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NASB | 2 Corinthians 5:15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:15 and He died for all, so that all those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and was raised for their sake. |
Subject: verse explains nonChrist knowing savior |
Bible Note: Dear Jeff, Thank you - I do appreciate your considered responses and it helps to crystalize my thoughts. You personalized your argument illustrated my point. If God's plan is to form us in His image, then when you felt you had missed Him and were convicted in your heart, had He progressed the formation of Him you? Although you felt failure, He had progressed His purpose, Therefore was it 'wrong'? The way God convicts us of sin (John 16:8) is the way He deals with the world, His ways do not change. Therefore sin becomes a tool of God and if we see it in ourselves we must allow others the same grace. It is the Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin, and here is the important question. We must individually be convicted of sin. He writes the law in our hearts, it is a personal revelation, like God. We understand the bible as an explanation of God's law, they where His before He gave them to us. To be formed in His image we must, like Him, we must agree with His laws because we want to, not because we have to. Until Christ removes the penalty of the law it was not possible to be formed in His image. No one makes God keep His own laws, it is a personal decision. We must come to that place where it is our decision to agree with His law. To bring us to this understanding we go through a process of sin which is His plan. Therefore the fall and redemption of mankind is the process, not the frustration of God's plan. Yours and His in Him Paul |