John 6:21

JonMarie · Grizzly Bear Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 737 Location: Pa.

John 6:21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

comments anyone?
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Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

ChristianWoman1 · Labrador Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 300

hmm...well when i read that it makes me realize that when we accept Jesus as our Lord,[ receive Him into our ship] the minute we do so, then immediately we are one in Him..we are His.... Very Happy

There is no time of testing to prove ourselves...Jesus commands us to only believe in Him and we are saved Very Happy

I re-read all of John 6 and Jesus tells us over and over again that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life and He will raise them up on the last day.

V.29 "Jesus told them, This is the only work God wants form you: Believe in the one He has sent."

He tells us over and over in John 6 that He is the bread of life! AMEN! Fills my heart to read this chapter again this morning...thanks for posting Very Happy

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Pete · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:36 am Post subject: Re: John 6:21

ragman13 · German Shepherd Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 325

Hello ChristianWoman1 how are you today?

Let me first say that I agree with everything that you posted, but I do have one question.

What version of the Bible are you using?

Plotinus · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:37 am Post subject:

eleven · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

I went thru every English Bible out there, and the NLT is the only one who uses the word "only" in that verse.

The NLT isn't bad, but it loses a lot of the poetics of the KJV. That's too bad, because some of scripture is "implied".
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ragman13 · German Shepherd Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 325

That is strange. I went to blueletterbible.org and they have the NLT but the word "only" is not in it. It is in my wife's copy and on the NLT website.

I do not have a problem when a translation adds words to help someone understand but it must not change the meaning of the verse. Inserting the word only does not help the translation and changes the meaning. I believe that "the only work God wants form you" is to "Believe in the one He has sent." I just feel that it deviates to much to be allowed.
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eleven · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject:

Plotinus · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:11 am Post subject:

ragman13 · German Shepherd Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 325

Yeah I spoke with the people at blueletterbible.org about this. They are currently using the 1996 version of the NLT. John 6:29 was updated to read "only" in 2004.
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JonMarie · Grizzly Bear Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 737 Location: Pa.

I seem to take the bible more literal than most. I did not/ do not see this as an anaology, but an actual event.
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Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

eleven · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

JonMarie · Grizzly Bear Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 737 Location: Pa.

I think that it means exactly what it says.
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Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

JonMarie · Grizzly Bear Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 737 Location: Pa.

People read too much into the bible, trying to make it say what they want it to say instead of what it actually does say.
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Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

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