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NASB | John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth [set them apart for Your purposes, make them holy]; Your word is truth. |
Bible Question:
Can doctrine make us lausy christians? I think Once Saved Always Saved doctrine can make us mediocre christians. Do you think our commodity christianity is the worst thing Satan had done? Early christians where very close to God because of the persecutions, etc. In Christ, Lorenzo |
Bible Answer: Lorenzo Can doctrine make us lausy christians? Yes lousy doctrine can make lousy Christians. Therefore the problem is we have to know what is lousy doctrine and what is not. How do we do this? We read the whole Bible and reconcile our understanding of any one passage to the whole. In other words God is not going to teach one idea here and a conflicting one somewhere else. To answer your second question if by the use of the word commodity your talking about materialistic yes your right. A Christians especially become more and more materialistic they find their needs satisfied outside the church. Eventually they have no need for Christianity for all their needs (they think) are met in what they possess. Their frustrations grow as they realize there is always something more, something else they think they need. Persecution always makes humans begin to reflect inward and then upward. First we try to blame, justify, explain their persecution then once they realize it is bigger than them, they turn to religion seeking help. EdB |