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NASB | Acts 8:13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:13 Even Simon believed [Philip's message of salvation]; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he watched the attesting signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
Subject: How do I make sense of the context? |
Bible Note: You wrote: "Do you have any scriptural references showing that Rom. 3:25 only refers to sins commited BEFORE Jesus went to the cross?" The context of the verse itself indicates it to me. In this section of Romans, Paul is talking about how the Law and the Prophets bear witness to the coming Christ, and how there is no distinction between Jews and Gentiles with regard to both condemnation and salvation through Jesus Christ. It was Jesus who was put forward as a single propitiation (a wrath-averting sacrifice) for the sins of His people. So the lens is not focused here on Jesus dying for Joe's sins, but Jesus dying for the sins of the entire household of God, both Gentiles and all of the OT saints who died before the Incarnation. Romans 3:25 speaks of God's divine forbearance toward all of the sins previously committed before Christ's death, not before my repentance and faith. Paul continues this line of reasoning in Romans 4 by using Abraham and David as examples of OT saints who were vaed by Jesus Christ. That is why I hold that "sins previously committed" describes sins committed before Christ's death, not my personal conversion. It fits better with the text. "I am well aware that Jesus' death on the cross was done once for all. But I wasn't alive back then." That was my whole point. You didn't address the other verses I brought up. "Each and every day is a new day with new sins and new repentance." That is true. So do you believe that you are saved by Christ's perfect obedience and sacrifice on the Cross, or by your continual repentance every time you sin? In other words, do you become "un-justified" every time you break God's commandments, having to become "re-justified" again? Go back and read Romans 8:31-39 again. --Joe! |