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NASB | Luke 18:15 ¶ And they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 18:15 ¶ Now they were also bringing their babies to Him, so that He would touch and bless them, and when the disciples noticed it, they began reprimanding them. |
Bible Question:
Greetings, Luke 18:15 has nothing to do with the question because I mistakenly clicked on the wrong verse. I meant to click on the previous verse 14, which says, "I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." My question concerning inference has to do with interpreting the Bible. I'm wondering if others think it is safe to draw conclusions about doctrine from what a verse might infer? Does justification come from a real meaningful prayer or from true repentance? |
Bible Answer: What is the difference between meaningful prayer and true repentence in this passage? It looks as if they are both. Repentence is a heart attitude that only God can judge.(1 Cor 4:5) 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!' Luke 18:13 The tax collector clearly recognized that he was a sinner and knew he deserved the penalty for sin by asking for for mercy - mercy is not getting what we do deserve. Was his prayer meaningful? - only God can judge that and according to verse 14, it was acceptable to God. Why? It totally relied upon God to do what man can not -justify. One who exalts himself does not need God does he/she? When we come to the end of ourselves and see the love of God in the forgiveness that is ours through faith in Christ, we too cry out like the tax collector, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!" Tim Moran writes in this post: Justification is the translation of the word 'dikaioo.' It basically means 'to show or declare righteous.' It is sometimes used to refer to someone being proven right. However, most of the time, in the New Testament, it is used in the sense of a believer being declared righteous by God. Gal 2:16 says, "...know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified." (NIV) This is a good summary to explain the doctrine of justification. The question which the doctrine of justification deals with is how do we obtain a right standing before God? Do we earn it by keeping the Law? Scripture says this is impossible. Rather, Scripture affirms over and over that we are justified (or declared righteous) through faith, grace, and the blood of Christ. The best modern illustration to use when explaining justification is that of a pardon. When a pardon is granted to someone they are declared free of all penalty. It does not say that they did not commit the crime. It does not say that they are a good person. It only says that there will be no penalty attached to the crime. This is what justification does for us. Because of what Christ did for us on the Cross, we do not have to pay the penalty. Justification does not make us righteous, it only declares us righteous. Sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit which actually transforms us over time and makes us righteous. (End of Tim's post) There are many other worthwhile postings on this subject. Input justification in the "Quick Search" field. As far as drawing conclusions about doctrine from inferences . . . I believe that God's Word must be taken as a whole and we should strive to search the Scriptures to discover the Truth. |
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