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NASB | Romans 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:29 For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers. |
Subject: Free will and predestination co-exist? |
Bible Note: “Belief” in the NT—what does it mean? Lionheart, I agree with you. Following are two excellent quotes explaining the meaning of the Greek word pisteuo. ____________________ "Whosoever believeth in him" is equivalent to "whosoever trusts in or commits himself to him [Christ]." ____________________ From THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE: Background and History: Overview ‘adhere to, cleave to; trust; rely on 'Through amplification, the reader gains a better understanding of what the Hebrew and Greek listener instinctively understood (as a matter of course). Take, for example, the Greek word pisteuo, which the vast majority of versions render as "believe." That simple translation, however, hardly does justice to the many meanings contained in the Greek pisteuo: "to adhere to, to cleave to, to trust, to have faith in, to rely on, to depend on." Notice the subtle shades of meaning which are unlocked in John 11:25: '"Jesus said to her, I am [Myself] the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may die, yet he shall live."' (www.gospelcom.net/lockman/amplified/) From the New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967 'Belief in the N.T. denotes more than intellectual assent to a fact. The word (Gk. pistis, noun; pisteuo, verb) means *adherence to, committal to, faith in, reliance upon, trust in* a person or an object, and this involves not only the consent of the mind, but an act of the heart and will of the subject. "Whosoever believeth in him" is equivalent to "whosoever trusts in or commits himself to him [Christ]." Belief, then is synonymous with faith, which in the N.T. consists of believing and receiving what God has revealed.' Grace to you, John |