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NASB | Mark 8:31 ¶ And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 8:31 ¶ And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must [of necessity] suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and must be put to death, and after three days rise [from death to life]. [Matt 16:21-28; Luke 9:22-27] |
Bible Question: i read this and now i am even more confused than ever. so i look at it that our whole basis of belief is even wrong. we all celebrate good friday and he didnt even die then??!! i too always believed in good friday and knew it never added up but never put much thought into it. now what do i do? |
Bible Answer: Hi Mike, The first thing I want to say in response to your question Mike, is to have faith in Jesus Christ. That He is the Son of God that suffered and died to save us from the destruction and Hell that would have been the consequence of our sinfulness and still will be for those who do not accept Him as their Savior by faith while they are in this flesh. He has made salvation available to all. For this reason is why we are here; to humble ourselves, repent of our sins and accept Jesus whom God has sent. John 6:29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." (NASB) If this is all that you accomplish in this life time then you have “worked the works of God” (John 6:28) The next thing that I want to say is that this country and era we are living in is truly blessed because we have the freedom to read and study the Bible and come to our own conclusions as the Holy Spirit leads us without fearing persecution. If you think about it this is relatively unique to our time. In some instances the particular times of celebration and some practices that have been handed down through the generations have been compromised or tainted by other traditions that may not even be related to Christianity. When the Bible was not read by the general population these decisions could be made by some high ranking priests for political reasons and go on for centuries unquestioned. They become accepted tradition and are very difficult to change even though they may be inaccurate. Build your faith on the foundation of Jesus Christ alone. Don’t let you faith be built on traditions that may have been handed down in ignorance or on certain days of celebration that may have been compromised to make them more acceptable to certain societies that existed centuries ago. Luk 6:47 "Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: Luk 6:48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. (NASB) Read your Bible and keep your eye focused on Jesus. Heb 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (NASB) I pray that God will continue to reveal Himself to you and that you will grow strong in faith and character through Jesus Christ, our Lord. SignmanBob |