Re: Re: The Bible: The First
  By: JOHNJWILSON to OLDWETDOG on Mon Oct 20 2003 08:20 am

AMEN! What's in this last messag is so true :)

 -- Kris
 > ->
 > 
 > -> > > His Word: The First Rule
 > -> > >
 > -> > > The first Rule of God's Word is: "It is His."
 > -> > >
 > The first rule is: it is a man hoping to reflect spiritual truth.
 > 
 > -> > > The first error some make concerning this first rule
is, that if one
 > -> thinks
 > -> > > of His Word as being written by men, or as having
come from man,
 > then
 > -> one
 > -> > > begins with a gross misunderstanding. Having begun
there, they will
 > -> remain
 > -> > > blind to the Truth.
 > -> > >
 > And I believe the exact opposite of this. To think that God's word
 > (sometimes written in very bad Greek) is so easily understood
 > is nothing but arrogance. (IMHO :-)
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > -> > > Since by any definition the term "Supreme
Being" (which we conceive
 > the
 > -> God
 > -> > > of Abraham to be) defines a living Being superior in authority,
 > wisdom,
 > -> and
 > -> > > power to all lesser beings; then no lesser being can destroy
 > something
 > -> which
 > -> > > is His. To believe otherwise is to make Satan more
powerful than
 > God.
 > 
 > There are too many errors in that long sentence to reply properly in this
 > echo. In sum: Your conclusion, not to put too fine a point on it, sucks.
 > 
 > 
 > -> > >
 > -> > > Any lesser being who makes himself an enemy to God may, must in
 > fact,
 > -> > > attempt to destroy anything that was given or created
by God. That
 > Satan
 > -> and
 > -> > > many of his agents have attempted to distort, mistranslate or
 > destroy
 > -> God's
 > -> > > Word is evident to even a casual observer.
 > 
 > Whew. I want some of what you're smoking!
 > 
 > But..
 > 
 > -> witness to
 > -> > > those who seek Him, and deliver Truth to their spirit.
 > -> >
 > -> >I have no objection to this.
 > -> >
 > -> >   Then why are these some of the last few verses in the Bible?
 > -> >
 > -> >A writer (or sayer) wanted to enphasise the importance of
 > his 'vision(s)'.
 > 
 > -> >     Rev 22:18   For I testify unto every man that heareth
the words of
 > -> > the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these
things, God
 > -> > shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
 > -> >
 > ANY curse will do, to prevent editing...:-)
 > 
 > 
 > -> >     Rev 22:19   And if any man shall take away from the words of the
 > -> > book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of
the book of
 > -> > life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are
 > -> > written in this book.
 > -> >
 > ->
 > -> There is a similar scripture in the OT
 > ->
 > -> Do you think God's warning deterred Satan?
 > ->
 > Naaa. Satan is lookin' for his own publisher.

Kris O'Kelly 
http://simsbury.cjb.net/

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