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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 John, I want to share with you that I was talking to another brother in the Lord the other day, touching on this subject. He was the one who brought it up. He said to me "the reason some people seem to come to the Lord, but don't go the distance, is because they are coming for something else, something that they want, but not what they need." Naturally, this stuck in my mind, in light of the discussion we've been having. And as I've been dwelling on this, God has really been focusing my thoughts on this point: Regardless of how we do it, or how we think it happens, or what words we use, unless we are coming to the Lord because we realize our sinfulness, and our need for Him to remove it, and the way that He has made through the cross, we are not responding to the gospel, and we are responding to something else, which we may fool ourselves into thinking that we have received, but we haven't received Jesus. Is this perhaps the heart of what you were thinking? Love in Christ, Mark |