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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.

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"DON'T ARGUE ABOUT THE THINGS IN THE BIBLE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN

DAVID A. MCMILLEN » Blog » INSPIRATIONAL » "DON'T ARGUE ABOUT THE THINGS IN THE BIBLE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN

2019-07-26
By: DAVID A. MCMILLEN
Posted in: INSPIRATIONAL

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE BIBLE AND WHEN YOU TELL THEM WHAT YOU BELIEVE, THEY TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE WRONG ? I HAVE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT BEING A SIN TO CARVE AN ANIMAL OR SOMETHING OUT OF A PALM TREE TRUNK AND I SAID THAT I DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A SIN. THEY ASKED ME WHAT I DID WITH THE SECOND OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, DEUTERONOMY 5:8, WHICH READS IN THE KING JAMES VERSION "Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth."

I LIKE USING THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE BUT A LOT OF TIMES I SEE WHAT OTHER VERSIONS SAY. I DID THIS ON THIS VERSE AND HERE IS WHAT IT SAYS IN THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THIS TRANSLATION BUT LOOK AT THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, "You shall not make for yourself [to worship] a graven image or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth." I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST TRANSLATION BECAUSE OF WHAT VERSE 9 SAYS, "You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me." IT SEEMS THAT WE ARE NOT TO MAKE AN IMAGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORSHIP SO I BELIEVE IT IS OK TO CARVE AN ANIMAL FIGURE FOR ITS BEAUTY.

THIS IS THE WAY IT LOOKS TO ME BUT YOU HAVE TO BE THE JUDGE OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE BIBLE, BE SURE IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING AN ANSWER, NOT TO TRY TO ARGUE WITH SOMEONE ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE UP YOUR MIND TO BELIEVE.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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