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NASB | John 17:24 "Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 17:24 "Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given to Me [as Your gift to Me], may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. |
Bible Question:
Ray, I have a question in regards to your reply to ibelieve. You make a statement that we are not "seated with Christ at the right hand of the Father". My question is this: How do you interpret Ephesians 2:6-7 ? Thank you Ray and God bless you. Bobbie Faye |
Bible Answer: Hi Bobbie Faye, I spoke to ibelieve about how I perceived him to give more glory to ourselves than we have. He implied glory to us as being seated at the right hand, and seemed to say that we individually have more power than He had. He said that He "gives this glory to us...when we are still on earth". What I was saying is that Col 3:1 doesn't say that we are seated at the right hand of God, but that Christ is. And that Christ is all, and in all, verse 11. I didn't deny that we are in Christ, nor did I say that we don't have eternal life right now. I simply wanted him to see Him at the right hand. Even though we are raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, (Col 2:12) our lives are hidden with Christ in God. Col 3:4, "When Christ, who is our life /Life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory." ***In other words, Christ left this world to be with the Father, we are still here in the world but not of it, later to be revealed with Him in glory. Col 2:13, "When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our tansgressions..." It is the same with the Ephesians 2:5,6 passage, "...even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with (Christ)(by grace you have been saved)." ***But we are hidden with (Christ) in God Col 3:3, seated with Him yes, but "in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" Eph 2:6, until our Life is revealed and then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.Col 3:4 My parentheses are there for comparison or contrast. I hope this shows my understanding of being in Christ. It is probably not unlike yours or ibelieve. |