Why did man translate the scripture, 'be wholly as I am wholly.' into 'be Holy as I am Holy.'?
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well,  holy means to be clean,, so a person is to be morally clean,  spiritually clean, and physically clean.  \n\nSo being without a blemish is the aspect of what God is.  That is the requirement he expects out of his followers.  \n\nNot sure on what bible your translating from.
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When reading the scripture after prayer and in the asking of wisdom and understanding of what one is going to read, then it will be clear if a person is reading an allegory, often referred to as parables in the New Testament - stories given to portray a deeper lesson to be learned.  As far as language and is it implying statement or question - read it either way and see what the impact is.  There are also many instances where you can insert your own name into the passage as opposed to an ingeneral you, or race of people, and see the what the impact is.  But without the Holy Spirit to open your eyes and ears and grant you wisdom and understanding, the scripture is simply a string of words like any other book that will not make a lot of sense to you as God's Word is not understood by people who are not of God.  Just as a story written in a foreign language is not understood accept by people of that language.
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One passage deserves consideration. Second Peter 1:21 [KJV/NIV] states that the Old Testament writers spoke "as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." In its context this verse suggests the uniqueness of Scriptures when compared to humanly inspired statements. The men who wrote the Scriptures were moved, or carried along, by the Holy Ghost. The uniform witness of the Scriptures themselves is clear: God spoke the concept (revelation) to the mind of the writer; the Holy Spirit guided the transmission (inspiration) of that concept into the objective form of words; and, through the continual guidance of the Holy Spirit (illumination), we receive the original revelation as we read the Scriptures.\nFirst, the science of textual criticism has assured us, by the estimates of competent scholars, that our present texts (Greek and Hebrew) are without errors of significance. The text we work with is therefore trustworthy and deserving of the most careful and detailed study.Second, to reject the doctrine of inerrancy transfers the question of truth from the objective into the realm of the subjective. Who is to decide what part of the Scripture is true and what part of it is false? What part is trustworthy and what part is untrustworthy? The Scriptures' claim to divine authority is lost when we subject them to the rationalistic, subjective appraisals of men.
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Jesus is quoting from Psalm 82.  The exact line he's quoting is: "I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.'  But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler."  It does not mean human beings are literally gods, but that everyone who hears the word of God and takes it to heart contains the Spirit within them.
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Berashith bera alhim ath Hashamim vath Aretz...ve Aretz "Tohu Bohu"...this is Anglicized Hebrew obcourse(please pardon that I do not have a Hebrew font)...Translation:In the beginning created Alhim(Elohim) the heavens and the Earth...and the Earth was "tohu bohu"...most interesting this "tohu bohu"...as it is a Chaldean phrase...that we translate as "without shape and form"...yet very mysterious...and this phrase is never again repeated in the Torah (the Hebrew original of the Old Testament)...Not the degenerated form translated to Greek then English Guttenburg St.James editions...that so many feel they "possess" when they have never even begun contemplating "The Beauty of the Word"\n\n  Of interest also...Elohim(or Alhim)...The same that Christ called on the cross as "Eloh"....the "him" suffix implies both the feminine and a plural host...\n\n  The "tohu bohu" formless void has some paralels in the Sanskrit "chit sat tat"...suchness thatness more or less...\n\n  As it seems to me,you are contemplating very core matters,that I hope you find as rewarding as I have...Even Jesus' parables were packed full of layers of contemplation more accessible by the Hebrew alphabet he revered...Gimel for example...the Hebrew "G"...translates as "camel"...and I have seen many wealthy men threading the eyes of needles by this path..
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1. Yes and No. The Bible (if read in the origional languages) has so much more meaning that any English translations - so much so that it can make the Bible very confusing to us today.  Additionally, the Bible wasn't written to speak to you and me. It was written to speak to the people of the Biblical world with completely different cultures and values.  Again, when you map Biblical stories and ideology on their paradigm, again, it makes much more sense.\n\nThe most important thing to take out of the Bible - whether figurative or literal - is the overriding message that God loves each of us and desired a personal relationship.\n\n2. No. I do not think we will see another prophet ever.  There are people with prophetic giftings, but Jesus was sent to a world full of prophets.  Today we have a completely different frame of mind and do not need "prophets" to speak God's word to us.  With a personal relationship with Him, prophets really become unnecessary.
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I cite Scripture when I realize I'm trying to say in way too complicated a way what God and his faithful expressed much more succinctly. And I quote it when nothing else will do but the words of Jesus Christ himself. That is, there are some things that I do not have any authority to say, and so I seek the words of the author of all life.
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Isn't this quite disingenuous? If the verse were talking about a way of identifying a living human being, then perhaps you'd have a point, though a very strained one at that.\n\nBut, isn't this verse about whether one has a body or not in paradise? And isn't it saying that the body is, effectively, put back together, from the head to the tips of the toes..... or fingers?\n\nYou've taken words and then forced them on to something that is utterly non-applicable. Isn't that a sin?
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Totally agree with Schneb, there is a quote here that says "Know yourself in order to know God" \nIt lost all the meaning in translation but I believe you got the point.
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I think that verse reveals a lot of modern evanglicalism to be out of step with Scripture. We have a very friendly, easy gospel preached in America where salvation is all up to us. John 6 teaches its not up to us at all in fact we contribute nothing to our own salvation including the will to believe. We are so totally depraved in our sin that we cannot even worship God unless he makes us worshippers. Very humbling.
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That's just the way lots of people were raised. When your grandparents went to church, there was only one English Bible. (There were already others, but they weren't in common usage.)\n\nThis is really dying out. I hear "thee" and "thou" in prayers only rarely. (BTW, in "King James English" "thee" is singular, "you" is plural.) And it's been years since I've heard somebody say, "I use the King James Version. If it was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!" ;-)
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This question has been asked before, and I've answered it a dozen times.  In the Old Testament, the Hebrew is YHWH, it means "I am" (ie., without a name).  For example, Moses asked God what is name was and what he should tell Pharaoh it was.  God replies, "Tell him, I am."  God does not need a name.
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Interesting how so many people quote a different part of the bible without dealing with the fact that there is a clear contradictino here.\n\nTHis guy posted a verse that says basically, ask and you shall receive. Not "I'll think about it", but you shall receive.  And you all quote verses saying "not so fast".  Well, which is it? Can we move mountains with faith? Only if it's for a good cause? What?
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I use KJV translated in the 1500's. Its the most accurate version to this day. you can find different translate dates at the link below.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13\nLet us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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Man has corrupted everything he has put his hands on. why would this book be any different? The Bible was not written in English. It has been translated many times before we got it printed in English. With mans ever growing struggle for power is to be able to control it's people. how better why then to make a book by our creator. Personally I do not know if this book is or isn't truthful. it has a lot of nice things in it but I can't allow myself to think that man has not altered it. I much rather trust my heart and know that I am trying to be the best me I can be.
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It is used now in many places. In songs and everywhere. I think that this line came from a "tall dark handsome stranger".\n"tall dark handsome stranger" came from language\nlanguage came from man\nman came from God\nSo ultimately God made this line = "tall dark handsome stranger".