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NASB | John 15:16 "You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:16 "You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you. |
Subject: Christ and doctrines revealed to us? |
Bible Note: Yes, progressive revelation is the continuing truth of God to us, not revision or correction to what has already been shown. Perhaps Pauls has addressed your question about the origin of "different" denominational doctrines: Romans 12: 4-5 "4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." But, he also exhorts us to be ONE body, not divided: 1Cor 1:10 "I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought." He explains the reasons we have these divisions: 1Cor 3:3 "You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? 4For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men?" And finally, what we can expect on the Day of the Lord, regardless our denomination: 1Cor3:10-11 "By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ." 1Cor 3:13-15 "his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. 14If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. 15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames." To me, this means we should accept the role or function the Lord has assigned to us in His Body, including our relationships with the other parts, such that we not only understand our interdependence, but work together for His glory, and not try to glorify our doctrines. By this I do NOT mean that we should accept all religions or anything like that, but rather only in regard to the Body of Christ as recognized by His life in and through us as believers in Him. |