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NASB | Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 3:23 since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God, |
Bible Question:
I was having a discussion with someone the other day on the topic of salvation and this came up. “Therefore just as the one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all” (Romans 5:18). The controversy (if you wish to call it that) is over the use of the word "ALL". I was taught that the original sin of Adam and Eve partaking of the fruit did condemn ALL of mankind. However, I was also taught that one can only obtain salvation through grace by God, by placing one's trust in Christ through faith, repentance of sins, etc. in otherwords, you're born again. What about the "for all" on the end of that scripture? I never pictured salvation for "ALL". I can't imagine "ALL" people going to heaven. Yet again, "ALL" of us were condemned by one act, are we "ALL" saved by one act? My natural inclination is to say yes with the caveat of surrendering to Jesus. Any comments? |
Bible Answer: One is born again by the renewing of the mind. Salvation is only for the elect, the chosen ones, those of whom He forknew. The "all" you refer to, is the all who, by His grace, through faith, come to Him. This is how many fables and false doctrines come about. Someone stumbles on one verse or passage and takes it totally out of context with scripture as a whole. The Bible MUST be taken as a WHOLE. Not a bit here and a piece there. This is like, just eating the onions out of the pot of stew. The meat and other vegetables are totally overlooked, and the person misses the overall flavor. That person will "think" they know what that particular stew tastes like, but in reality, they haven't the slightest idea what they missed. |