't call those sins. Some Christians calls everything a sin; some don't call anything a sin. Which makes my point: when it comes to sin we are the sin professionals par excellence; not Jesus. But is every mistake and error a sin? "To err is human to forgive is divine." Jesus is the sinless God/man! |
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| 5/20/14 3:24 AM |
| Carl in Greensboro | | NC | | | |
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Jim Lincoln wrote:
It would be more logical to assume the other Catholic judges were blackmailed by the Romish Church to vote against the legality of Obamacare (Romneycare), q.v.,[URL=http://www.ianpaisley.org/article.asp?ArtKey=dabney]]]The Perils of Popery[/URL] then Roberts who did the rational thing and voted for it.  "Roberts who did the rational thing?" If you look back at all the opinions both left and right after Obamacare was argued in court you will see that every pundit (I mean it was practically unanimous) believed that it was a slam dunk that the individual mandate would be overturned under the Commerce Clause (as it should have been). Though I think its far fetched that Roberts was blackmailed by NSA its even more unlikely that his decision was rational (Google the dissenting argument to see what I mean). We will read about his reasoning in his memoirs if any of us are still alive when he retires. But something or someone clearly gave Roberts an eleventh hour persuasion; may God help us if that same influence remains throughout his tenure. |
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