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:''But we got to cast down reasons, till it's contrary--if it's contrary to God's Word.<ref>THE.INTER.VEIL_ STURGIS.MI SATURDAY_ 56-0121</ref> | :''But we got to cast down reasons, till it's contrary--if it's contrary to God's Word.<ref>THE.INTER.VEIL_ STURGIS.MI SATURDAY_ 56-0121</ref> | ||
But William Branham | But William Branham appears to be misquoting the 1890 Darby translation of 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 which states: | ||
:'' | :''For the arms of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful according to God to the overthrow of strongholds; '''overthrowing reasonings''' and every high thing that lifts itself up against the knowledge of God, and leading captive every thought into the obedience of the Christ...<ref>John Nelson Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, 1996), 2 Co 10:4–5.</ref> | ||
To get a clearer picture of what this means, we can look at a couple of other translations of this passage: | To get a clearer picture of what this means, we can look at a couple of other translations of this passage: | ||
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:''We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ...<ref>2 Cor 10:5, ESV</ref> | :''We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ...<ref>2 Cor 10:5, ESV</ref> | ||
:''We demolish arguments | :''We demolish arguments and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.<ref>2 Cor 10:5, Holman Christian Standard Bible</ref> | ||
How do you destroy or demolish arguments? With better arguments and reasoning... that's exactly what Paul did with the Jews in the synagogues that he visited. | How do you destroy or demolish arguments? With better arguments and reasoning... that's exactly what Paul did with the Jews in the synagogues that he visited. | ||
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==William Branham and reasoning== | ==William Branham and reasoning== | ||
Paul reasoned | Paul reasoned in the synagogues and persuaded men to be Christians. What did William Branham think of this? | ||
William Branham was opposed to reasoning: | William Branham was opposed to reasoning: | ||