Thanks for your post brother Lorenso . . . . I chose not to say anything, so thank you for your support. As a Bible teacher, I hear a lot of people saying "the Bible says this" when the Bible says no such thing. That is dangerous, regardless of what the person intended or even if the person didn't know any better. When Eve added to the Word of GOD, she opened herself to deception. We must be careful what we say when people say "The Bible says this" because GOD is only obligated to confirm what His Word ACTUALLY SAYS, not what people THINK it says. Follow me here? Finally, many folks simply don't have the background to check for themselves what the Bible says. So if someone says "The Bible says such and such," they will simply think that it is so. See how dangerous that can be? By the way, there are times when the praises went up and the blessings didn't come down, because the people were not living holy lives. Read the account of Hophni and Phineas, who thought they could live nasty lives and go singing into battle. They were beaten all day long! Once again, when the children of Israel were on their way to Babylonian captivity, their captors actually told them to sing the songs they sang when they were in Israel. This was completely making fun of them. Sis JoyCH was talking about people saying they have the power to bless and to curse. However, the Bible clearly teaches us that what GOD has blessed cannot be cursed (Read the account of Balaam, who tried to curse GOD's people). The Word of GOD must be handled accurately. That was the intent of this thread . . . to challenge saints not to go around misquoting Scripture. Be Blessed
