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NASB | 2 Corinthians 1:22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 1:22 it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life]. |
Subject: can you lose your salvation or not? |
Bible Note: ""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"" Hi, Kalos! You have not argument from me! As long as "Belief" is understood as adherence to Christ's Authority and Command... sadly, what I have been exposed to is an empty "Belief." One based on "feelings" and "liberties" that claims to exonerate a Christian while condemning a nonbeliever for the same transgression/s and the same obstinacy of refusing to confess the transgression/s (sin/s)... Some "Belief" that Jesus has given Christians carte blache for living a dual life (saying we are of the Light and transgressing against God at will and with full impunity--never having to denounce our transgressions, ergo do as you please for Christ has granted you the freedom to sin!). It is this false doctrine which I question, not the fact that Believing in Him (in all of the cited definitions above) is Life! God Bless! Angel |