-> 

-> > > 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.
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