[George]

Originally Posted by jerry

I'm happy for you - however, there are many other people who refuse to use a dictionary or lexicon and wing it with their own wacky definitions. How is that helping anyone out on Bible study? It is not.

By the way, the Bible teaches that our righteousness is in Christ, but we are also to live righteously. To overlook the second is to arrive at the wrong conclusion on the passage this thread is discussing - as well as various other places. All believers have Christ's righteousness - not all believers are living righteously at all times, and the promise given in James 5 is to believers living righteously.

Brother Jerry,

Are you saying that my definition of the "heart" is "wacky"? If you are - PROVE IT! (with Scripture - NOT Strong's or whatever other "Authority" you may use) Are you saying that when I study the scriptures by comparing scripture with scripture (the way that the scriptures say we should) that I'm "winging it"? If you are - PROVE IT! (with Scripture - NOT Strong's or whatever other "Authority" you may use).

Why don't you say what you mean? Real men say what they mean - and mean what they say!

My "Final Authority" is the "scripture of truth" i.e. the King James Bible - NOT what some Apostate "scholar" (Strong) "thinks" a Hebrew or Greek word "means". You say you believe the King James Bible is the word of God - then why do you run to Strong's to get the "meaning" or the "definition" of a Hebrew or Greek word in our "ENGLISH" Bible?

Don't you think that the 50 or so scholars who translated the Hebrew or Greek words into English knew what they were doing? Then why are you running to Strong's to get the Hebrew or Greek "variations"?

"I'm happy for you" - Well I'm not "happy for you", because at every opportunity you make these little "snide remarks"; these "innuendos"; these little "smart alec" replies that may suffice for you, but only reveal that you cannot deal with issues up front and "face to face" (like a real man).

Use all the "helps" you want; lean on the "scholars" (lost & saved) all you want; but when it comes to real Bible study, we are not told in the scriptures to look to "others" for understanding.

1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

1 John 2:26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

1 Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

The testimony of Scripture is that: Our "understanding" of the words of God come from God Himself - NOT some Lexicon; Concordance; or Dictionary! And when I want to know what God has to say on a matter or issue I sure am not going to go to some "scholastic" Reprobate - just because he matriculated and paid his dues to the "scholars union".

Timothy S. Morton has an excellent article on the: "The Weakness of Strong" (at "Preserved Words. com - http://www.preservedwords.com/) which I suggested that you read, soon after I joined the Forum. Did you take the time to check out his article? Or are you so sure of yourself that you can never be wrong?

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By the way, the Bible teaches that our righteousness is in Christ, but we are also to live righteously. To overlook the second is to arrive at the wrong conclusion on the passage this thread is discussing

Did I say something that would lead a brother to "a wrong conclusion"? (There's that "innuendo" again!) If I did - say it! Prove it! and if I didn't why "hint" at it?

I didn't "overlook" anything! The question was:

"How does one know when they are righteous?"

You "know" you are "righteous" when you have "believed" in Him, who is "RIGHTEOUS" - our living "righteously" doesn't "ADD" anything to our righteousness - which is THE LORD JESUS CHRIST". I answered the question in depth - why do you ALWAYS have to CRITICIZE?

You're remarks only "CLOUD" the issue and we should be seeking to edify the brethren instead of some kind of "spitting" contest to demonstrate who's the best man.

Grow up! Edify! Stop straining at gnats and swallowing camels!