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NASB | Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 28:18 Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. |
Subject: How do you "share the Gospel?" |
Bible Note: Dear Ken, You wrote: "But if you desire of Him and become what He desires, what is our responsibility? At the present time we have two different perspectives on how God sanctfies His saints. You seem to be focused on our responsibility and I'm focused on God's soveriegnty in the process of sanctification. It is a complex and mysterious relationship. In a way, we are both right! We are commanded to do certain things and to hold certain attitudes and it is our responsibility to strive to be obedient and to be faithful reflections of our Lord. At the same time we must not overlook or ignore the teaching that it is not ourselves who do good works, but it is the Spirit of Christ in us. Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. The way I see it is that we are to act AS IF it all depends on us, but not forget, that it all depends on Him. Remember...even our initial desire for Christ did not come from our us but from above! John 3:27 John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven. "If we don't know how to accomplish the task what should we recognize about ourselves that needs to be rectified?" For that we need revelation from the Holy Spirit. God Bless, John |