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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: Here is my second installment. I quoted Matt 10:6 "but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel". You added, "The lost sheep! The jews did not understand the words of Jesus. In fact He preached to them in parables knowing they would not understand! Mark 4:12 "so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN."" I am not sure what you mean by adding "The lost sheep!" but once again, context is key. Mark 4:10 As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. Mark 4:11 And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, 12 so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN." Jesus was speaking to "His followers, along with the twelve", but prior to this the writer says "as He was alone". From this I get that at most it may have been a small group of individuals. Anyway, Jesus continues, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables." To those who were closest to Jesus, at that time, he reveals the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside get everything in parables." Who are these that are outside? Outside of this small group? outside of the kingdom of God? outside of what? 1 Corinthians, using the same phrase "who are outside", gives us some indication. 1 Cor 5:12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? 13 But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES. Here we have "those who are within the church" (the kingdom of God) and "those who are outside" (the wicked man). Could we not conclude then that "those who are outside" are those who have not obeyed God, whether the Jews in Mark's account, or both Jew and Greek, in Paul's account? I asked in my previous post "Doesn't this then include all people?" You state, "The gospel is to be proclaimed universally, but only those whom God quickens will understand. Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. It is by God's grace we are given spiritual life (a heart of flesh) so that we might believe." "Spiritual life" and "(a heart of flesh)" cannot be taken to mean the same thing here. Flesh is flesh, spirit is spirit. I quote Paul, again writing to the Roman Christians, Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. It is by God's grace we have opportunity for salvation through Jesus Christ. This "gospel" is the power of God for salvation TO EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES (not just an elect, chosen, predestined, foreordained, etc.) group of people. |