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NASB | John 13:10 Jesus *said to him, "He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:10 Jesus said to him, "Anyone who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, and is completely clean. And you [My disciples] are clean, but not all of you." |
Subject: Sin in the life of a believer? |
Bible Note: I can only remind you of a few things I didn't include in my previous post. In spite of all the bad stuff Christ went through, there was one single thing that made Him angry and that was the abuse of His Father's Temple so we should align ourselves with our Lord's priorities. Further we can gather much from his parable in Matt 13. There the Lord provides one of His most famous parables about the wheat and the tares growing up together AND He provides a bonus, His very own interpretation so we can't possibly misunderstand. We really must remember that God's Word is subject to interpretation and some people focus on those scriptures that emphasize Grace. Yes, I tend to agree with you on this subject but we must let God's Truths seep into other people's consciences at their own rate of speed. One more point and I'll hush. God's Word is a sword and its power to divide right and wrong should be used judiciously. We also should remember Jesus' last reaction when one of His disciples drew a sword in His prescence. He had Peter put the sword away and healed his victim's ear. God's Word reveals itself to people when they open both their hearts and minds. Our job is to just keep showing God's Truths in our lives so as to reflect that about which they're reading. I do hope you'll reconsider about your position. Usually, it's the bigger person in such a scenario to realize their need to be more like God and be patient like our Father in Heaven. But regardless of your decision or that of the Forum, I pray for God's richest blessings on you during this phase of your life. --Rowdy |