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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: Are Positional and Practical truths true |
Bible Note: I'll reply you point by point so that we "stay in line" here: "Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God." --1 Peter 2:16 "For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." --Galatians 5:13 Simply put - do not ABUSE grace by thinking that it's a license to sin. We should stand firm in our freedom, not abuse it!!!!! Romans 6 1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? *************** "But prove yourselves DOERS of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does." --James 1:22-25 First of all, DOERS (you emphasised) of what? The WORD (I'd emphasise that instead). NOT the law. If we simply hear the word (hearers) and not FED/meditate on it (doers), then we'll start to forget who we're supposed to reflect - Christ. THAT'S who the word is - Christ (the word which became flesh). "Perfect law, the law of liberty" or NIV "perfect law that gives freedom". As far as I know, the law, though IS perfect, does NOT give me liberty under the old convenant. It can actually BOUND me because it is conditional. But this PERFECT law, under GRACE, gives me full LIBERTY and I should "abide by it". I don't do the things the law says because I HAVE to, but I do it because I WANT to. That can only happen when I keeping falling in love with Jesus over and over and WANT to behave righteous in order to please Him and am eager to "do" the 'rules' and stay in the boundaries (and hence, I become an "effectual" doer - holy from inside out). Stand firm in your freedom (and don't abuse it)!!!! **************** "But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification." --Romans 6:17-19 "...you became slaves OF righteousness." meaning I'm bounded to my righteousness (in Christ) and nothing can take that away. As opposed to "slaves OF sin", (not "sins") which I would've remained bounded to if not for Christ rescuing me. "....so now present your members as slaves TO righteousness," meaning BEHAVE righteously, resulting in (true) holiness (inside to out) which can only be produced from grace, not law. Question to ask perhaps is: present our members TO who? We know what we should present them AS, but who do we present them TO? Paul had already answered that in verses 13 of the same chapter: 13 ...but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members AS instruments of righteousness TO God. I should surrender my members to God, not to the law. That is to say "God, I present my body AS a slave to righteousness TO you - do what you will by Your grace." |