Subject: Snatch? |
Bible Note: I'm using the NASB, which can be found in the search boxes on the right of your screen. I'm also saying that verse 21 -- where "the way of righteousness" is found -- clarifies verse 20. Verse 21 has the same phrase in both NASB and NIV. In either case, "escaping the corruption of the world by *knowing* our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" is not the same as being saved by Jesus Christ. We can speculate about the degrees along this spectrum, but we cannot speculate about this verse: it simply says they knew Jesus. It does not say they were saved by Him. Going beyond this would be reading into the text. |