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DIVORCE “FOR ANY REASON?” JESUS RESPONDS [NALT BIBLE TRANSLATION BOOK 40 – MATTHEW 19:3-9]

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Dear saints,

Biblical marriage is a contract, or covenant, between a heterosexual man and woman with stipulations, i.e., conditions to be met by each party or the covenant is broken.

Exodus 21:10-11 was the first recorded biblical marriage mandate from the heart of God. As with most things in life, that mandate eroded over the millennium to just about anything goes. By the time of the Romans, you just physically left the spouse to be divorced without a formal agreement. But Roman law said you had to remarry within 12-18 months or perhaps lose 50% of your goods to someone turning you in to the authorities. They wanted to keep up the birth rate to populate their empire.

By the time of Jesus, there were two schools of divorce and remarriage: the Hillelite and Shammaite. Rabbi Shammai had a strict and literal interpretation of Deuteronomy 24:1 meaning “indecency” which also included abuse in the mind of God.  Rabbi Hillel was liberal and tolerant, so his method became to be known as “for any reason.” This is where we get the “she burnt my toast” example regarding flippant reasons for divorce. Hillel died when Jesus was young, and Shammai died twenty years later. So, both were contemporaries of our Lord Jesus during His earthly ministry.

In those days, as with today, both speakers and readers share a common cultural background and knowledge. For example, when modern Western people say a teenager shouldn’t drink, they mean alcohol, not all beverages! And there’s no description of crucifixion in the New Testament, for everyone knew the details of this most barbarous practice of deterring rebellion against the stated order.

The two main Old Testament passages that all this is based upon look like this:

Deuteronomy 24:1 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency [an ‘indecent thing’ meaning ‘ervah = indecent’ and ‘davar = thing’ in Hebrew; sexual in nature] in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house…

Exodus 21:10-11 “If he takes to himself another woman [most likely a slave girl as a 2nd wife], he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights. If he will not do these three things for her, then she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money…”

So, the Hillite school Pharisees ask Jesus to approve the liberal and tolerant approach “for any reason.” And Jesus will have nothing to do with it. This NALT translation is our contribution toward full understanding by clearing the air of all the smoke.

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Divorce “For Any Reason?” Jesus Responds – Matthew 19:3-9 NALT (New Amplified Living Translation by Walk Worthy)

Some conniving religious leaders but still part of the Pharisee sect came to Jesus, testing Him to get Him to agree to their false teaching on divorce that made it easy, and asking,

“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife [and vice-versa] for our preferred way of the newer liberal and tolerant Hillelite school of interpretation called ‘for any reason’ at all [like modern day ‘no-fault’] since everyone recognizes this these days as legitimate? We hate the traditional and conservative old-school Shammaite interpretation that states divorce is for only adultery like in Deuteronomy [24:1] in addition to the failure to provide the marriage minimums in Exodus [21:10-11] of food, clothing [including shelter], and sex, plus also many other worse abuses than the minimums.”

And Jesus answered and said, “Have you not read [in the Old Testament Torah in Genesis 1] that He [God our Father] who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,and said [in Genesis 2], ‘FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO [‘two’ is not in the Hebrew text; it’s added for effect to negate polygamy and reinforce the male-female lifelong covenant-contract]SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate [not ‘no one can separate’].”

They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?” He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted but not ‘commanded’ you to divorce your wives when adultery and other abuses arise; but from the beginning, it has not been this way since divorce is not compulsory like you say it is but is allowable only under the right circumstances. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife for the wrong reason including using the false and flimsy Hillelite-inspired ‘for any reason’ excuse except for immorality like in Deuteronomy [24:1] and other abuses like in Exodus [21:10-11], and marries another woman commits adultery, which, of course, can be forgiven by genuine repentance.”

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In this dicey exchange between Christ and the religious leader’s teaching error, note the following:

  1. Jesus was determined to bring up other marriage and divorce points in His response which must have annoyed the Pharisees so they brought up their point once again.
  2. Jesus only answered the false Pharisees’ “for any reason” divorce question since this was their sole inquiry. No one in that ancient culture assumed this was the only reason for divorce. The passage in Exodus 21:10-11 also deals with divorce for other bare minimum grounds such as failure to provide food, clothing, and sex (love) which are forms of abuse. In addition, other types of abuse, neglect, abandonment, and things such as these were certainly other grounds for divorce. The “certificate of divorce” given to the woman was used by her as proof of her divorce and allowed her to get remarried.
  3. Jesus used the same language and context in Deut. 24:1 (“except for the matter of indecency”) as the well-known Shammaites teaching of the day. In His answer and in the presence no doubt of both the Shammaites and Hillelites, Jesus affirmed the traditional Shammaite position. He had no reason to bring up Exodus 21 since it wasn’t being discussed and this debate was not intended to be a full teaching on marriage, divorce, and remarriage.
  4. All groups during this time, including the Hillelites, obviously approved of divorce for abuse like that listed in Exodus 21:10-11. Everyone believed it and taught it. If Jesus did prohibit divorce and remarriage for Exodus 21 abuse, He would have mentioned it, but He didn’t. Therefore, He obviously approved of it on other grounds as did others of the day. This is an argument from silence but makes perfect sense.
  5. Regarding arguments from silence, Christ never said anything directly about the sin of pre-marital sex, but we know He prohibited it by condemning all sex outside heterosexual marriage [porneia: includes all sexual immorality]. He also never spoke of allowing or forbidding marriage after the death of a spouse. The apostle Paul and all Jews clearly allowed this remarriage. Therefore, an argument from silence can be extremely helpful, but all need to be cautious when this is employed.
  6. Finally, remarriage after a “for any reason” divorce is wrong because one is not properly divorced but can be forgiven with genuine repentance. When this repentance occurs, this improper divorce is no longer considered “committing adultery,” since only attributing the works of the Spirit to the devil or blaspheming the Holy Spirit is the only unforgivable sin. We remember the marriage contract is eternally serious business. Many types of divorces and remarriages are certainly allowed eventually even under the wrong circumstances when forgiven by God upon true repentance.

We’re so very grateful for the pioneering work of brother David Instone-Brewer on this most vital topic. His books and videos are invaluable.

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See the original Bible text here.

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See the current NALT offerings here.

The New Amplified Living Translation (NALT) is a new paraphrased Bible translation from Walk Worthy ministries combining the elements of amplification, today’s needs, and the literal words of the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts.

We at Walk Worthy in no way suggest that you substitute daily Bible reading and meditation in regular translations such as literal-formal (NASB, NKJV, KJV, ESV) or dynamic equivalent (NIV, GW). Always and forever study to show yourself approved to our great and holy God.

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Please comment on this post right below. Feel free to write and proclaim your leadings in the Spirit in an honorable fashion.

Your friend and brother in fighting the good fight,

Marc

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Saints, we’re one day closer to Home, and Him! Love Him wholeheartedly!

Marc and Walk Worthy are supported in part by the body of Jesus Christ. Please consider donating on a regular basis:

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THE ANGUISH OF THE SINFUL CHURCH & WAITING FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER TAKEOVER: HABAKKUK FOR TODAY [NALT BIBLE TRANSLATION 35]

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Dear saints,

Can there be few situations so full of anguish than slowly waiting for a horrible event to unfold right before your eyes? Such is the pain of our brother the prophet Habakkuk as he pens his book under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  You may also recall this prophet was the first recorded to use the doctrine than a person is saved from their sins and the wrath to come by faith (2.4).

Habakkuk was a contemporary of both Jeremiah and Nahum and most likely lived in Judah toward the end of Josiah’s reign or the beginning of Jehoiakim’s reign, those years being somewhere between 640-598 BC. The Chaldeans, also known as the Babylonians, were raised up by God for the judgement of Israel and other nations. Habakkuk probably lived to see his prophesy fulfilled in 597.

To those following our NALT translation, you’re familiar with our theme that God has also raised up the New World Order like He did the Assyrians and Babylonians to again judge His people. Very possibly we may see our Lord also bring end times events into fruition in the foreseeable future.

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Habakkuk 1:1-17  God punishes His body using the New World Order

How long, O LORD Yahveh, will I continue to call for help over and over…and still You will not hear me to put a stop to all this? I desperately cry out loud to You, “Violence! Violence! Violence!” Yet You do not save me and your other holy ones from this terrible plight of today.

My God, why do You make me see all this iniquity, this immoral and gross behavior against Your commandments by Your so-called people, and cause me to look on their wickedness of all sorts and types? Yes, destruction and violence of adults and children’s souls and spirits are ever before me; they sacrifice their children on the altar of amusement just like they did to ancient Molech centuries ago in the fire. Despicable strife exists and contention arises amongst Your people who have absolutely no intention to seek Your peace and live unified.

Therefore every law and commandment of Yours is ignored…every one…and justice is never upheld and they get away with all their sin for they reinterpret Your Word to suit their carnal lives. For these wicked surround the righteous, Your righteous ones; therefore true justice comes out perverted and never ever right.

God responds

“My servant Habakkuk, listen now, My son. Look among the nations of the earth! Observe them carefully! Be astonished! And wonder! Because I am doing something unexpected in your days. You would not believe if you were told. But you must believe it now.

“For behold, Habakkuk, I am raising up the New World Order to do My will, those hated world-wide Elites ruled by the likes of the Rothschild’s, the Bushes, the Gates, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Economic Forum (WEF),  the United Nations (UN) and the like. These demonized Deep State actors are fierce and ferocious. They’re impetuous headstrong people who move throughout My whole earth creating health crisis like COVID-19, disseminating propaganda like the need for mass vaccinations, and promoting digital ID’s for every human being.  They seize control of whole nations and things which are not theirs, like whole governments, banks, money sources, businesses, churches, possessions, and lands.

“As you well know from their past diabolical conquests, they are dreaded and feared by all across the entire globe by those who know them and their history. Their warped justice and absolute authority originate with themselves alone, for they act like they answer to no one. Certainly not Me. Indeed, they are total fools, and refuse My gracious mercy.

“The secretly controlled militaries of their infiltrated nations are swifter than any leopard and more keenly alert than wolves in the evening. Their digitized weaponry comes galloping like the fastest horsemen from afar; their aircraft and drones fly like an eagle swooping down to devour.

“All of them come for violence, in order to control the entire world. Their horde of faces moves forward without any significant opposition. They collect captives from each nation like sand. They mock at kings, presidents, prime ministers, and rulers for these are nothing more than a laughing matter to them. For they secretly bribe, manipulate, and control them through money, power, and sexual compromise. They scoff at every fortress, every military installation, indeed every type of government structure, and capture it by internal seduction.

“Eventually they will sweep through the whole world like the wind and pass on to their next conquest. But they will be held guilty, these foolish people whose strength is their god, trusting in their religion of might.”

Habakkuk cannot fathom God’s ways in this

O LORD, my God, my Holy One, are You not from everlasting to everlasting? We know we will not die eternally. Ever. But You, O LORD, have appointed these despicable people to judge over us and the world.  And You, O Rock, have established them to correct and save Your wayward body of Christ, those in spiritual no-man’s land, and those lost who desperately need Your redemption.

Your eyes are too pure, too holy to approve any evil whatsoever. And You cannot look on even the slightest wickedness with any of Your favor. So, why do You look with favor on those who deal treacherously with Your creation, those humans made in Your image? Why, then, are You totally silent when the wicked swallow up those more righteous than they?

Why have You made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things on the earth without a holy ruler like You over them? Why don’t You exercise Your sovereign rule like You do with us? The New World Order schemes bring all the nation’s people up with a hook, and drag them away with their fishing net. All of us are like fish in an aquarium treated cavalierly. Therefore they rejoice with exceeding glee and are glad in their evil hearts. For there’s nothing to stop them…except You and You alone, oh God.

Therefore they offer worship to their modern fishing net, their weapons, all their tools of human capture. Because through these things their human catch is exceedingly large, and their prey is more than plentiful. Will they therefore empty their net once again and continually slay nations without sparing? Please, Lord, why are these things happening over and over again?

Habakkuk 2:1-20 

The LORD God answers the prophets frustrations

I will stand on my guard night and day being alert against all the evil of the day and station myself on my rampart, the defensive wall of my soul. And I will keep watch intently to see what my LORD God will speak to me, and how I may reply when I am reproved since I know His ways are not my ways.

Then the LORD Yahveh answered me directly and firmly saying, “Record My vision I gave you earlier and inscribe it as a permanent record on tablets for all time, so that the interested one who reads it sincerely may proclaim it to all.

“For this ominous vision is yet for My appointed time in the future. It hastens breathlessly toward the goal I intend and it will not fail. Never, ever. All will come to pass. Though this destruction tarries and seems never close to you now, wait patiently with contentment for it. For I swear by My Name, it will certainly come as prescribed, it will not delay one moment too long.

“Behold now, My son, as for the arrogantly proud one who trusts in his own hands, his soul is not right within him and he is lost for eternity in My lake of fire.

“But the righteous will live day by day by his faith, the abiding and trusting belief in My very Word. He will endure to the end.

“Furthermore, too much wine and the world itself betrays the haughty and insolent man, so much so that he does not stay at home to mind his own affairs. He enlarges his appetite like the very gates of hell and seeks what is not his.

“And this lost person is certainly like death itself, never satisfied and always seeking more and more. These men of the New World Order also gather to themselves all nations of the world and collect to themselves all peoples of every tongue.

“Will not all of My saints who indeed know My truth take up a curse filled taunt-song of woes against these fools, even severe mockery and deliberate insinuations against them?  And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his against the LORD’s will! For how long will this be so with him who also makes himself rich with loans of the LORD’s graciousness?’

The New World Order’s evil will come upon themselves in the end

“Will not eventually, you bold New World Order fools, your Creator, the Master of the universe, awaken and rise up suddenly to collect from you? Indeed, you will become bloody plunder for Him. Because you have looted many nations and killed their peoples, all of God’s angels will loot you. Because of human bloodshed and violence done to their lands and all its inhabitants, your eventual extinction is assured.

“The woe of curses to him who gets evil gain for his own demonic cause to put his own ill wrought kingdom on high. He will never be delivered from the hand of My calamity! You have devised a shameful thing for your own destructive worldwide works by cutting off the many peoples of the world.

So you are sinning against yourself and there will be no remedy. Surely each stone will cry out from each wall against you, and the each roof rafter will answer their anguish from the framework.

“The woe of curses to him who builds a kingdom with bloodshed and enslaves a whole world with violence like these New World Order pawns! Is it not indeed from the LORD of hosts that all peoples who conquer others toil for temporary control and riches, yet these demonic conquerors grow weary for nothing in the end?

“For the sovereign majestic power of God will insure the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, just like He sees to it the waters cover the all the oceans.

“The woe of curses to you who make your unsaved neighbors prisoners to serve only your evil intentions. You who mix in your lethal venom into their lives even to make them drunk so as to look on their spiritual nakedness!

“You certainly will be filled with overwhelming disgrace rather than honor. Now you yourself drink of wanton power and expose your own spiritual nakedness. The cup of extreme vengeance in the LORD Jehovah’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will come upon your evil glory.

“For your own violence done to these nations will overwhelm you as well in the end. And the devastation of these despicable acts by which you terrified them night and day, the incalculable human bloodshed and violence done to these lands, to the nations and all its inhabitants, will come down upon your own heads.

“So, what profit is the idol of digital and economic conquest when its maker has created it, and become a teacher of falsehood and deadly propaganda? For its maker trusts in his own handiwork when he fashions all these idols against My holy ways and My love for all souls.

“The woe of curses falls upon the New World Order who conquers the world and says, ‘You’re mine!’ And to their ensnared idolatrous digital empire, ‘Arise!’ And that is your teacher? Behold, it is infused with cold and lifeless materials, and there is no breath at all in it.

“But I, the LORD God, am in My holy temple, which are My saints who love and obey Me implicitly. Let all the earth be silent before Me.”

Habakkuk 3:1-19 

Habakkuk quivers and waits for God’s deliverance

LORD Yahveh, I have heard the report about You and I fear, and am absolutely terrified. I know how you’ve destroyed millions of Your enemies through the years. You have already destroyed the entire world save Noah and his small family.

O LORD God, I beg and beseech You to revive Your work of power in the midst of the years, to dramatically intervene like the Red Sea rescue. In the midst of the years now please make it known. In Your terrible and deadly wrath remember mercy.

My God comes from His place of worship and His incomparable splendor covers all the heavens. The whole earth and the creation is full of His never ending praise.  The radiance of His countenance is like the sunlight. He has blinding rays of flashing from His hand, and there is the hiding from the terrors of life in His power.

But remember: before Him goes pestilence, both epidemics and pandemics, and devastating plague comes after Him. He stood tall and surveyed the entire earth; and He looked and startled the nations that saw His gaze. Yes, the perpetual mountains He created were shattered, and the ancient hills collapsed at His limitless power. His ways are everlasting.

Did You, LORD of hosts, the warrior God, rage against the rivers too? Or was Your anger and Your wrath against the sea? So that You rode on Your horses of power, and on Your chariots of salvation to save Your people from our past enemies?

Your bow was made bare for action then, and Your arrows of chastisement were unleased. You cleaved the earth with countless rivers. The mountains saw You and quaked, and the tumultuous downpour of waters swept by and left its mark. The deep uttered forth its voice of many waters, and it lifted high its hands in praise.

Both the sun and moon stood in their places as You intended. They went away at the piercing brilliant light of Your arrows, at the radiance of Your gleaming spear of vengeance. In full indignation You marched through the whole earth, Your earth. In furious anger You trampled the nations who disobey You commands.

You went forth in battle for the salvation of Your people, oh God. For the salvation of Your anointed, Your saints. You struck dead the head of the house of the evil when He did not expect it to lay him open from thigh to neck.

You pierced him with his own weapons, his own evil ways. Those enemies, those oppressors stormed in to scatter us in meaningless retaliation. Their self-exultation was like those who devour the oppressed of the world in secret. You trampled on the sea with Your holy throng in response, on the surge of the many waters of the planet.

The prophet is undone…and still exults his LORD

I heard these terrifying prophetic words from the mouth of my LORD, and the inward parts of my body trembled. At the sound of His mighty voice, my lips quivered. Decay of my soul enters my bones, and in my place I shake repeatedly.

Because I must wait and wait day by day quietly and steadfastly for our day of distress, for those deceptive people, the New World Order elites and their armies, to arise who will invade and conquer us all.

Though every green tree should not blossom and there be no fruit on the vines at the harvest, though the yield of every vegetable plant should fail and the fields produce absolutely no food, though every flock should be cut off from the safety and enclosure of their fold, and there be no cattle in the stalls to eat…

Yet I will exult in the LORD of hosts, I will always and forever more rejoice in the God of my salvation, My Master. The Lord GOD is my real strength, and He has made my feet totally secure on dangerous slopes just like hinds’ feet, the feet of mountain goats who never ever fall.

And makes me walk on my high places like them for I am forever with Him.

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See the original Bible text here.

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See the current NALT offerings here.

The New Amplified Living Translation (NALT) is a new paraphrase Bible translation from Walk Worthy ministries combining the elements of amplification, today’s needs, and the literal words of the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts.

We at Walk Worthy in no way suggest that you substitute daily Bible reading and meditation in regular translations such as literal-formal (NASB, NKJV, KJV, ESV) or dynamic equivalent (NIV, GW). Always and forever study to show yourself approved to our great and holy God.

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Please comment on this post right below. Feel free to write and proclaim your leadings in the Spirit in an honorable fashion.

Your friend and brother in fighting the good fight,

Marc

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Saints, we’re one day closer to Home, and Him! Love Him wholeheartedly!

Marc and Walk Worthy are supported in part by the body of Jesus Christ. Please consider donating on a regular basis:

www.WalkWorthy.org/donate

You may view our Archives here: BIBLE INTERPRETATION – ARCHIVES;   Complete Archives. May our Father richly bless you with His grace, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in order to walk worthy of His name.

Please comment on this post right below. Feel free to write and proclaim your leadings in the Spirit in an honorable fashion.

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THE NEW AMPLIFIED LIVING TRANSLATION (NALT) – FROM WALK WORTHY [NALT 0 – INTRO]

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Dear saints,

Bible translations in the west come in three basic styles: literal, dynamic equivalent, and paraphrase.

Now some folks say there’s just two styles: literal or word-for word, and dynamic equivalent or thought for thought. But since there’s such a pronounced difference in the strictest sense of dynamic equivalents like NIV and The Message, we feel obliged to add the third style for clarity.

The first style is literal like the New American Standard, King James, and New King James versions. These attempt to match each Hebrew and Greek word and phrase with the appropriate word in the culture that receives the translation. Consequently, they’re the longest translations in terms of words.

For example in the New Testament, the phrase “to walk in a manner worthy” (Eph. 4.1, Col 1.10, 1 Thes. 2.12) is translated literally since ancient disciples learned from their teachers through peripatetic learning: walking with the teacher.

The second is the dynamic equivalent like the New International Version (NIV) and the New Living Translation (NLT). These attempt to take the idea, doctrine, or concept and use modern terminology that more closely fits the culture.

Using our example above “to walk in a manner worthy,” the NIV translates it as “live a life worthy” since western people don’t walk together anymore due to modern transportation. How sad…

The third is a paraphrase like The Message and Living Bible, and is akin to the dynamic equivalent in some ways. These attempt to only use a vague recollection of the original Scripture and end up with a translation that’s far flung at best.

Again, using our example, The Message renders it as “I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands.” What? This, in our opinion, is the least reliable and harmful of all translation types if used for the main resource of a Bible.

Over the years my colleagues and I here at Walk Worthy and in other kingdom work have hoped for a new and fresh translation of the Bible. Why?

The original Bible is a high context mid-east document given by the Holy Spirit thousands of years ago. It contains minimal information since a) the ancients knew the “context” extremely well, and b) to save space. Our western culture is low context which means true saints want to know every single Bible detail. An adequate modern Bible version might be too large to carry in an automobile due to its size!

I asked the Lord that this work would contain two distinct elements.

One, its crucial to include extra amplification wherever needed. For example, the Word only says “they crucified Him” (Luke 23.33). No additional information is given of this heinous torture which includes being naked on the cross in front of family, losing control of your bowels by urinating and defecating all over oneself, and experiencing a penal erection at the very end just before death.

And two, the translation would include living elements of modern life to make the richness and sobriety of the life of a little Christ, a real Christian, come alive!

Now, we’re not adding or subtracting anything from the original intent of God Almighty. This is purely a help to both the saints and the lost that they clearly see the heart of God and His kingdom desires and requirements. The original doctrines and teachings are faithful and true. If you see any areas we can improve and/or revise, please let us know at once.

Just how vital is this to the Lord and our eternal destiny?

Hebrews 4:11-13  Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

Amen…

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The New Amplified Living Translation (NALT) is a new paraphrase Bible translation from Walk Worthy ministries combining the elements of amplification, today’s needs, and the literal words of the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts.

We at Walk Worthy in no way suggest that you substitute daily Bible reading and meditation in regular translations such as literal-formal (NASB, NKJV, KJV, ESV) or dynamic equivalent (NIV, GW). Always and forever study to show yourself approved to our great and holy God.

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Please comment on this post right below. Feel free to write and proclaim your leadings in the Spirit in an honorable fashion.

Your friend and brother in fighting the good fight,

Marc

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Saints, we’re one day closer to Home, and Him! Love Him wholeheartedly!

Marc and Walk Worthy are supported in part by the body of Jesus Christ. Please consider donating on a regular basis:

www.WalkWorthy.org/donate

You may view our Archives here: BIBLE TRANSLATION – ARCHIVES;   Complete Archives. May our Father richly bless you with His grace, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in order to walk worthy of His name.

Please comment on this post right below. Feel free to write and proclaim your leadings in the Spirit in an honorable fashion.

Marc White, Director, Walk Worthy Ministries, www.WalkWorthy.org