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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: Hi Paul, As I am sure you already know, Hebrew is a very conceptual language in that its letters are pictorial, and as such, relies more on context than many other languages to understand the correct meaning. I myself rely heavily upon the Hebrew scholars, as my grasp of Hebrew is extremely limited, but this I know - the Bible is consistant throughout, and what is true in clear passages is equally true in difficult passages. You have stated that "Jesus died not for our sins but for THE SIN of man." (sic) The Bible says in 1 Cor 15:3 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;" this is specific, "our", yours and mine, "sins", indefinite plural, all of each of our sins. You wrote, "You can no longer be fined for speeding if the speed limit is removed." Jesus said, (Matthew 5:17-19) "Do not think that I came to annul the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to annul, but to fulfill. Truly I say to you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, in no way shall one iota or one point pass away from the Law until all comes to pass. Therefore, whoever relaxes one of these commandments, the least, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of Heaven. But whoever does and teaches them, this one shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven." Christ did not remove the penalty for breaking God's law, He paid it for us. There is a huge difference. We can become God's children because we died in Christ. Death is the penalty of sin, so we had to die. It's our blessing that we are able to die in His death, so that the curse was upon Him and not on us. Sin is by definition what is not of God. Sin, "hamartia", is to miss the target. "For all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory." Count me among the "legalistic orthodoxy" that calls sin sin. And sin does not help us. Sin kills. Love in Christ, Mark |