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NASB | John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:22 And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. [Acts 1:8; 2:1-3] |
Subject: Retain or forgive sins? |
Bible Note: Believers have a choice because God graciously and miraculously intervenes well before they choose (Ephesians 2:8). He actively and intentionally draws His own -- in their inability to move on their own (Isaiah 9:13; Romans 3:11) -- to Himself (John 6:44). Their redemption is not contingent on their choosing Him (John 1:13), they choose Him because He chose them well before-hand (Ephesian 1:4). Decisional regeneration is a serious error on many fronts. Luther called it "the theology of glory" (man focused, man invented out of his own prideful heart), as opposed to "the theology of the cross" (God focused, God invented and revealed through His Word). |