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NASB | Matthew 7:21 ¶ "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:21 ¶ "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. |
Subject: assurance of salvation |
Bible Note: Hi Steve, No, your questions and perspectives are always welcome. I agree that all have sinned. And yes just about all of the apostles writings are directed at the churches or so called religious groups. The writings were of so that it was if nobody was saved. As far as 1Jn 1:8-10 is concerned I believe that this also implies to people before they are saved. With verse 10 meaning that if we say that we had no sin prior to accepting Christ as our Savior we would make him a liar because the word of God says that all have sinned. 1 John 1-2, "write I unto you, that ye sin not. And "if" any man sin." Why if instead of when if all men are still sinning? Jesus died for all of us and is the propitiation, " the reconciling factor" for our sins. If we hold verses 8-10 to a certain standard can we hold the same standards in verses 3-4 the same way in chapter 2? And I think that verse 6 is very clear when he said that, "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, "even as he walked." If you actually believe that it is our goal, why don't you believe that you can obtain it. Are you giving more credit to satan than to Christ? Are you conceding that satan can lead us into sin but Christ can't deliver us out? Can He only help us to go so far? Not the Christ that I know. St Jn 8:32. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." Why would Jesus tell the man in St Jn 5:14 and the woman in 8:11 to sin no more if he thought that there was no way for them to do it. Would you command your children to do something that you knew they couldn't do? Lk 15:7, Jesus here was giving a recap of the preceeding parable. Study this verse closely. Heb 12:14 is another good verse and there are many others that are clear. I will wrap up by mentioning Jude 4 "ungodly men, turning the grace of God into lasciviousness", meaning, a license to sin and making a mockery out of the grace of God. May God Bless You In Christ, Lanny |