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NASB | Romans 5:6 ¶ For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 5:6 ¶ While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly. |
Subject: Not my will? |
Bible Note: I know this was a while back but I'm new to this bulletin and I felt like the one answer I could find to your question wasn't quite sufficient. Jesus did say "not my will but your will be done", but He was CHOOSING to take that path. That was His perfection. He lived His life in PERFECT obedience to the Will of God. If He had not done that by choice, you are right, it would have been meaningless. When Man fell, it was all of us by Adam's choice to not be obedient. When Jesus died, He chose to be obedient, which made Him perfect, and being perfect He was an acceptable sacrifice to pay the price for all sinners. He made His choice to give us, so that we could have a choice. Before His death and resurrection, we were all stuck with Adam's choice. We are predestined to glory now, because we have the choice again. We're right back where Adam was before the Fall. An individual, me, you, we have the choice. Jesus gave that choice back to us with the choice He made. You have to make to your choice now. God told Adam, 'eat the fruit and you shall surely die'. The devil comes along and says, 'you shall not surely die'. Adam ate the fruit, so who did he believe? Now you and I have the same choice, who/what do we believe? John 3:16 tells us the choice (whosoever shall believe in Him), John 3:17 tells us which choice God wants us to make, but the choice is ours. Hope that helps. Melanie |