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Bondman · 05-19-2008, 04:24 PM

Loved Fluffy's story about Wigglesworth, who sure was a great man in the Lord!

Yes, the whole of the New Testament was originally written in Greek, just as the Old Testament is in Hebrew. So yes, one of Paul's things on his amazing CV was being multi-lingual, and he wrote the letters like Galatians, etc., in the Greek language to the churches he'd started. Greek is an amazing language which enables a very rich message to be conveyed, with great clarity, and God obviously chose it most deliberately!

When a phrase or word is in round brackets () in the Amplified it means that this is INCLUDED in the original Greek - which is why I said above that it's such a rich language. The Amplified Bible extends our English understanding by giving us the FULL meaning of the Greek text.

You're right about you and him God will guide you as to how to relate to him and relate to HIM at the same time. Not an easy task.

Me and patience? Yes, I hadn't exactly thought that, but again you're right. Waiting with patience does a Believer no harm, and usually much good. Patience is a gift from God included in the Fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22,23. I prayed for many years for more of this in the Fruit of the Spirit (all nine gifts there are not necessarily in your life equally, and it is okay to pray for one or more that you see you need more of). The Amp translates the Greek word makrothumia as "patience (an even temper, forebearance)".