False Doctrines in John MacArthur’s Strange Fire, by Eddie Hyatt
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Why does the KJV use "made flesh" in John 1:14 when other translations use "became flesh?"
(KJV)John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 (NASB)
[14]And the Word became flesh, an…
“His name is John”
“His name is John”. Why? What is the significance of John the baptist being named John?
Roger Green, Ph.D., Reformation to the Present, Lecture 6, John Calvin’s Theology
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Roger Green, Ph.D., Reformation to the Present, Lecture 5, John Calvin
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Puffing Holy Smoke over Strange Fire: A Critique of John MacArthur
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1 JOHN 2:16 explained
1 JOHN 2:16 schematically (not systematically) explained Alan N Carla Smith
John 7:8-10 – Jesus said he would not go but did
John 7
8 “You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”
9 After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee. 10 However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret.
I am confused.
Jesus said He would not go to the festival but, as soon as his brothers left, He went. Jesus doesn’t lie so how do I reconcile this?
Psalm 133, John 15:9-17 [7/12/08]
Rev. Chineta Goodjoin reads the scripture lessons.
"Overcome" vs "comprehend" in John 1:5
John 1:5 reads in the ESV:
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
I recently heard the KJV quoted and was struck by the difference:
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
In the same vein as the ESV, other translations offer overpowered, extinguished, quenched, defeated. More in line with the KJV, other choices include understood and perceived.
The Greek for reference (NA28):
καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν.
BDAG provides options for the meaning of καταλαμβάνω carrying both senses (abbreviations expanded):
1. to make something one’s own, win, attain…
2b. seize with hostile intent, overtake, come upon…
4a. learn about something through process of inquiry…
The lexicon mentions this verse in all three of the entries above, but all I could get out of that without having the referenced works at hand is that it seems to be an open question. How should we decide which of these the author intended?
John MacArthur’s Strange Fire, reviewed by Craig S. Keener
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The Gospel According to John, An Introduction Post #7
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