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NASB | Luke 12:15 Then He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 12:15 Then He said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves against every form of greed; for not even when one has an overflowing abundance does his life consist of nor is it derived from his possessions." |
Subject: Pleading the Blood of Jesus Christ |
Bible Note: Doc, "There is no such Bible passage. The blood of Christ was shed as an atonement for the redeemed. The idea of it being efficacious for objects, places, and things is probably rooted in the superstitious thinking of the church in the Middle Ages. (cf. Mark 7)" A lot fewer things than you imagine "are probably rooted in the church of the Middle Ages." Perhaps if you are not certain where a particular practice or phrase originated, you should refrain from from attributing it to the church of the Middle Ages. Objects, places and things which have no souls and cannot sin and therefore need no atonement through the blood of Jesus. However in all chritian churches it is a common practice to dedicate objects, places and things to the service of the Lord and ask his protection over those instruments. Isn't that what the dedication of church buildings is about? The forms of the prayers vary according to the traditions of the church communion making them. In the catholic tradition For example, in the Catholic tradition, water and oils used in sacramental rites of baptism and ordination are blessed and consecrated for use and themselves are used in consecrating church buildings. The only "pleading the blood of Jesus" that Catholics do is for the salavation of themselevs their souls and not for inanimate objects incapable of sinning. Emmaus Emmaus |