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NASB | John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name-- [Is 56:5] |
Subject: Are we presenting the gospel scripturaly |
Bible Note: Hi CDBJ, Not only does the Bible indicate that we will be present with the Lord upon dying in these bodies, it even says we are in heaven with Jesus now. Eph 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, Eph 2:5 even we being dead in deviations, He made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are being saved), Eph 2:6 and raised us up together and seated us together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, Col 3:3 For you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God. Col 3:4 Whenever Christ our life is revealed, then also you will be revealed with Him in glory. Then in 1 Thess 4:14 "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will also bring with Him all those who have fallen asleep through Jesus." we are told that the dead in Christ remain with Jesus as He comes to "harpadzo" the living in Christ. "And so we shall always be with the Lord." (1 Thess 4:17) So we are with Jesus now, in heaven. We continue to be with Him in heaven after we "die". When He comes to rapture the church, the "dead" in Christ come with Him, and we all continue to be with Him. This is a very explicit revelation regarding the whereabouts of the Church, those who are "in Christ." But we do not have anything like this kind of revelation regarding the OT saints, at least not to my knowledge. We are kind of off track here, but this thread is passing dangerously close to dispensationalism, and so the point is germain. Love in Christ, Mark |