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NASB | Matthew 7:24 ¶ "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:24 ¶ "So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock. [Luke 6:47-49] |
Subject: What is perfected for all time? |
Bible Note: You wrote: 'I pray that you, brother, will enter the Sabbath-rest that remains for the people of God. The Sabbath-rest is not for "sinners". It is for saints who have grown tired of their own works and are fully trusting in His.' Well, I am fully trusting in His works for my justification (already having been completed) as I strive and press on and labor as Paul did,"so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus." (Phil 3:12) Thank you for your prayer! You wrote: "This is not an incongruity, it is a reality. I am becoming what I already am. I know, it sounds ludicrous, but it is not. It is called faith." It does sound illogical. Doesn't it make more sense to say that we are in the process of becoming what God has declared us to be IN CHRIST? Did my comments on Paul saying you and I WERE justified in Romans 8 (written 1900 years ago) not make sense? I would like to hear your comments on why the Holy Spirit moved Paul to write that God justified us at a point when we hadn't been born yet. And regarding the Sabbath rest. Saying that it "remains"...doesn't that mean that it lies ahead? That would make sense in the context and comparison with the Exodus. We are out of Egypt, never to return. All the people of God are guaranteed to arrive to the Promised Land. However, in the wilderness there is a sense of the "already" as well as the "not yet." Thanks again for your comments. I am glad you have returned to the Forum. --Joe! |