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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 Mark, Thank you for your reply, may I suggest that your study includes Ezekiel 23:47 where the word 'dispatch' is translated from 'Bara', to create or cut with a sword, to separate? Another aspect of these three Hebrew verbs, 'Bara, Asah and Yatszar' is that they all refer to the modification of something that already exsits, none refer to origination. I struggle to understand, nothing is written in stone. If I come across as opinionated or dogmatic, I apologize. I feel there is something in what the Lord is trying to show me so I bring it before my brothers for their comments. This I know is on the edge, but I am only seeking Him. What is 'sin'? The transgression of His laws, but Jesus has removed the curse of the law. He died not for our sins but THE SIN of man, the catagory of sin. You can no longer be fined for speeding if the speed limit is removed. A Christian would of course drive carefully because he has the law written in his heart and becomes the fulfillment of the law. God's purpose is to form us in His image, therefore He has His laws, God's laws, which are His before He gave them to us. No one forces Him to keep His own law, He does it because they are right. If we are to be formed in His image then no one else should force us to keep the law, and when our law agrees with His laws we become the fulfillment of them. Until Christ removed the penality of breaking God's law we could not become like Him. This does not free us to be irresponsible, it is the reverse. While I think I am saving my life by keeping certain rules I cannot show the selfless agape love of God, it becomes corrupted. When I said He uses what legalistic orthodoxy calls 'sin', it is a part of our spiritual education. If I contravene the principles there is a price to be paid, but that in itself has contributed to my development, therefore was it 'wrong'? 'For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.' (Hebrews 12:6) We have to fast from the tree of knowledge of good and evil if we want to be in His presence. Matt 13:28-30, He does not want us to go weeding out the tares from amond the good seed, because we do not know how His crop matures. A lesson in the nonjudgmentalism of Christ. The only people Jesus judged were the judgers. There were some other verses I wanted to share but I will have to come back, it is now 1:50 a.m. in the UK, speak again. Yours and His Paul |