Today,
reply is on choosing among and between different presentations and
translations of the same Scripture.
Identifying
the divine essence, meaning, substance, and value (we say, the
spirit) for what is presented can be more important than its exact
repetition as a quotation from divinity (we say, the letter; the word
of GOD). Correctly understood, the
dominion and rule of the Creator extends over the awareness and self-will of every created
being and living creature. The kingdom of GOD that is to indwell
mankind is not a material place or physical realm. Rather, it is a
consciousness of divine presence, eternal purpose, and the sovereign
will of GOD. All Christian believers are in a continuing process of
becoming mature and fulfilling their spiritual growth as those who
are vessels of divine Spirit. Inseparable aspects of spirit content
from the makeup of GOD are provided to sinners releasing them from
sin, and making them the new Creation of Jesus Christ. Believers are
guided by long-held principles and standards recorded as the holy
writings (e.g., the Gospel, the apostolic epistles; the prophecies of
revelation). Disciples and followers of Christ are to become
increasingly aware of the things that pertain to divinity, and
acknowledge accountability for their own sacred beliefs. Their
choices and decisions eventually should display balance,
completeness, consistency, and stability; and each believer will
operate on the basis of their own commitment, discovery, fresh
endowment of life essence,
gradual growth, sacred practice, and self-government. It is written:
Luke 17: 20-21, King James Version (KJV): 20 And when he was
demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he
answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with
observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for,
behold, the kingdom of God is within you. One of the fighters in the
“Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and Spirituality who
uses the ID “Anonymous” (profile information not shown) posted
the following:
“The
kingdom of God is within you”, or “the kingdom of God is in your
midst” Luke 17:20. Two bibles say drastically different things?
“nor
will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the
kingdom of God is in your midst."-NewAmerican Standard bible
“nor
will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the
kingdom of God is within you”—King James Version
The
first one seems to be saying Jesus Christ is the kingdom of God. The
second one seems to say we are God? Which is right?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works. (2nd Timothy 3: 16-17,
King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Kings, Popes, Priests, Prophets? (09/22/2019);
Conflict Among Multiple Wills? (09/20/2019); Now Are Ye Light
(09/18/2019); Heaven Speaks Using Mankind (09/15/2019); GOD’s
Will Be Done? (03/27/2019); Mysteries Of The Kingdom? (09/28/2018);
Proclaiming A New Kingdom? (04/13/2017); Benefits of His Kingdom?
(04/11/2017)
“Anonymous”,
reading the holy writings is a sacred process different from academic
and secular reading. Those who are in Christ read the Bible with the
understanding that all sacred truth will conform to the clear
revelation of divinity made through the Savior appearing on the earth
in flesh and blood (we say, the Incarnation). A reader’s
consciousness must be filled by their own endowment of spirit
substance imparted from the makeup of GOD. Inseparable aspects of
divine fullness must be active, rather than merely the finite human
tools of emotion, intellect, logic, and carnal reason. Included as
the active presence of divinity are faith, holiness, hope (commanded
expectation), joy, longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness without
sameness, personhood, willingness to forgive, wisdom, and wrath
against sin. Reading the Bible and other sacred writings requires
the practice of discernment. The deposit of Spirit from GOD that one
has received must be used as the standard to acknowledge, recognize,
and correctly respond to the same authority and influence as he
appears within events, oneself, other persons, prophecy, etc. Both
because the Bible is a collection of writings that provide multiple
streams of sacred truth, and because Bible readers are in a divine
process of discovery and gradual growth, their reading of statements
from the Scriptures may alter and shift over time. Therefore,
developing and mature Christians focus on unchanging divine intent
and principles for permanent change, rather than literal statements
made within the frameworks of time and space. Consider the following
that uses language from the Bible, and a presentation from the music
ministry of Steve Amerson:
1.
2nd Corinthians 3: 5-7, King James Version (KJV): 5 Not
that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 6 Who also hath made us
able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the
spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2.
1st John 2: 27-28, KJV: 27 But the anointing which ye
have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man
teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and
is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall
abide in him. 28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when
he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before
him at his coming.
3.
John 6: 63, KJV: 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh
profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit,
and they are life.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT_SuD6Mz7M.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you
according to your faith.
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