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NASB | Galatians 2:17 "But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? May it never be! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 2:17 "But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ [by faith], we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ an advocate or promoter of our sin? Certainly not! |
Subject: But aren't they mutually exclusive? |
Bible Note: Hi Norrie, There is a lot to read here. I guess a big part of what I am trying to figure out is whether or not those who hold to a Reformed (strongly Calvinist) interpretation of Scripture believe that there really is such a thing as God truly *permitting* anything, or if absolutely everything has been unchangeably predetermined by God before any of it actually happened. Although I may not be understanding him correctly, it seems to me that Joe is suggesting that *both* of those options are true, while I am contendeing that only one or the other can be true, but not both. Any thoughts? Bob |