klutedavid
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You do not understand the revelation of the Christ. Of that I can be certain.As I said it’s one of his attributes
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You do not understand the revelation of the Christ. Of that I can be certain.As I said it’s one of his attributes
And, when the church outlined the trinity doctrine, God's "sacred breath" was given an identity, a high-sounding name, which to me makes its presence more distant and less immediate.
Sin, or "missing the mark," sounds evil and reprehensible due to ascribing culturally upon the noun, "sin." Missing the mark is more understandable, relatable and less distant; not an entity which we must run away from, but a habit we must observe, as natural and within our moral purview.
Not to cast doubt upon any translation of a holy work, but the Greek is apparently much more conversational and relatable (say some translators; I do not read Greek yet).
You don’t understand what attributes meanYou do not understand the revelation of the Christ. Of that I can be certain.
You don't understand agape love.You don’t understand what attributes mean
John 13:35Pot kettle black
I wouldn’t call you a brethren.John 13:35
By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.
Logically, if you do not love the brethren, then obviously, you probably not a Christian.
Jesus was love and everything He ever did was because He loved us. If we walk as Jesus walked, then we must love the brethren with a fervent love.
Without love you amount to nothing, you have lived your life in vain.
I find scripture to be useful for teaching.No information whatsoever
No good when you don’t understand it blind guid.I find scripture to be useful for teaching.
While your concern makes logical sense, on principal I am more open to reading these translations to supplement others; this is primarily because no major translation from a body of dozens if not hundreds of established authorities will veer much from established translations and "Christian" standards--this is because of institutionalized religious culture, which brings me to clarify the main point:
The official church, then known as the Catholic Church, through various councils, developed a somewhat idiosyncratic ecclesiastical vocabulary over centuries. The English translations we have today are influenced by this, and by the King James translational approach, as well. This new translation tries to return to the original Greek in fluid American English (obviously this would take a paraphrase approach to translation). This is the introduction, which explains its goal, followed by an extract from Luke 12:
Barrett's book counts the Catholic Church in each jurisdiction (my word) as a separate Church - so he counts 242 Catholic Churches worldwide. Even though all these 200+ are in full communion with one another, & with the Papacy, forming a single, worldwide, communion of many parts.
Therefore, ISTM that the real number of separate Christian communions will at least be far lower than 46,000, or even than 33,000. I think these stats badly need revision. The count in the book, nation by nation, includes quasi-Christian bodies, sects & cults, which further swells the numbers.
You don't need to read Greek to read Greek. Just use an interlinear reference.
The Interlinear Bible is keyed to the Greek and Hebrew text using Strong's Concordance. Read the original and literal Greek or Hebrew text with Strong's ...
You might think that what you understand is right and what others understand is wrong.No good when you don’t understand it blind guid.
Is that how it is for you?You might think that what you understand is right and what others understand is wrong.
You grow out of that as you get wiser.
I am fully aware that my views have changed.Is that how it is for you?
All Christians are considered fools. It's Biblical.
I am happy to be called names by people.
I was not callin you a name friend. The foolish person proverbs speaks of are those who refuse to acknowledge truths of God. When those in Cults like Christian Science are good examples. I often hear anti intellectualism from them when speaking truths of Scripture.
Christian Science teaches that Matter does not exist. Deny the existence of Sin, sickness, death and so on.
I often hear AI when one does not have a good answer.
So what are you suggesting my views need to be changed on?I am fully aware that my views have changed.
I mention it often.
The idea that people who don't agree with you are wrong. And that it is your obligation to re-educate without putting any effort into doing so. But most people do that as well so you are not unique.So what are you suggesting my views need to be changed on?
That not how I view it across the board, that is exactly how the other people also think in relation to my responses?The idea that people who don't agree with you are wrong.