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chrissiela:

--- Quote from: josh ---Wow... I just had time to check back and see if anyone had replied to my question. I was suprised to see so many had imput! I have only been here in this forum for a short period of time, but I just want to thank all of you for being so kind and open, not just to me... but to everyone that posts here... there is a very nurturing atmosphere here that allows us all (hopefully) to be able to feel comfortable asking just about anything!

Philippians 2:1-8 (MSG)
If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all.

I hope this particuliar translation does not rob at all from the truth presented in this scripture...

Thanks.
Josh
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Very nice!

Made me think of this:

Luk 14:7  And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

Luk 14:8  When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

Luk 14:9  And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

Luk 14:10  But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

Luk 14:11  For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.[/list:u]

I never before noticed the way this continued though....

Luk 14:12  Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

Luk 14:13  But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Luk 14:14  And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Luk 14:15  And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.[/list:u]

WOW!!!  :shock:

Chrissie

Daniel:
That was GREAT Josh!! Riight into  the HEART of it all !! I never heard it through any translation as beautifully put as the one just posted. I loved it and Amen bro! THAT was right on :D

I got to get me a copy of that :lol:  Is there one online to dig through?

Daniel

Daniel:
Chrissie THAT was Great too! Him coming in unto them was marking those who took to the highest seat. Oh man is that not true sis?

Wonderful verses I have been so blessed through you guys, praise God he is good! Truly He is!

You guys are the best! The Lord continue to bless you.

Daniel

josh:
Daniel, check out Biblegateway.com it has several translations available.... including The Message (MSG) which i quoted from.

Daniel:

--- Quote from: josh ---Daniel, check out Biblegateway.com it has several translations available.... including The Message (MSG) which i quoted from.
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Thank you Josh, I will do just that, that was great! Thank you

Daniel

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