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NASB | 1 Corinthians 6:1 Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 6:1 Does any one of you, when he has a complaint (civil dispute) with another [believer], dare to go to law before unrighteous men (non-believers) instead of [placing the issue] before the saints (God's people)? |
Subject: we are saints |
Bible Note: Hi, Doc! I understand your concern... Salvation is gratis! There is nothing we can do to purify ourselves from our sins... though there is some form synergism associated with Salvation: abide in me! (John 15:1-6) We must be willful in our desire to receive God's Gift since God will not force anyone to obey and be Saved! The first chapter of John is a most wonderful reading... at the very beginning we find out that Jesus existed with God and that He is God, that He came to the world in a form similar to ours to rescue us from sin and to offer us the Grace of becoming sons and daughters of God... but even though this wonderful offering was made to all (beginning with the house of Israel) only those who Believe (accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, the only one who brings Salvation), it is clearly revealed that God's Hand did not force His Will upon the world coercing man to accept His Gift... It is a beautiful scene... the Word becomes flesh so that those of us who chose to accept Him may have eternal life! Still, the point I was attempting to make is that we cannot claim to be citizens of a priestly kingdom, anointed saints of Christ, if we do not abide in Him! God Bless! Angel |