Here is a great example of God's Spirit at work in us.
This problem comes from the Internet: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Bible/amplified_bible_exposed.htm
The Amplified Bible and NIV are being attacked as being diabolical and straight out of the pits off hell. The example given comes from to Philippians 2:6.
Philippians 2:6 (Amplified)
6 Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained,
Philippians 2:6 (New International)
6 Who, being in very nature[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
Philippians 2:6 (King James)
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
The Amplified and NIV say that Jesus could not grasp equality with God yet, the King James version says that Jesus Christ did NOT consider it robbery to be EQUAL with God, a contradiction.
Is it true or false?
Common sense says its plausible, but what about Spiritual sense?
First we need to understand who wrote this verse and who it was written to.
Then we need to understand the context, the message.
PAUL AND Timothy, bond servants of Christ Jesus (the Messiah), to all the saints (God’s consecrated people) in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops (overseers) and deacons (assistants):
We are in the audience.
Read the context, verses 1-11 and see how God speaks to you about this message.
Are all three versions teaching the same thing or is it distorted.
I read it:
Humble yourself to seeing others higher than your self, sensitive to their ways and needs above yours, just as Jesus made Himself unequal to God in obedience, till His Death.
KJV- Even though Jesus knew it was not robbery to be equal to God (as the Jewish people would have thought), He made Himself unequal to God in obedience until His death.
AMP,NIV- Even though Jesus, possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God, did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained by His people; so He humbled Himself in obedience till His death.
I like the way the Amplified Bible expands the message, God's word.
Remember the first King James translation was lacking the ability of the time to more accurately translate to English as later in time when the New King James came along. Technology has helped us better understand the process of translation from Hebrew and Greek, to English. The Amplified version actually represents a more accurate translation, it explodes with the beauty of words, God's words.
It is estimated that in the next fifteen years, every language on Earth will have its own translated Bible.
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