darknes
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Originally Posted by socal57che
When I asked Jesus into my heart a change occured in my life that I cannot begin to convey with words. Jesus lives in me. I believe this with all that I am. Definitely not pride, Christ gets all the glory for the work in my life. All is vanity, to quote King Solomon. I take the bible very literally except when the text obviously speaks metaphorically or to describe something that the author is not familiar with which occurs in much of Revelations. Christ makes Himself very clear and by meditating in the Word and asking for understanding He makes His orders (for lack of a better term) known.
Translations vary due to the fact that context is a major factor in Hebrew and Greek (very little of the Bible was written in Aramaic) and there are many english variation of individual words. The overall message remains the same. My wife prefers the New Century version because it is easier to understand than my King James. We also read from New King James and when they don't agree I have a Hebrew, Greek and English interlinear Bible for referencing the exact Hebrew or Greek and it's possible English translation. Journeyman would be better suited for this part of the question than I. I try to grow in my faith by learning something new every day.
Again, this is what I believe and I don't feel that people with other opinions and faith are inferior. I do, however, feel that without sharing what Christ has done in my life I am doing them a great injustice and falling short of my duty to help my fellow man. I truly am concerned about a person's soul being condemned to a place meant for Lucifer. I know that I can't convert every person to believe what I do. I simply state that Christ helped me and can help them,too. Sometimes I really get under peoples skin, but if that leads them to read about Jesus for themselves and draw their own conclusion then I feel it's worth it to rub a few people the wrong way.
You seem pretty close to Jesus. I have a question, and don't take it as a jab at your religion or your faith; I've always been wondering. If you claim to be so close to Jesus, how do you justify not believing in the "One Church" that Jesus' closest apostles started, and is mentioned so many times in the bible? How do you not follow the church under the successors of Peter, whom Jesus specifically designated as the first leader in Matthew 16? How do you justify a church that disagreed and broke from the church Jesus started, yet still believe you are doing what Jesus wants?
Again, I'm not being critical, I've just wondered how christians justify this.
When I asked Jesus into my heart a change occured in my life that I cannot begin to convey with words. Jesus lives in me. I believe this with all that I am. Definitely not pride, Christ gets all the glory for the work in my life. All is vanity, to quote King Solomon. I take the bible very literally except when the text obviously speaks metaphorically or to describe something that the author is not familiar with which occurs in much of Revelations. Christ makes Himself very clear and by meditating in the Word and asking for understanding He makes His orders (for lack of a better term) known.
Translations vary due to the fact that context is a major factor in Hebrew and Greek (very little of the Bible was written in Aramaic) and there are many english variation of individual words. The overall message remains the same. My wife prefers the New Century version because it is easier to understand than my King James. We also read from New King James and when they don't agree I have a Hebrew, Greek and English interlinear Bible for referencing the exact Hebrew or Greek and it's possible English translation. Journeyman would be better suited for this part of the question than I. I try to grow in my faith by learning something new every day.
Again, this is what I believe and I don't feel that people with other opinions and faith are inferior. I do, however, feel that without sharing what Christ has done in my life I am doing them a great injustice and falling short of my duty to help my fellow man. I truly am concerned about a person's soul being condemned to a place meant for Lucifer. I know that I can't convert every person to believe what I do. I simply state that Christ helped me and can help them,too. Sometimes I really get under peoples skin, but if that leads them to read about Jesus for themselves and draw their own conclusion then I feel it's worth it to rub a few people the wrong way.
You seem pretty close to Jesus. I have a question, and don't take it as a jab at your religion or your faith; I've always been wondering. If you claim to be so close to Jesus, how do you justify not believing in the "One Church" that Jesus' closest apostles started, and is mentioned so many times in the bible? How do you not follow the church under the successors of Peter, whom Jesus specifically designated as the first leader in Matthew 16? How do you justify a church that disagreed and broke from the church Jesus started, yet still believe you are doing what Jesus wants?
Again, I'm not being critical, I've just wondered how christians justify this.
