Comments for George's Journal http://georgesjournal.net Observations on life; particularly spiritual Sun, 19 May 2013 01:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on I went to a church service that was held on Saturday instead of Sunday and was told that was when we should worship God. What does the Bible say about this topic? by Trent http://georgesjournal.net/2011/10/14/i-went-to-a-church-service-that-was-held-on-saturday-instead-of-sunday-and-was-told-that-was-when-we-should-worship-god-what-does-the-bible-say-about-this-topic/#comment-1629 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:13:05 +0000 http://georgesjournal.net/?p=1945#comment-1629 Worship in Spirit and in truth. That means all the time not just one day or another, however if any man hold a certain day to be holy respect that unto him. If a man count every day to be holy, respect that unto him as well. No argument need exist.

]]> Comment on Improvements in the NIV Bible between 1984 and 2011 – Part 1 by George Hawke http://georgesjournal.net/2013/01/15/improvements-in-the-niv-bible-between-1984-and-2011-part-1/#comment-1423 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:21:06 +0000 http://georgesjournal.net/?p=2790#comment-1423 Here is how these topics are translated by the NIV 2011 with regard to gender in Matthew 5:
Murder – Not changed by NIV 2011 – likewise most translations apply it to both genders.
Anger – Changed in NIV 2011 & NLT to apply to an action by either gender towards either gender. Probably because males and females can be equally guilty of this sin & either gender can be sinned against in this way.
Lust – Not changed by NIV 2011 – likewise most translations apply it to males, but not females. Presumably because this is primarily a male sin.
Divorce - Not changed by NIV 2011 – likewise most translations apply it to males, but not females. Presumably because this is primarily a male sin. Also women probably did not have the right to divorce their husbands in Biblical times.
What do you think?

]]> Comment on Improvements in the NIV Bible between 1984 and 2011 – Part 1 by Craig Chval Sr. http://georgesjournal.net/2013/01/15/improvements-in-the-niv-bible-between-1984-and-2011-part-1/#comment-1416 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:50:43 +0000 http://georgesjournal.net/?p=2790#comment-1416 I’m puzzled as to why those responsible for the 2011 revisions to the NIV deemed it appropriate to make gender-based revisions pertaining to murder and conflict with others (Matthew 5:22-25), yet saw no need to make similar revisions regarding lust and divorce in the ensuing passages (Matthew 5:28, 31-32).

]]> Comment on What did David mean when he wrote that he was “fearfully” made in Psalm 139:14? by George Hawke http://georgesjournal.net/2011/01/07/why-did-david-mean-when-he-wrote-that-he-was-%e2%80%9cfearfully%e2%80%9d-made-in-psalm-13914/#comment-1185 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:57:27 +0000 http://georgehawke.wordpress.com/?p=1191#comment-1185 Thanks for the comment. The Siloam inscription shows that the Hebrew language originated at least 100 years before the Jewish exile in Babylon.
See: Did the Hebrew language exist before the exile in Babylon?

]]> Comment on What did David mean when he wrote that he was “fearfully” made in Psalm 139:14? by Richard Fiala http://georgesjournal.net/2011/01/07/why-did-david-mean-when-he-wrote-that-he-was-%e2%80%9cfearfully%e2%80%9d-made-in-psalm-13914/#comment-1180 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:15:39 +0000 http://georgehawke.wordpress.com/?p=1191#comment-1180 David never spoke Hebrew because Hebrew did not exist until the exile into Babylon. When Jews were in Babylon they made up Hebrew. David spoke Syriac, Egyptian and another Caananite language. Syriac is the same as Aramaic, the language of Yeshua (Christ).

]]> Comment on Was the “breaking of bread” – mentioned in Acts 2:42, 2:46 and Acts 20:7, 20:11 – the Lord’s Supper or a shared meal? by George Hawke http://georgesjournal.net/2010/02/18/was-the-%e2%80%9cbreaking-of-bread%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-mentioned-in-acts-242-246-and-acts-207-2011-%e2%80%93-the-lord%e2%80%99s-supper-or-a-shared-meal/#comment-1175 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:08:10 +0000 http://georgehawke.wordpress.com/?p=351#comment-1175 WordPress have now fixed this problem and the “Modularity Lite” theme now prints correctly when custom headers are enabled.

]]> Comment on Was the “breaking of bread” – mentioned in Acts 2:42, 2:46 and Acts 20:7, 20:11 – the Lord’s Supper or a shared meal? by George Hawke http://georgesjournal.net/2010/02/18/was-the-%e2%80%9cbreaking-of-bread%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-mentioned-in-acts-242-246-and-acts-207-2011-%e2%80%93-the-lord%e2%80%99s-supper-or-a-shared-meal/#comment-1126 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:00:14 +0000 http://georgehawke.wordpress.com/?p=351#comment-1126 Thanks for the information. You can select the article/post (by left-clicking at the beginning and holding it down and scrolling down to the end) and then copy it (by right-clicking and then clicking “copy”). Then open a word-propcessor (like MS Word) on a blank page and paste the text into it (by right-clicking and then clicking “paste”). You can then print the page in the word-propcessor (like MS Word).

Did you scoll down from the blank page when you tried the “Print” button as I see the text is on the next page? However, it seems to be missing a section near the beginning of the article/post. I Will contact WordPress about that.

]]> Comment on Was James the Senior Pastor of the church at Jerusalem? by George Hawke http://georgesjournal.net/2010/11/17/was-james-a-senior-pastor-of-the-church-at-jerusalem/#comment-1125 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:11:15 +0000 http://georgehawke.wordpress.com/?p=566#comment-1125 Thanks for the question. Here is a link to a website on Biblical eldership, which confirms that according to Scripture:
- Local churches should be led by a plurality of elders, and
- There was no hierarchy amongst the elders of any New Testament church

]]> Comment on Was the “breaking of bread” – mentioned in Acts 2:42, 2:46 and Acts 20:7, 20:11 – the Lord’s Supper or a shared meal? by Bridgette Ralph http://georgesjournal.net/2010/02/18/was-the-%e2%80%9cbreaking-of-bread%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-mentioned-in-acts-242-246-and-acts-207-2011-%e2%80%93-the-lord%e2%80%99s-supper-or-a-shared-meal/#comment-1124 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:12:31 +0000 http://georgehawke.wordpress.com/?p=351#comment-1124 For some reason I can’t print this, and I would really like to. When I bring it up to print it, it is a blank document. Could you send the whole article to me through email? I signed up, but I still can’t print it through email because it directs me back to your page.

]]> Comment on Was James the Senior Pastor of the church at Jerusalem? by Roger Marcus http://georgesjournal.net/2010/11/17/was-james-a-senior-pastor-of-the-church-at-jerusalem/#comment-1122 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:01:56 +0000 http://georgehawke.wordpress.com/?p=566#comment-1122 Brother, do you have more input on this subject?

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