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NASB | John 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:5 "I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. |
Subject: Human Power? |
Bible Note: I'm glad to clarify to at least try. Yes, very definitely, I'm in full support of the idea that our Lord and Master is indeed part of the Godhead and as such participated in the creation of this whole universe as cited in John 1. However, in spite of all that awesome power, He and His Father do not want to overpower anyone into submission to Their Will. The actions we take to accept the Gift of Salvation have to be completely and 100 percent voluntary on our part. Also, I'm convinced through the scriptures I've cited earlier that we also have the complete freedom to turn our backs to the Lord AFTER receiving this Gift of Salvation. We have all the options, all the freedom all the way through our very last second in this life and then it's over and we face Judgment Day where we'll be held accountable for our sins, where we'll reap what we've sown in this life. As I've also mentioned, this CANNOT be interpreted to mean we can earn our way to Heaven. This relationship can be compared to the man that is saved from drowning at sea by a kind gentleman and then the saved man feels indebted to his "saviour" for the rest of his life. He asks his new mentor and saviour what could he possibly do to pay him back and the man says "Go and do likewise for as many people as you possibly can." In this scenario, the saved man cannot possibly earn enough to truly pay back the man that saved him but he feels indebted. Similar to the parable of Jesus about forgiving debtors, for we must also be prone to forgive as we've been forgiven our sins. Hope this helps. Blessings to you in your continued study of God's Word. Country Girl |