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NASB | Exodus 1:1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 1:1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his household: |
Subject: "seal of God" |
Bible Note: A belief in Christ and the grace that is provided us is a gift. Romans 5:21 states "might grace reign through righteousness". God's grace is sufficient for us no matter how sinful we are. But when we accept grace, Romans 6:1-2 "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" vs 4 "we also should walk in newness of life." vs 6 "the body of sin might be destroyed" Gal 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, but Christ liveth in me" Rom 6:7 "For he that is dead is freed from sin." vs 14 "ye are not under the law, but under grace" Being under grace however, we will be in constant obedience to the law (Romans 6:16) which was kept perfectly by Jesus Christ Himself. and He asks us to do the same "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in His love." (John 15:10). "Being made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness" (Rom 6:18) and righteousness unto holiness (vs 19). I do not believe that obedience to the 10 commandments are adding anything to the finished work of Christ. The work of Christ was "to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised" (Luke 4:18-19). Satan is a taskmaster and his methods of bondage are sin, sin and sin. Our only hope of freedom is to fasten ourselves to Christ. Satan's accusation against God has been that God's law cannot be kept. (Can you agree with this statement? Job 1:6-11 is an example) Jesus proved that wrong by living in human form going through all the temptations that we endure and overcoming them and living a life of perfect obedience, obedience unto death. Revealing a love that no man has ever witnessed. This is a love and obedience that death cannot overcome, but fulfill the law of love and liberty (from sin). John 3:16 is a famous verse. However, after that verse it reads something interesting "For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be manifest , that they are wrought in God" (John 3:17-21). This scripture states that upon believing in Jesus Christ, there is a truth to be done and a light that can be revealed in deeds. This, we must accept and make manifest in our deeds as Jesus, the Word, has spoken. This is, in truth, God's grace. |