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NASB | Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deut 6:5] |
Subject: "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! |
Bible Note: The parable follows, Matt 13:24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 "But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. 26 "But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. 27 "The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?' 28 "And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' The slaves *said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?' 29 "But he said, 'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn." The explanation of the parable, Matt 13:36 Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field." 37 And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 "So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. 41 "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 "Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. I do not agree with an "invisible church" and a "visible" church in the sense you have portrayed it. Yes, it can be invisible because it consists of spiritual things and yes, it can be visible because if a group of Christians gather together they would represent a segment of the church (Mt 18:20). I also do not agree, based on scripture above, that "all congregations (generally speaking) include both wheat and tares". In the explanation Jesus provides of the parable wheat (good seed) are "the children of the kingdom" and the tares are "the children of the wicked one". Do you mean to say that all congregations of the church have children of the wicked one in them? As to your comment "Election by God of those who shall be saved is the determining factor of salvation" I attach a post I just finished. The passages of scripture listed below span the entire period of the writing of the bible, from Moses to John. All of them teach that salvation is for all who want it because God created, creates, and will create ALL mankind, and would rather that NONE would perish. Man's freedom of choice is the only thing between him and his God. Deut 10:17 "For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. 2 Chr 19:7 "Now then let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe." Job 34:19 Who shows no partiality to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands? Prov 18:5 To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to thrust aside the righteous in judgment. Prov 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. Prov 28:21 To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. Acts 10:34 Opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, Rom 2:11 For there is no partiality with God. Gal 2:6 But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)--well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. Eph 6:9 And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. 1 Tim 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 2 Pet 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. |