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NASB | Matthew 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:17 Then Jesus answered him, "Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. |
Subject: Canon 8 Council of Orange |
Bible Note: Dear Mark, You wrote, "...you are saying that the only ones who can be saved are those to whom the gospel has been preached..." No, I didn't mean to say that. The receiving of the Gospel message is the normal way in which men are saved. At the moment, I can think of one Biblical exception. Where there is one exception there might be others. However, I wouldn't want to base a doctrine on that single exception. Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6 ESV) "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12 ESV) You wrote, "...that the gospel has been preached to, not in fact 'all men', but "all 'classes of men'." No, I did not say that either. Look back at my exposition on Paul's epistle to Titus. I did state, however, that the Gospel cannot have been preached to all men everywhere. You asked, "Do you think that a human preacher is required for the preaching of the Gospel?" No, because faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). The Word of God can be "heard" in audible, written, telegraphed, signed, or semaphored form. :-) Romans 1 through 3 is speaking about the universality of guilt. No man can offer an excuse to leave himself innocent. Best I can do for now... lunch time is over and people keep coming into my office asking questions. :-) In Him, Doc |