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NASB | John 8:31 ¶ So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:31 ¶ So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples. |
Subject: Free in Christ |
Bible Note: Thank you again, Doc, for an awesome answer. Now I would like to share the answer that was brought before me in the middle of the night, this one is from God's inspired Word. I am still feeling things out, as I have thought about not becoming a member and still attending, as I have seen others do in the past, and I also told the pastor, that the Church I came from did not even allow people to become members, because we all already are the Church, so there is no need to become a member of one. Anyway, I was led to Romans 14, in context, 37 verses continuing on into chapter 15. 1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2 One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. I really like the pastor, yet there are some things I do not like about how the church is run, or administered. When I arrived, I saw a large repair project underway that was expensive, but I did not understand how the basement walls were having problems with hydrostatic pressure when the church sits atop the highest hill for miles, and I thought I would have done things way different if I had gotten there earlier. But the faith in the Holy Spirit is strong, at first glance I thought I detected a strong presence of the Spirit in the teachings from the pulpit. Yet mentioning the Spirit does not guaranty truth, we all know. Anyone is welcome to chime in here, and I look forward to Doc's wisdom as well, but I am getting a small voice telling me that I may have been put there to build my faith as I see God work in people that are not totally correct in dividing His Word. |