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NASB | Isaiah 2:11 The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 2:11 The proud look of man will be degraded And the arrogance of men will be humbled, And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. |
Subject: Boasting in Man Is Doubly Excluded |
Bible Note: Dear Joe: That's a great article. Piper's a magnificent teacher. I have a question for you, although it may be a loaded one considering our shared perspective. Do you think the person who ultimately rests upon his own choice of God, rather than God's choice of him, as the determinate factor in salvation, is guilty of boasting in man? I mean, when a person says "God cannot save me unless my free will chooses Him", isn't that dangerously close to toeing the blasphemy line-in-the-sand? In Christ, Jibbs |