Hello Dave ,
Your positions on the Matthew genealogy are relatively unimportant. Your position on the word of God is most important and very telling , as stated in your own words following:
Dave Wrote:???Wayne, that very well may be, and I can easily admit wrong on that marriage part, but then I still have this being pointed out to me from The Lord as not belonging there. Since I provide the arbitrary aspect in this (which really is ok with me, I'm starting to see the advantages of that position), my direction has to come from above on it. No matter what any language says, If HE is not happy with it, then it is wrong. The LORD continues to be my witness, I'm not gonna say HE is wrong either.???
That is purely subjective authority and theology. It does not matter what the word of God says, (whatever the language is) you will accept only what God says to you.
You would know nothing about the Holy Spirit , Jesus , God or salvation without the scriptures. How can you then make the statement quoted above?
This is the stuff of which every cult is made. If you don???t care what ???any language??? says, what is your purpose in this forum ? What is your authority for any belief you have ? What is your foundation of life and the hope of your eternal welfare ?
Are we supposed to listen to what you say The Holy Spirit says to you ? Are you saying that each of us should not or could not listen to The Holy Spirit for ourselves ?
Will The Holy Spirit disregard what He has already said in the scriptures, or has He let it perish so that we must use a divining rod ,as you seem to do, in order to find the true reading ? - ???Here it is, dig here. The Spirit says this is the spot .???
That smacks more of witchcraft than the word of God.
Another quote from you:
Quote:???There are no footnotes to make HIS people have to choose a text or become undecided about which language a word came from. THE biggest trait, is that it has no complete affiliation with any single language, except english. That is a major trait. Why? Because now one does not have to worry about language word studies, and people are unable to promote their cultures or themselves through HIS word anymore.???
We don???t need the languages; we don???t need scholarship; all we need is English ?
How did we get the English Bible ?
Whose text are you talking about, James Trimm???s ? Sounds like he???s your Pope, now.
James Trimm is a fraud. He is also an opportunist who makes a living on the gullible who don???t know enough Hebrew and Aramaic to see that he is a fraud.
You owe it to yourself, Dave, to study the languages you say are unimportant. They gave you the English Bible and the Christian tradition you embrace.
I believe you have an honest and sincerely good heart & a very intelligent mind.
Stop putting off the inevitable and start the hard work that will give you the rewards of reading the words The Holy actually spoke and the words our Lord actually spoke, living by them and showing them to the world.
I believe you told Paul you would learn Aramaic. Your understanding will change as you do.
Blessings in The Spirit of Truth,
Dave B