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NASB | Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 1:5 The wise will hear and increase their learning, And the person of understanding will acquire wise counsel and the skill [to steer his course wisely and lead others to the truth], [Prov 9:9] |
Subject: Theological Terms |
Bible Note: Of course this is not a complete list of views of salvation. I think this is exemplary of the error you tend to ascribe to me which I do not, and never have, subscribed to. You prefer to characterize me as a "synergist", and you include in your definition "This theory accordingly holds that the soul has not lost in the fall all inclination toward holiness, nor all power to seek for it under the influence of ordinary motives." And so based on that definition, that is not what I believe. I apologize if I have not been clear in my presentation of the Gospel. Luke 15:4 "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? Luke 15:5 "When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. Luke 15:6 "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' Luke 15:7 "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. The Bible does not teach that we go searching for Jesus, but that He came searching for us. We do not, of our own devices and motivations, "under the influence of ordinary motives" stand up and say, I need a saviour! Mat 9:13 But going, learn what this is, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice." For I did not come to call righteous ones, but sinners to repentance. Hos. 6:6 He calls us to repentance. That is hardly an "ordinary motive" in my book. Maybe it is in yours. As I look at your definitions, none of them actually acomodate this view. That which is done to save is done by God, God wills all to be saved, and saves the willing. Love in Christ, Mark |