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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: should a preacher question peoples christianity |
Bible Answer: Jamesandfaye, Absolutely they should. Though it is done in the right spirit. Doc, gave you an excellent answer. Might I just add that one of the reasons its fitting that he includes the question, "What is the church," is because a part of what it means to actually be a church is mutual responsibility for each other. This makes evaluating our evidences of salvation especially appropriate. In Christ, Beja |