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NASB | Mark 3:28 ¶ "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 3:28 ¶ "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and all the abusive and blasphemous things they say; |
Subject: Can one who commits suicide be saved? |
Bible Note: Your distinction of internal VERSUS external sin is not Biblical! If it was, then Paul made non-sense by saying what he did in Rom. 5 and 6 (and everything else he wrote). And he of all people should be able to demonstrate some knowledge of this substantive distinction if it really were substantive! Yet he and all the rest of the Bible is completely silent on this idea being of value. Is there internal sin, yes. Is there external sin, yes. Is there a difference, yes. Does the difference matter, NO. SIN is SIN. Don't trivialize sin, don't break it down into doable sizes, and above all don't make non-sense of Bible texts by assuming it is a substantive distinction!!!! If Paul only meant external sin (Romans 5 and 6) then grace doesn't cover internal sin! We learn there that sin will not condemn us. But if you are right, then it will condemn us if it is internal sin. If this is true then Paul really blew it bad by talking as he does about how great it is and how much more it is than the death we are born into (in Adam). You see it really wouldn't be true at all that it is so great and all that if it doesn't abound to you for your thoughts and whatever you have been internalizing about ...oh a .. me for example. The rest of your comments indicate you need to re-read my earlier postings regarding suicide, and then read them over again. |