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NASB | Romans 1:18 ¶ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:18 ¶ For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth, |
Subject: God's plan |
Bible Note: Johnny: You wrote: "But if you can easily say that my opinion is wrong, how could you justify that yours are right? How many religion we have in the world? If all the people has the same interpretation of the bible why we have too many religion right now?" I supported my position by Scripture -- and lots of it. That's how I have justified holding the position that I do. You have yet to offer one passage which supports your interpretation. Until you can clearly demonstrate to me from the Bible where I am wrong regarding God's sovereignty over all things (even sin), why should I think that you are right? Hopefully we belong to the same religion (Christianity) even if we come from different theological perspectives. I am not judging anything too fast, by the way. I am not a person who jumps to conclusions very easily. However, you have to agree that one of us is wrong here. You say one thing; I say the exact opposite. Both of us cannot be right. You may not say use the word "wrong," but saying things like "your God is unfair" or "your God [fill in the blank]" accomplishes the same thing. I do not mind you considering me wrong, Johnny. I just wish you would provide some evidence to support your claim. It is true that there are many interpretations of Scripture out there. Many of them are incredibly wrong. There are not ten thousand correct interpretations of anything in the Bible. There is only one. I am sure that some of them I hold will turn out to be wrong, but this is definitely not one of them. We are called to tell Muslims and Hindus and Buddhists that they are wrong. We are called to tell Jews that they are wrong for rejecting their Messiah. We are called to tell atheists that they are suppressing the truth of God to their peril. We are called to tell those in cults that they are wrong in their heresy. And, using Scripture, we are called to correct our brothers and sisters in Christ when they are wrong on important doctrine (2 Timothy 3:16-17) such as the sovereignty of God. Christianity is about TRUTH, not opinions. There certainly is a tactful way of telling the truth, but don't fall into the trap of thinking that preaching the Gospel does not mean challenging the beliefs of others. You have the right to hold whatever opinion you want, but that does not mean the opinion itself is right. --Joe! |