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NASB | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land. |
Subject: Lionstrong, maybe this will clarify... |
Bible Note: Lionstrong, I'm glad we can respectfully disagree. But I must clarify something that you are alleging that I think. I DO NOT see the church as an after thought or parenthesis in the plan of God. Eph 1:4 says that we were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world. You are correct that God has, spiritually, one people. God either sees you 'in Adam' or 'in Christ'. You are either dead to God or alive to God. From this viewpoint, if you are in Christ, then there is no Jew, no Gentile, no male, no female, etc. The same is true if you are 'in Adam.' The church is made up of regenerated believers in Christ from every nation, tribe and tongue (i.e. Jews and Gentiles). One day the nation of Israel (the physical people of God) will claim Jesus as their Lord and enter into His 'one people', - the eklesia - the church (the spiritual people of God). I hope and trust that you see this distinction. Blessed in Christ, Bill Mc |