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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. |
Bible Question: Why do Christians choose Jesus? |
Bible Answer: Very good eye. This is a very in depth study, but I will share what I can due to time, space restraints.There is a false gospel going out today.(1Timothy 4:1,2Timothy 4:3-4,others) I call it the "Do it YOURSELF salvation program" They teach that you can get yourself saved by just saying you believe (but the problem here is believing is a work,something WE do - salvation doesn't come by works) James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. Study the parable in Matthew 13:24-30,37-43 At the end of the world (which is NOW,LOTS of verses on this including 2Timothy 3:5) God will separate the true believers (those who have the Holy Gost) from the professing Christians. They are so identical on the outside that only God can separate them. Also read carefully Matthew 25:1-13, the 10 virgins. These were people anticipating and waiting for the Lords coming, so these are not heathens. 5 had oil (the Holy Spirit) 5 didn't. The 5 that had oil were brought in, the others weren't. Jesus explains in Matthew 13:13-15 that he speaks in parables, so that those who are ment to come in will(the Holy Spirit gives them understanding 1Corinthians 2:6-14), but those who are not will not come in because He has blinded them. Study the Pharisees, they knew the scriptures better than anyone however they were blind to what Jesus was teaching. Study the disciples as they were walking with Jesus, they believed ! But time after time Jesus said unto them, you have seen all these miracles yet you still have not faith ? They all ended up forsaking him when Jesus was taken to be crusified, yet look at the drastic change that took place in them after they received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost! They were willing and DID, die for Him. WOW, now THAT'S the power of Christ. It can be imitated but never duplicated. God is amazingly awesome in His infinite wisdom hiding His truth from the wise and prudent but revealing it unto babes (Matthew 11:25) |
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Joel 2:1 |