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NASB | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit? |
Bible Question:
What is the difference between backsliden and not really being saved. My husband asked Jesus into his heart and for a time he was a completely different person. I don't think he was acting or just trying on his own to be different, because the transformation was so dramatic. Now, he stll believes in God, but if I was a stranger looking at how he lived his life I would in no way think he was saved. Thanks |
Bible Answer: "The word backsliding...is found only in Old Testament references to the nation of Israel." 'Can a true Christian backslide? 'Certainly true Christians can backslide, if by that you mean they can regress into a period of spiritual dullness or disobedience. Those who do so will bring God’s discipline (Hebrews 12:6-11). That's because God disciplines those who are true sons (v. 8). 'But no, if you are thinking of backsliding as a perpetual state of willful rebellion or ungodly indifference on the part of one who professes faith in Christ. That situation is a sign of false profession (Matthew 7:21-23; 1 John 3:4-10). 'The word backsliding...is found only in Old Testament references to the nation of Israel (Jeremiah 3:22; 31:22; 49:4; Hosea 4:16; 11:7; 14:4, KJV). 'Sometimes it speaks of backsliding as the action of unregenerate people who turn stubbornly away from God (cf. Jeremiah 8:5). In that sense the word cannot be used to describe true Christians.' ____________________ See BIBLE FAQs at www.gty.org |