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NASB | Matthew 13:46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 13:46 and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. |
Bible Question:
How much does salvation cost us? Nothing and everthing. Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Only the sacrifice of the sinless, Son of God could ransom us from our enslavement to sin, from our debt to the righteous law of God. Any attempt to pay the debt we owe only cheapens the the blood of Christ and insults the total sufficiency of His finished work on the cross. Salvation costs us nothing. Christ's ransom fully satisfied the justice of God. Phil 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, I disagree that "Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship." Our religion IS a relationship, God reconciled to man through Christ. And as we realize the value of this great pearl, we give up all as rubbish and suffer its loss to gain more of the value of this new relationship. Lionstrong |
Bible Answer: Greetings Lionstrong! Heard a great message in church about this passage that I thought you might like - My Pastor admitted that what he was about to share differed from the majority of commentaries, but who made them king . . . anyway, the gist of his messsage is this: the pearl is the church and Christ is the merchant. Now, plug this thinking into Jesus' parables about the sower and the field and you will see a connection. HE is the sower, He is the seeker and He is the buyer. I believe that God treasures people. We, His children are His joy. Knowing this gives new meaning to the verse, "The joy of the Lord is my strength." Neh 8:10 Knowing that I am deeply loved by God is beyond words. mommapbs |