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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Subject: Is God somehow responsible? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! Good evening my friend! Let's look a little more closely at Jude 4, shall we? The NIV rendering of this verse says: " For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord." The word translateds as 'written about' is 'prographo'. It is used four times in the New Testament: Rom. 15:4, Gal. 3:1, Eph. 3:3, and Jude 4. The problem is that the word does not mean what you have indicated in your previous post. The verse does not say that 'certain men were predestined to condementation'. Rather, it says that the judgement of such men was written about long ago or before. There is nothing in the word which indicates that specific individuals were selected out for condemnation. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |