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#Post#: 673--------------------------------------------------
Mike's Word of God Post
By: Piper Date: March 11, 2015, 3:18 am
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Sorry took me a couple days to get to this. Have grandson over
for spring break and nice weather, so working hard around the
place. Had to type it up by hand on my computer, copying from
another device, so tried to type it exactly as it was . . .
So, here's Mike's Word of God post, as requested by Helen:
[hr]
The glory of "The Word of God' is greater far than man's widest
imaginations.
It fills the earth as the waters cover the sea.
It is far wider than mere printers ink on paper.
It is far deeper than the face value of man's interpretive
endeavours.
The 'real' Word of God is the power of God unto salvation, the
lamp to our way, the light to our path, the means whereby a
young man may cleanse his path.
It is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and is
a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Many think the Bible is, of itself, the 'Word of God', and that
all of it is meant for them personally..... Not so, it is far
greater than that.
Bound in leather, page edged and entitled in Gold, in your hand,
by your bedside, or on your bookshelf, what you 'see' is merely
a 'Bible'.
It is what God takes 'from it' and implants into the "fleshy
table of your heart" that is the real 'Word of God'.
The Bible is a 'menu' ...... it is not the 'meal'.
Metaphorically God is the great 'Restuarantor', and the Holy
Spirit is his 'Waiter' who, from the 'menu', chooses for you the
very best meal suited to your particular needs.
Why does the Bible comprise as many as 800,000 words?
Is it not because all of them are not meant personally for you?
It is because 'from it' God may choose to 'speak' to all who get
to read it from every kindred, and every tribe, of every Nation,
over the entire face of the earth.
To the sick and to the healthy, to the weak and to the strong,
to the sad and to the sorrowful, to the scholar and to the
simple minded, to the rich and to the poor, to the lowly and to
the mighty, etc.
You might be some of those things at varying times, but many of
them you will never be, therefore the 'Bible' has to be a multi
purpose tool which God can use to address every eventuality.
In saying that, am I limiting and detracting from the real 'Word
of God'?....Of course I am not... I am magnifying it to greatest
extent of which I am capable.
The earth shall be filled with the glory of God's Word (as part
of the Glory of God), as the waters cover the sea.
All that remains for me to add the convictive work of God's Holy
Spirit to the equation; that being the ingredient that converts
ink on paper into the Living Word of God, as he implants into a
man's heart such as he needs from time to time.
Therein lies the 'power', and it comes into its own in more ways
than one.
Whilst some of the ink on paper that we currently see can often
appear somewhat short of the handiwork that one might expect of
God; (Genesis 19:1-8 being a bit hard to swallow as is the face
value constraint to 'hate' ones relatives, marital partner, and
children in order to be a disciple etc.) the fact that the Bible
has stood the test of time like no other book, and endears
itself so strongly to the hearts of believers marks out its
existence as being the main media from which God chooses to
'speak'.
But just as it is God's Holy Spirit who chooses which written
words to implant into a man's heart, so too God's Holy Spirit
will filter out any discrepancy (if any there be) that might
have crept in over the course of time, language developments and
differences, translation prejudices, etc.
With God's Holy Spirit being accorded his full and proper place
in the process of God giving us 'His Word', our faith is
unassailable.
#Post#: 675--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: A nonny mouse Date: March 11, 2015, 6:11 am
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Somebody knew what they were on about when they wrote that, eh?
:) ;) :D ;D :o 8) ::) :P :-X
#Post#: 677--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: Kerry Date: March 11, 2015, 6:41 am
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[quote author=A nonny mouse link=topic=61.msg675#msg675
date=1426072307]
Somebody knew what they were on about when they wrote that, eh?
:) ;) :D ;D :o 8) ::) :P :-X
[/quote]I don't know what to say. What is a restuarantor? The
Grammar Police at grammarist.com
HTML http://grammarist.com/spelling/restaurateur/
say:
The French word for a person who owns or runs a restaurant is
restaurateur, with no n, and this is the spelling used most
often in English, especially in edited writing. Restauranteur,
with an n, appears in English about once for every ten instances
of restaurateur. But while this spelling is common and has a
long history, many people consider it wrong.
The Oxford English Dictionary notes restauranteur as originally
from the U.S. and lists examples from as far back as 1859,
though a historical Google Books search covering the 19th
century uncovers no more than a handful of instances of
restauranteur. Many more examples are found in texts from the
first half of the 20th century, including many from outside the
U.S. Today, the misspelling appears about equally often
throughout the English-speaking world.
What fun. I had googled looking for this post and couldn't
find it; but when I googled "restuarantor", I got the cached
version.
HTML http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fkwlda_7zd0J:79.170.44.142/faithsharingforums.com/index.php%3Ftopic%3D944.0+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=opera<br
/>
This reminds me about an allegedly Italian restaurant in a
neighboring town, and their sign advertises in large letters
that they are a "restorante." That told me they're no
more Italian than I am.
#Post#: 678--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: Piper Date: March 11, 2015, 9:24 am
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[quote author=A nonny mouse link=topic=61.msg675#msg675
date=1426072307]
Somebody knew what they were on about when they wrote that, eh?
:) ;) :D ;D :o 8) ::) :P :-X
[/quote] [font=trebuchet ms]Best post I ever made.[/font] ;) :D
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Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: Piper Date: March 11, 2015, 9:34 am
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[quote author=Danger Mouse link=topic=61.msg677#msg677
date=1426074113]
I don't know what to say. What is a restuarantor? The Grammar
Police at grammarist.com
HTML http://grammarist.com/spelling/restaurateur/
say:
The French word for a person who owns or runs a restaurant is
restaurateur, with no n, and this is the spelling used most
often in English, especially in edited writing. Restauranteur,
with an n, appears in English about once for every ten instances
of restaurateur. But while this spelling is common and has a
long history, many people consider it wrong.
The Oxford English Dictionary notes restauranteur as originally
from the U.S. and lists examples from as far back as 1859,
though a historical Google Books search covering the 19th
century uncovers no more than a handful of instances of
restauranteur. Many more examples are found in texts from the
first half of the 20th century, including many from outside the
U.S. Today, the misspelling appears about equally often
throughout the English-speaking world.
What fun. I had googled looking for this post and couldn't
find it; but when I googled "restuarantor", I got the cached
version.
HTML http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fkwlda_7zd0J:79.170.44.142/faithsharingforums.com/index.php%3Ftopic%3D944.0+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=opera<br
/>
This reminds me about an allegedly Italian restaurant in a
neighboring town, and their sign advertises in large letters
that they are a "restorante." That told me they're no
more Italian than I am.
[/quote]
[font=trebuchet ms]Those stupid Americans. I knew they were
behind it!
And YOU Danger Mouse! I've heard you keep company with
CATS![/font]
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Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: Piper Date: March 11, 2015, 9:47 am
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[quote]What fun. I had googled looking for this post and
couldn't find it; but when I googled "restuarantor", I got the
cached version.
HTML http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fkwlda_7zd0J:79.170.44.142/faithsharingforums.com/index.php%3Ftopic%3D944.0+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk[/quote]
[font=trebuchet ms]That's too funny. ;D
Oh well. I need typing practice. Did it all for love! At 3 am.
There I was, thinking, "Piper, you still haven't copied that
post for Mike and Helen."
You think you're so smart Danger Mouse, but what kind of mouse
talks to CATS?!
[/font]
#Post#: 681--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: Piper Date: March 11, 2015, 9:50 am
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[font=trebuchet ms]And why do you have a patch over one eye?
Let me guess . . . A cat?[/font]
#Post#: 682--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: A nonny mouse Date: March 11, 2015, 9:57 am
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[quote author=Danger Mouse link=topic=61.msg677#msg677
date=1426074113]
I don't know what to say. What is a restuarantor? The Grammar
Police at grammarist.com
HTML http://grammarist.com/spelling/restaurateur/
say:
[b]The French word for a person who owns or runs a restaurant is
restaurateur.
[/quote]
Obviously the chap who who the original topic had no idea of
what he was talking about. :'( :-X :P ::) ??? :o :( >:(
#Post#: 687--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: Kerry Date: March 11, 2015, 12:06 pm
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[quote author=Piper link=topic=61.msg681#msg681 date=1426085430]
[font=trebuchet ms]And why do you have a patch over one eye?
Let me guess . . . A cat?[/font]
[/quote]I seldom discuss that. I can tell you that in the new
series, I'll be sporting a nifty i-patch.
[quote author=Piper link=topic=61.msg679#msg679
date=1426084462]
[font=trebuchet ms]Those stupid Americans. I knew they were
behind it!
And YOU Danger Mouse! I've heard you keep company with
CATS![/font]
[/quote]Cats are harmless enough if you know when they've been
fed and know kung moggy.
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Re: Mike's Word of God Post
By: Alfie Date: March 11, 2015, 1:29 pm
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[quote author=Piper link=topic=61.msg680#msg680 date=1426085242]
[font=trebuchet ms]That's too funny. ;D
Oh well. I need typing practice. Did it all for love! At 3 am.
There I was, thinking, "Piper, you still haven't copied that
post for Mike and Helen."
You think you're so smart Danger Mouse, but what kind of mouse
talks to CATS?!
[/font]
[/quote]
ever see American Tail ; FIFO 8)
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