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NASB | Matthew 5:13 ¶ "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:13 ¶ "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery]. |
Subject: Was Judas Iscariot a believer? |
Bible Note: Aliennow: You write: "But if Christ already knew that Judas would betray him then Judas would not have had free will and therefore could not have avoided betraying Jesus." How did you come to that conclusion? Just because Christ already knew something a man would do does not mean the man did not have free will. It does not mean the man could not have avoided doing that which Christ knew in advance. God knows ALL THINGS before they happen. Does that mean God and Christ force all people to sin? NASB James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. AMPLIFIED James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one. Solicitation to evil is not of God. More to come. Grace to you, Kalos |