DISTANCING

DISTANCING

Thursday, August 03, 2017

Psalm 119:105, 133 [NLT] Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. … Guide my   

       steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.

Mark 13:31 [Jesus declared] Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

2Timothy3:16-17 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us    

       realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is  

       right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

1Peter1:2-21 Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s

       own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit,

       and they spoke from God.

  “Yea, hath God said”? (Gen.3:1)

  Once again today I read “The Bible teaches us …” This practice troubles my heart as doing so distances from the author, Jehovah God Almighty, consigning His Word to the shelf of books on guidance. Actually it’s an odd practice. When citing, isn’t credit typically given to the author? Why then “The Bible says …”?

  At 176 verses Psalm 119 is the longest book in God’s Word. Imagine quoting Psalm 119 citing “Bible” instead of “the Law of Jehovah.”, “His testimonies”, “His ways.”, “Your Commandments”, “Your Precepts!”, “Your righteous judgments.”,  “Your Word.”, “Your mouth.”,  “Your testimonies,”, “Your ways.”, “Your Law.”, “Your judgments”, “Your wonderful works.”, “Your way”, “the Word of truth”, “the Word of Your righteousness.”

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