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NASB | Psalm 51:5 ¶ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 51:5 ¶ I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness; In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful]. [John 3:6; Rom 5:12; Eph 2:3] |
Subject: inherit the sin of Adam |
Bible Note: Hey Doc, I'm trying to follow along with this conversation and wonder if you can clear this up for me. I've added part of your post here for reference and have a few questions to follow. "A proper exegesis of the verse in Ezekiel will take into account the reasons that this prophet was speaking to the Jews in captivity. Remember, the importance of context cannot be underemphasized. God was responding to a specific statement of the Jews. Look up there at verse 2: they were denying the justice of God. They were, in essence, saying "We are suffering in captivity because of the sins of our forefathers. They are dead, and here we are having to face their penalty for breaking covenant with God. So, the Lord is not being just." (cf verse 25) God is saying with great clarity, "You are suffering the captivity because of your own sin. You are the ones that are not just. You are the ones who deserve even more than what has come upon you." "By using sound exegesis, you cannot come to the conclusion that Ezekiel was attempting to deny imputation. Unfortunately, this passage does not suit your intended purpose. It cannot be made to say what you are asserting without quoting it outside of its original context." I guess I'm not following what you mean by saying proper exegesis of the verse in Ezekiel and then pointing to verse 2 to say Jeff took anything out of context. From the way I read it, Jeff could have used verses 3 - 32 to make the point that we are accountable for our own sins and not the sins of someone else. So, do I misunderstand you? It appears to me that you are saying the proper context of verse 20 that Jeff used and therefore all the verses from 3 - 32 only apply to the Jews in captivity. If not, what other context are you talking about? Can you help me with this? Thanks! |