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It is very possible we have it all wrong. Perhaps Jesus was not born in the Inn. Here is Luke's use of words that might be of interest. Lets first take a look at The Good Samaritan story by Luke: But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied...

1.9 also by divinely disclosing to us new as well as more fully revealed truths, spiritual truths (pertaining to the Church Age) not previously made known (in the Old Testament), truths which pertain to His sovereign will, purpose, and design, all of this is in keeping with His benevolent...

May I ask what your qualifications are to say the Amplified Bible is a poor Bible?

Can you name one in my paraphrases so far?

Yes

1.5 [in accordance with His unconditional, principle-based love,] He also pre-designed/predestined us to be adopted into his family this adoption is ours by virtue of our association with Jesus Christ, and all this issued forth in accordance with the pleasure God derived from His sovereign will...

Bob, If you see my reply to marks (post #6) you will see that it is rather time consuming to write a paraphrase for a passage. You just can't look at a Greek Lexicon and get a fuller feel of a word's nuances. You have to read the ancient passages cited, as well as read more than the Lexicon...

Etymology is the origin of words. The ancient Athenians had a problem with their navy that needed to be solved. At war time, the enemy would bribe the lead admiral of the fleet to throw the war. The Athenian senate came up with the solution, which was to give the war instructions to one admiral...

1.4 Paraphrase (Why is God to be praised?) Consider how he has blessed us by examining our current position in Christ, how He [because of His love] chose us to this privileged position, a unique people for Himself, and it is all ours now by virtue of our permanent position IN CHRIST, this...

1.2 May all of you comprehend and fully enjoy/experience Grace = being recipients of God's inherent and inexhaustible benevolence (grace), and Peace = being recipients of a restored relationship with God, the result of which forever settles your eternal destiny, and you are now able to possess a...

remember, this is a paraphrase, not a translation

Just to give you an idea of what this paraphrase is doing. When it says "one who has received divine appointment as a top-ranking official," this is one of the ancient meanings of the word "apostle." This paraphrase is not meant to be taken as something to publish. It is just what I do in my...

The Hebrew scribes who copied the manuscripts did not remove the error. They kept it in the manuscripts. To them, man has no right to veto the Sacred Text. The KJV translators didn't think twice to correct God's word to their liking. There is no Hebrew manuscript that corrects the contradiction...

I have intentionally made the topic rather vague to bring out the two aspects of condemnation. There are two, distinct condemnations mentioned in Scripture. The first condemnation is called 'positional' condemnation. This is given to each person born into the world. In other words, it is the...

Here are some numbers and meanings that should help bible students understand the meaning of the word APOSTASIA in 2 Thes 2. APOSTASIA and its cognates appear over 220 times in the LXX. They have a variety of meanings. 66 times in the LXX the meaning is a physical, spatial departure or...

"Post tribulation" does not appear in the Bible, therefore, it is a false teaching. Right? See how silly you can make this.

I don't think we disagree on a text here or there, where we disagree is on the Method of Interpretation. By your reply here, I can tell you are not a gracious, loving Christian. Please do not respond to my future posts.

In order to take into consideration of all the events of the end times, we have to account for Ezekiel's prophecy. In chapters 38, 39 Ezekiel tells us that there are 7 months and 7 years that have to be included in the end times picture. The 7 months is how long it takes for the dead to be...

I would like to know if anyone can find one reference in the Old Testament where Election refers to salvation. I was challenged with this but could not find anywhere in the OT where election was a synonym for salvation. in the OT Election is simply being chosen to a position of privileged...

I would like to know if anyone can find one reference in the Old Testament where Election refers to salvation. I was challenged with this but could not find anywhere in the OT where election was a synonym for salvation. in the OT Election is simply being chosen to a position of privileged...