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NASB | Luke 6:46 ¶ "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 6:46 ¶ "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not practice what I tell you? |
Subject: Salvation is a gift to be accepted |
Bible Note: Hi, Tim Moran! The "many" are just that: many members of local/regional congregations are taught that Christians are above the Law hence anything they do is beyong any need of repentence and confession! At one interchange, while coming right out of a religious service, I got into a heated debate about Christians the Law and Grace... one of the the members, who was clearly under the influence of a chemical stimulant, continued to state that those who are under Grace can do anything they please! The term "sin with impunity" may not have been stated by them... but that is precisely what they have determined: somehow, a Christian can transgress the Law because God's Grace affords them the freedom to do all... of course, this is not taught by Jesus nor any of the Apostles! Quite the contrary, we are called to emulate Christ who being of Divine Nature subjected Himself to becoming like man in order to teach us, through example, complete obedience to the Father! ...on several Bible forums I've had lively exchanges with more than one member who profess that the difference between a non-believer's sin and a Christian's is that the non-believer is not in Christ; thusly, while the "Christian" can refuse to confess his/her sins and die while refusing to repent from them (since Christ already forgave them their past, present and future sins), the non-believer exercising the same "right" will not be automatically saved as are "Christians!" ...these too have not stated the exact words "Christians can sin with impunity," yet, their theologies equate to exactly that... so instead of striving to "be perfect" Christians can just coast through choosing to sin or not to sin at will, and choosing to repent or not also at will... I equate those theologies to sinning with impunity! Never do I subscribe to such theologies! Never do I state that Scripture provided for such interpretation! ...habitual sin... is there a difference between committing the same sin over and over or many but different sins? Is habitual transgression of one/few sin/s seen by God as a problem, while transgression of multiple but unsimilar sins is seen as acceptable by God? Sin is sin and we are commanded to repent and turn back to God! (Isaiah 1:18-20; John 15:1-6; 1 John 1:1 through 2:6; Luke 18:10-14) "'he who is born of God' may be a reference to Christ Himself," That is an interesting conclusion... yet, that interpretation would make void the second part of that verse: the One who was born of God keeps him safe!: 18We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. (1 John 5:18) Thus to interject: Christ does not sin; Christ, the one who was born of God, keeps him safe... I would rather interprete this verse in the following manner: Christians are called by God to be free of sin (be perfect/holy); the One born of God keeps them safe and the evil one cannot harm them... ...but this of course in light of John 15:1-6 and 1 John 1:5-7)--we must abide in Jesus, the Light, in order to gain Salvation! God Bless! Angel |