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figmentPez -> RE: God in Court (4/24/2008 5:04:19 PM)
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ORIGINAL: faithfulservant1
There are many things that are not pleasing to God. One of them is making up words about God that is not in scripture and then spreading this false report. The bible condemns this kind of behavior and anyone who commits this malicious act will be judged severely.
Surely you're aware that the Bible was not written in English, aren't you? There are quite a few words in English translations of scripture that do not have their roots in Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic. Words like:
omnipotent
soveriegn
vindication
commandment
transgression
justified
revelation
begotten
Is using these words wrong? Maybe they've somehow been sanctified by being used in translations of scripture, despite the fact that English was an immature language when scripture was first translated, and there were many words that had to be made up in order to contain the concepts found in scripture. There are even words that had to be created that weren't used in translations words like "apologetics" (Greek root, but still nto found in scripture) and deacon. Surely you're not going to argue that because "apologetics" is made up, that it is somehow sinful to defend the Christian faith via the study of scripture? And I'm certain you take issue with various denominations that have deacons, but I'm going to bet you have no problem with the idea of servanthood (which is what deacon means, servant). Perhaps you also have issues with any church building that has a narthex? I'm sure you'd take issue with any church singing the Doxology, but is that because it proclaims the triune God, or simply because "doxology" is a made up word?
Or maybe you're referring to made up words like "oneness", "modalism" and heresy, the false doctrines you apparently subscribe to. Then, of course, you could be referring to made-up pronunciations like Jehovah and Jesus, because there are no "J" sounds in Hebrew. Are you sinning every time you say "Geee-zhus" because you're using a made-up name that the real Jesus Christ probably never heard in His time on earth?
Or maybe you're referring to words like "praylessness", which is not to be found in scripture, but I've found you using in recent posts.
Words are just convenient handles to put on concepts, to make them easier to talk about. Certainly, we could be like the French, who don't want to use "computer" because it isn't French, and officially are supposed to use some long-winded phrase in place of a simpler word, but why should we? The truth is not in what words are used, but in what is said with those words. Even without using the word "trinity", the Bible still teaches that God has eternally existed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaches very specific things about the nature of these three, things that are easiest to summarize as triune, but are not reliant on the word to be true.
Which brings me back to the OP:
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ORIGINAL: mvic
Would God say: "Stop analysing me and interrogating me as if I'm in Court. Just trust me on this one and believe!"
NO! God would most certainly not say that! God does NOT want us to continue in ignorance of who He is. The greatest commandment is "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." How are we supposed to love the LORD with all that we have, if we don't know who the LORD is? If we don't seek to know God, how are we to trust and believe in Him?
2 Timothy 3:14-17
14You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
Knowing who God has revealed Himself to be, knowing this by studying the scripture, which tell us about Him, is the way that we are to be "eqipped for every good work".
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